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Personal stories and open conversations about epilepsy, stigma, mental health, healthcare access, housing, advocacy, and the social conditions that shape quality of life.

March 6, 2024

Oh My, someone is actively listening!

When I approached the managers of the Thomas Slater dispensary I told them my initiative of destigmatizing both epilepsy and cannabis. We had a great rapport due to…

February 19, 2024

Sometimes we HAVE to make a laugh out of it…

Every warrior gets frustrated to the rims on going out developing a phobia. Wondering "what's just might happen with the next episode?" that feels like its interrupting their…

February 18, 2024

Everybody needs a woosah

The actual skill that every warrior has to master is discipline of finding their "woosah" in essence of seizure risks. Woosah is a feeling of relief or calmness…

February 17, 2024

3 AED pills, a VNS, and a side of cannabis

The first thing people pair with illness is getting treatments accordingly. As with all conditions and treatments, trial and error gets played until success is found. A team…

February 16, 2024

Let’s get the ball rolling

With a few of these certificates I earned some harder than not, we can get the party started; a lot of general public need to learn about epilepsy…

February 1, 2024

Triggers: You’re getting on my nerves

This is a phrase thrown around quite often by general public in the times of frustration. For a deployed purple warrior it's something very literal. Something we refer…

January 27, 2024

In more ways than one

For countless years cannabis has been used in a medicinal manner. It's was the CBD recognized first for the calming effects in multiple categories (in more ways than one…

January 25, 2024

The euphoria, just from being heard

You can talk to others until there's nothing more to say, but the message might not have been really heard. It is a euphoric feeling to know that…

January 2, 2024

With what army you ask?

Every warrior needs to understand they are not alone in their fight and should always have a team, network, support system of sorts.In any type of campaign, including…

January 1, 2024

A bit of both

No one is perfect, therefore we are all made a little bit of both; the individual's then have to try to keep balanced. As odd as it sounds,…

January 1, 2024

I did it

It might finally be the road for me!We often are taught to carry on the whole "don't judge a book on it's cover" mindset. This is where I…

December 24, 2023

2024: A fresh start

Totally unexpected answer came when I surveyed what 2024 would be bringing my direction."Sarina, the past year has taught you to know No matter how many times you…