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16 Life Effects Stories, by patients and caregivers Opinion

Group of young people sitting and talking

5 Terms that Stigmatizes Mental Health (and What to Say Instead)

2 Minutes
By Bryce Evans

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Service dog helps a woman with Huntington’s disease walk safely outside

A Helping Paw: Searching for My HD Service Dog

6 Minutes
By Sarah Foster
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HD, Me, and Rupee: Life with My New Service Dog

8 Minutes
By Sarah Foster
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“That's Not My Name”: 10 Disability Terms I Hate

6 Minutes
By Laura McKee
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Woman with migraine writing down her daily list of achievements

Why Migraine Made Me Ditch My “To Do” List

2 Minutes
By Sarah Alexander-Georgeson
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Woman hunched down on floor with her dog struggling with mental health stigma

4 Myths about Suicide Debunked

9 Minutes
By Megan Potts
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woman with huntington's disease finds solace in new new friend a green parrot

Staring Parrots and Wobbly Alpacas: Finding Peace with HD

5 Minutes
By Sarah Foster
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Lake Santeetlah Robbinsville North Carolina Sarah Foster Randy Foster Huntington's Disease

Not Just Normal Aging: Living with Huntington’s Disease

5 Minutes
By Sarah Foster
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Women hugging in front of a colorful wall

This is my Depression Support Team

5 Minutes
By René Brooks
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Gratitude isn’t Always Easy… Here’s How to Do it

3 Minutes
By Bryce Evans
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Woman leaning against wall reflecting on the courage and strength dealing with migraine has given her

8 Life Lessons Migraine Taught Me

2 Minutes
By Jaime Sanders
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Close-up of woman's face as she recalls her first migraine attack

My First Migraine - And What I've Learned Since

3 Minutes
By Danielle Newport Fancher
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A woman with migraine and her friend lying upside down on a bed sharing a moment of laughter

Migraine Moments: 3 Times I Could Laugh Through the Pain

4 Minutes
By Danielle Newport Fancher
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Bryce Evans
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Using Visual Metaphors to Further the Depression Conversation

2:32 Minutes
By Bryce Evans
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Woman meditating on beach to reframe her inner dialogue about migraine

Living with Chronic Migraine: 7 Phrases to Remove from Your Inner Dialogue

3 Minutes
By Danielle Newport Fancher
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Woman staring at the sunset over the sea reflecting on her years with chronic migraine

What I Wish I Knew Before Migraine Became My Chronic Disease

3 Minutes
By Danielle Newport Fancher
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Woman waiting alone at the roadside symbolizing the loneliness of depression

Depression Self-Portraits: Changing How We See Depression

9 Minutes
By Bryce Evans
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