This past week, the internet has been flooded with news surrounding remote work, as employers are flocking to adapt and train their employees to work from home. It’s funny to me that it took a global crisis for businesses to realize that it’s not expensive nor difficult to allow their employees to work remotely.

It was my last summer before my senior year of high school when I had my first episode after a ride at the county fair...

In a capitalist society, your worth is measured by how hard you work and how much money you make. For those of us who physically can't work, that can leave you feeling worthless...

I’m sorry. Not for being too young to comprehend the complexities of mental illness, or for my inability to save you...

I believe everyone carries an invisible backpack through life. Each person on Earth has their own backpack, and everyone’s bag is filled with the weight of challenges, limitations, shame, and all other sorts of baggage that comes from both internal and external pressures.

Last month, businesses across the nation exhibited their commitment to tackling disability employment issues in support of...

Whenever someone finds out that I have diabetes, their reaction is always, “Oh my god I am so sorry that you have to deal with that”. I never thought about it in a negative light and I always tried to rationalize it in my mind that it wasn’t that bad...

My name is Tess Olson and I have a chronic illness. When I was twenty years old, I was diagnosed with Endometriosis, six years after I got my first period. Endometriosis occurs when the lining of the uterus grows in other places, such as your fallopian tubes, your ovaries, the outside of your uterus, and on your abdominal organs...

It was May of 2017 when I first found out I would be getting a PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line. I didn’t want to tell my partner, fearing it would change the dynamic we had...