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The Catch 22 of Illness and Disability Portrayals in Media: All Representation is Good Representation vs. Accuracy Only, Please

*repost from February 25, 2018* When I get a rare bit of time to relax, I sometimes just want to put my feet up and watch some TV. And when those flashy, at times 100-level volume, commercials come on, my interest is usually only peaked when a new movie trailer popped on the screen . […]

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When You’ve Got Health Hindsight: My 10-Year Anniversary with Chronic Illness

December 30, 2018 Well hello again, long time, no blog! It has clearly been a while since my last founder’s blog, but that’s just because InvisiYouth Charity has been keeping me so damn busy. (*and if you’ve been keeping up with InvisiYouth, you’ve gotten to know the reason for that is our new video podcast […]

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InvisiYouth Charity Launches Video Podcast Series as First of Virtual Programming

April 1st, 2018 The wait is finally over, and after over year of preparation, InvisiYouth Charity will be launching its Virtual Programming. This is begin in May with our video podcast series, InvisiYouth Chat Sessions! It is to be hosted by our founder and executive director, Dominique Viel, who is taking her public speaking background and flipping […]

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A Season of Giving, A Time of Gratitude for All the Often Unsung Heroes in Our Spoonie Lives

December 20, 2017  As the holiday season rolls upon us, we are all bombarded with some holiday spirit in some shape or form. Sometimes it may not feel that jolly or cheerful, when that serious case of F.O.M.O. kicks in because your health or limitations may prevent you from being the #1 social member of […]

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The Invisible Illness Chronicles: It Can Be Exhausting to Feel Like You Need To Act Healthy When You Don’t Feel Healthy

October 17th 2017 I constantly get questions about the hacks to living with chronic illness (I mean, that’s what InvisiYouth Charity’s mission in life is all about). Those questions double when it comes to life with an invisible illness. It only seemed appropriate that with part of my monthly blog I would wrote some blogs […]

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Spotlight Story Program: Shira's Story

Meet Shira Strongin There is no joke around the statement that 18 year old Shira Strongin is an OG Sick Chick…in fact, she took her personal experiences growing up with chronic illnesses and built an entire international community surrounding the exact name, The Sick Chicks, all about empowering young women living with illness and disability. […]

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Why Mental Health is Important to Our Brand: Health=Health

with Guest Contributor Brittany Foster June 27, 2017 Every so often, I get told, “It must be so hard to have InvisiYouth focus on physical and mental health. They are completely different.” But that couldn’t be further from the truth! My response…health is health, regardless of it focusing on the mind, or the body. In […]

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“That Looks So Cool, How Did You Come Up With That?” The Fashion Hacks and Tips For Those With Illness

May 30, 2017 Way before I got injured and before I ran my first fundraiser, my dream job was one of two options: a professional tennis player, or a fashion magazine editor. I loved the ability to describe myself in clothes, to layer and accentuate how I wanted to look and feel in a moment. […]

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Illness Isn't A Crutch: Why It's So Hard For Health People To Learn Illness Isn't An Excuse

April 28, 2017 “Why are you bailing again last minute?” “Are you sure you’re gonna come, or are you gonna flake last minute?” “What’s up? You’ve been MIA for days?” If you ask any teen or young adult with chronic illness, they can probably share hundreds or more quotes like this. Hundreds of times when […]

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