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Andrea Lytle Peet was thirty-three years old—an urban planner living in D.C., newly married, and a triathlete—when she received the death sentence of an ALS diagnosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). After grappling with the fact that she will likely become paralyzed and die within two to five years, Andrea experienced an unexpected spark that changes her outlook in the most magnificent way.

Joy is stamped on coffee mugs, sewn onto decorative pillows, even displayed on dish soap bottles. But what if there is a deeper power and purpose to this mighty virtue? Through vulnerable storytelling, a difficult diagnosis, and a good dose of humor, Margaret Feinberg reveals how joy is more than whimsy. It's the weapon you can use to fight life's battles.

Our new audio guides, “Fight Back Against Inflammation,” produced by the by the nonprofit CreakyJoints and the Global Healthy Living Foundation and made possible with support from UCB, focus on the critical topic of inflammation and its impact on psoriatic arthritis (PsA) as well as other types of inflammatory arthritis like axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Inflammation is a subject close to our hearts because, when left unchecked, it can bring about a myriad of challenges for our patient community – from joint pain and fatigue to lost days, gaps in memory, and lack of mobility. Join us ...

rePROs Fight Back, a multi-award winning podcast, does-dives into reproductive health, rights, and justice issues like abortion, birth control, sex education, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equity, and more. New episodes debut every Tuesday, giving you an insider’s perspective on what is happening and what you can do to fight back.

Welcome to Flare Up & Fight Back or maybe take a nap, where rest is sacred, chaos is inevitable, and honesty is the only rule. Hosted by Mari and Angie, two sisters keeping it real about life with autoimmune disease. This podcast is a soft landing spot for big feelings, deeper conversations, and all the things we’re taught to keep quiet. Some days we rise up and advocate. Other days, we cancel everything and rest. Either way we’re showing up with humor, heart, and a whole lot of honesty. Join us as we talk about flares, fatigue, friendship, and figuring it all out one messy, magical day at...

The author of landmark manifesto Whipping Girl exposes the violent ways we are all sexualized–then offers a bold path for resistance Feminists have long challenged the ways in which men tend to sexualize women. But pioneering activist, biologist, and trans woman Julia Serano argues that...

The first comprehensive trade history of sex ed in American schools—and an impassioned call to reform sex ed into a powerful tool for reproductive justice and social equality The U.S. has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex...