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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: Jess Gregory: Using Poetry to Heal From Medical Gaslighting
Description: Welcome Jess GregoryIn this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, Alycia Anderson chats with Jess Gregory, a disabled poet, writer, and patient advocate who uses her experiences with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and medical gaslighting to fuel her poetry and advocacy work. Jess, author of Burns Unit: Poetry to Heal the Wounds of Medical Gaslighting, shares her journey from undiagnosed illness to becoming a powerful voice in the disability community. She discusses the challenges of living with a rare condition, the importance of believing patients, and how she channels her experiences into her...