Releasing the Audiobook of Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy

By julie | October 1, 2018 |

Hello Audiobook! Today, I’m SO beyond thrilled to release the AUDIOBOOK for Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy! Available now on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. Listen to a sample and download here (your first audiobook with Audible is always FREE!). Watch Preview Narrating is an Art Recording the audiobook is something I’ve been…

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So This is 35…

By julie | September 30, 2018 |

September was a whirlwind and somewhere in there, I turned 35. So now it’s been 11 years since I was diagnosed with type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy and five years since I moved to Los Angeles and founded Project Sleep. Where the heck did the first half of my 30s go? A few flashbacks come…

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Join Me in Sydney! Narcolepsy Australia Event

By julie | September 26, 2018 |

Join Us In Sydney! I’m so excited to head to Sydney, Australia for the “Insight” Peer Event on October 13, 2018 hosted by Narcolepsy Australia! Only a few spots left, so register today: https://register.narcolepsyaustralia.org.au/. I’m preparing a new presentation for this speaking engagement – with exciting updates since I last visited to keynote the Narcolepsy Australia conference…

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Narcolepsy Meets Design Thinking – Join Me for Unique Boston Event

By julie | August 26, 2018 |

Please join Project Sleep in Boston for “Innovations in Narcolepsy Awareness” on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the NonProfit Center (89 South Street, Boston, MA – one block from South Station). This one-day meeting and interactive workshop will empower and educate advocates while also advancing novel approaches to educating the public…

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Upcoming Webinar: Translating the Patient Story into Action

By julie | August 8, 2018 |

Friends, I’m so honored to be a speaker on an upcoming webinar, “Translating the Patient Story into Action” taking place on Wednesday, August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. ET.  Please register today to save your spot! This event is hosted by the Society for Participatory Medicine, one of my very favorite organizations ever. The Society for Participatory Medicine…

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WATCH NOW: Is it Narcoleptics or People with Narcolepsy?

By julie | July 20, 2018 |

I’m so excited to release the video above. It’s an important topic I’ve been meaning to address for a while. This video is important for media representatives covering narcolepsy in the news, researchers, clinicians, drug developers, and last but not least, people with narcolepsy and their loved one aiming to raise awareness and reduce stigma for narcolepsy.…

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An Unforgettable Trip to Sweden to Speak about Narcolepsy

By julie | May 24, 2018 |

I recently returned from Sweden, where I was honored to be the keynote speaker at a narcolepsy event hosted by Narkolepsi Föreningen, an association for people affected by narcolepsy due to the Pandemrix vaccine against swine flu in 2009-2010 and their relatives.  The retreat took place on May 11-13, 2018, but I traveled to Sweden a week early…

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The One Person You MUST Get on Your Team

By julie | May 2, 2018 |

I wish I had a magic potion to get everyone to understand narcolepsy. In my experience, a few friends and loved ones will understand right away, others may take their sweet time, and some will never get it.   However, there is one person that you MUST get on your side: YO’SELF! It’s so cheesy and cliché,…

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Upcoming Narcolepsy Speaking Engagements: New York, Colorado and via Webcast!

By julie | March 30, 2018 |

I’m thrilled to share some upcoming opportunities to hear me speak this April! Saturday, April 7th at 2:00 p.m. EDT: Webcast with Avadel Pharmaceuticals I’ll give a new 15-minute presentation on “Living Well with Narcolepsy.” Other experts will share about FT 218, once-nightly sodium oxybate, and the ongoing REST-ON Phase III clinical study. Clinical trials are…

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