Watch Now: Narcolepsy Keynote Presentation with Julie Flygare

I’m so excited to share my Health:Further keynote presentation video. I delivered this speech to over 1,000 healthcare professionals in Nashville, TN last year. My speeches are rarely online – so be sure to check this out!  Watch video:   I shared here how mad nervous I was for this speech, but I managed to pull it…

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CNN Article on My Marathon with Narcolepsy

I’m thrilled to share CNN Health’s feature article Runner: Having narcolepsy is harder than a marathon. This Sleep Awareness Week, please share with your friends and family to raise critical narcolepsy awareness. Working with CNN on this piece was particularly meaningful. I first spoke with the reporter, Maria, in January two months before the race after she’d read…

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Speaking about Narcolepsy at Sleep Symposium

On Saturday, March 25, I was honored to give my narcolepsy presentation at Hoag Health’s Sleep Symposium in Irvine, CA. Because I work full-time with a long commute, I got home fairly late on Friday night and started counting backward from when I was supposed to be in Irvine on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The…

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Hear My Narcolepsy Presentation this Saturday in Irvine, CA

I’m so excited to give my narcolepsy presentation this Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s Sleep Symposium in Irvine, CA. The event is FREE and open to the public, register here to save your spot! The event kicks of at 9:00 a.m. in the Hoag Hospital Irvine Auditorium. I speak from 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. and I’ll be…

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Weekend Plans? Sleep In to Raise Awareness!

After running Griffith Park Trail Marathon last weekend, I couldn’t be any more excited for Sleep In 2017 (#SleepIn2017) this weekend! Please join me by staying in bed for 12-48 hours to raise awareness about sleep health and sleep disorders. Yep, you heard me right… The challenge is to REST and SLEEP. Register here and invite your friends and family to…

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Courage is Contagious: Mental Health Provider Speaks Up About Narcolepsy

Meet Sarah, a mental health professional in Chicago who was diagnosed with narcolepsy in 2015 after facing years of mysterious symptoms and misdiagnoses. In this informative iBehaviorCoach Radio podcast hosted by Matt Lawson, Sarah debunks myths and raises important awareness about narcolepsy and the invisible nature of sleepiness. I eagerly tuned in to hear about Sarah’s experience…

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