How to Become a Narcolepsy Advocate? Apply Today for Rising Voices of Narcolepsy – Deadline Approaching

We all have a story to tell. Let's get busy telling yours! I'm so excited to share the ...
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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 ...
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Follow My Marathon Training as a Person with Narcolepsy

Two weeks ago, I set out for my longest steepest training run yet to prepare for Griffith Park ...
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Woman with Narcolepsy Versus Colossal Marathon

When I hit "publish" on this post, I will be sharing something I've been scared to tell you. ...
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2016: A Year in Narcolepsy Advocacy with Julie Flygare

From the White House to Italy and Ireland - 2016 was an AMAZING year of narcolepsy advocacy and ...
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Teaching Class at Stanford Medical School

Recently, I got to teach the Engage & Empower Me class at Stanford Medical School. I shared my ...
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Re-Discovering Halloween with Narcolepsy

Nine Halloweens ago, I felt like a "monster" - lacking the energy and health to play the role ...
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“I’ll Never Forget Narcolepsy Now.” -UCLA Medical Student

This fall, I was BUSY spreading narcolepsy awareness to doctors, medical students and researchers across the country. Upon ...
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A Message to the Narcolepsy Community in Italy!

REMRunner's Note: This post is in Italian for the amazing friends I met during my recent trip to Bologna. ...
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Raising Narcolepsy Awareness in Italy!

On Saturday Sept. 24, 2016, I stood outside the fancy lecture hall at the University of Bologna in ...
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Photo taken for my VIA Award in Excellence at City of Hope

I am a narcolepsy advocate, speaker, and the award-winning author of Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy. Living in Los Angeles and serving as President & CEO of Project Sleep, I love opening people's hearts and minds to the real narcolepsy, a neurological disorder affecting 3 million people worldwide. Thanks for stopping by!

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