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I’ve Been To Rehab Four Times and I May Never Stay Sober. I’m Still Recovering.

Our definition of “recovery” needs more nuance.

Sep 11, 2020

I’ve Been To Rehab Four Times and I May Never Stay Sober. I’m Still Recovering.

Sep 11, 2020

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Invisible Illness

Free Britney? Free Us All.

Does the “Free Britney” movement advance or undermine disability justice?

Jun 25, 2021

Free Britney? Free Us All.

Jun 25, 2021

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Invisible Illness

Why Resilience is Overrated

#2: It creates “good” and “bad” survivors

Jan 6, 2021

Why Resilience is Overrated

Jan 6, 2021

Nicole M. Luongo

2020 Has Been Easy, and I’m Not Sure What that Says about Me

But I do know what it says about the world around me.

Dec 31, 2020

2020 Has Been Easy, and I’m Not Sure What that Says about Me

Dec 31, 2020

Nicole M. Luongo

Thinking About Donating to Charity this Holiday Season? Don’t.

Charitable giving can do more harm than good. Here’s why, and here’s what to do instead.

Dec 14, 2020

Thinking About Donating to Charity this Holiday Season? Don’t.

Dec 14, 2020

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Invisible Illness

The Queen’s Gambit’s Representation of Substance Use is Refreshingly Accurate

Claiming that Beth’s ending was too “easy” reflects tired misconceptions about addiction

Dec 9, 2020

The Queen’s Gambit’s Representation of Substance Use is Refreshingly Accurate

Dec 9, 2020

Nicole M. Luongo

Eating Disorders and Neurodiversity: Beyond Body Image

What do we miss when we assume that eating disorders are just about appearance?

Nov 30, 2020

Eating Disorders and Neurodiversity: Beyond Body Image

Nov 30, 2020

Nicole M. Luongo

What’s It Like to be Homeless with an Eating Disorder?

Complicated. And More Common Than You Think.

Nov 21, 2020

What’s It Like to be Homeless with an Eating Disorder?

Nov 21, 2020

Nicole M. Luongo

Sober Saviorism Is Killing Drug Users

Sober saviorism: The personal, cultural, and institutional projects that frame drug users as helpless victims to be rescued from…

Nov 11, 2020

Sober Saviorism Is Killing Drug Users

Nov 11, 2020

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Human Parts

When Your Disorder Doesn’t Exist

‘Medically unexplained’ symptoms are as misunderstood as they are common. Here’s what I wish people knew.

Nov 10, 2020

Distraught woman covering her face while lying on the ground against a black background.

Nov 10, 2020

Nicole M. Luongo

Nicole M. Luongo

Author. Academic. Mad Woman | Critical takes on health and illness | Pre-order my book: https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Nicole-Luongo/dp/177133813X

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