Mental health stigma can feel sharp, like a splinter in your thumb or a paper cut. The stigma is so…
Mike Naple
Mike Naple (he/him) lives in Washington, D.C., but calls San Diego, California, home. Mike was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2016. He also manages living with interstitial lung disease, sleep apnea, scoliosis, and a stutter. These chronic conditions are mostly invisible except for when Mike uses oxygen therapy while engaged in rigor exercise or activity. Mike is a public affairs and communications professional who still works full time. He is excited for readers to join him as he navigates the intersections of disability, chronic illness, rare disease, public policy advocacy, and living with PH.
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Articles by Mike Naple
I love breakfast burritos. When I lived in California, it wasn’t uncommon for me to go on breakfast burrito runs…
I love dark chocolate: the complexity of the rich flavor, the bittersweet notes of cacao. Some say that dark chocolate…
The weekend after Thanksgiving, I had a gusher of a bloody nose and one thought: Winter is coming. When the…
It’s the season of giving, and I’m thinking an awful lot about the precious gift of time. During a recent…
I’m like a boxer barely holding on in the 11th round, just waiting to hear the bell in the final…
New research shows an increase in pulmonary hypertension (PH) mortality rates, and we must respond with the force of…
I hate communicating with automated phone systems. I hate that advancing to the next stage of the process to get…
Before I could process the sharp sound, people were already sprinting onto the field. I watched in disbelief as spectators…
As we trade swimsuits for sweaters in preparation for the fall season, many of us look forward to the premiere…
A yellow raincoat hangs in an office window on the same floor as my office. The full-length coat with simple,…
School might already be in session for students in some classrooms across the country, but summer recess for members of…