021: Jameisha Prescod, Founder of You Look Okay To Me, on Living with Chronic Illness and Disability in the UK
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Jameisha Prescod is a London-based activist who lives with lupus, Raynaud’s, and femeroacetabular impingement (FAI); she is also waiting on possible diagnoses of endometriosis and Celiac disease. She is the founder of You Look Okay To Me, an online platform for pain and chronic illness that is chock-full of content about invisible illness, disability, and their roles in tech, art, culture…and everyday life. In this episode, Jameisha sits down with Lauren to talk about gaslighting in the medical industry, and how this has affected her not only as a woman, but also as a woman of color; she also talks about her journey to diagnosis, self-advocacy, and her experience of workplace discrimination. At 23, Jameisha is not only wise beyond her years, but she is also incredibly open, honest, and real. She has founded a thriving community and regularly produces entertaining videos about living with chronic illness and disability, which appeal not only to the Spoonie community, but also to those seeking perspective and understanding.
021: Jameisha Prescod, Founder of You Look Okay To Me, on Living with Chronic Illness and Disability in the UK
021: Jameisha Prescod, Founder of You Look…
021: Jameisha Prescod, Founder of You Look Okay To Me, on Living with Chronic Illness and Disability in the UK
Jameisha Prescod is a London-based activist who lives with lupus, Raynaud’s, and femeroacetabular impingement (FAI); she is also waiting on possible diagnoses of endometriosis and Celiac disease. She is the founder of You Look Okay To Me, an online platform for pain and chronic illness that is chock-full of content about invisible illness, disability, and their roles in tech, art, culture…and everyday life. In this episode, Jameisha sits down with Lauren to talk about gaslighting in the medical industry, and how this has affected her not only as a woman, but also as a woman of color; she also talks about her journey to diagnosis, self-advocacy, and her experience of workplace discrimination. At 23, Jameisha is not only wise beyond her years, but she is also incredibly open, honest, and real. She has founded a thriving community and regularly produces entertaining videos about living with chronic illness and disability, which appeal not only to the Spoonie community, but also to those seeking perspective and understanding.