10x Productive: Thriving with Chronic Psoriasis

Edmund Lau
Psoriasis
Singapore

Living with psoriasis has been one of the most defining experiences of my life. It has shaped my resilience, tested my perseverance, and transformed how I view health, productivity, and advocacy.

Reclaiming Life: A Half-Century with Chronic Pain

Penney Cowan
Fibromyalgia
USA

For over 50 years, I’ve lived with chronic pain—pain that was, at times, debilitating and overwhelming, gradually seeping into every corner of my life. I searched for years for answers, for relief, for hope.

I realized that my diagnosis wasn’t an end — it was the beginning of a new purpose.

Pedro Al Derjani
Diabetes
Lebanon

My journey with diabetes officially began in June 2016, but the signs first appeared a few months earlier, in March of that year. At the time, I was a 17-year-old high school student

More Than a Patient: Living Fully with IBD and Leading as a Professional Advocate

Lucie Laštíková
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Czechia

Living with a chronic illness is never easy. It requires physical strength, mental resilience, and often an entirely new way of life. But it can also unlock unexpected strength, perspective,