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'''Jennifer Brea''' is an [[ME]] and [[CFS]] advocate while living with [[ME]]. She and [[Beth Mazur]] co-founded #[[MEAction]]. Jennifer is also founder of [[MEpedia]] and [http://www.thriveshow.org/ Thrive Show] and director of ''[[Unrest]]'', a documentary film about living with the illness. | '''Jennifer Brea''' is an [[ME]] and [[CFS]] advocate while living with [[ME]]. She and [[Beth Mazur]] co-founded #[[MEAction]]. Jennifer is also founder of [[MEpedia]] and [http://www.thriveshow.org/ Thrive Show] and director of ''[[Unrest]]'', a documentary film about living with the illness. | ||
Jennifer was initially misdiagnosed with "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_disorder conversion disorder]" instead of [[ME]]; she should have been told to get complete bed rest for her best chance of recovery.<ref>[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thecoffeeklatch/2013/10/26/jennifer-brea--canary-in-a-coal-mine Jennifer Brea - Canary In A Coal Mine - The Coffee Klatch - Listen @4:00]</ref> | Jennifer was initially misdiagnosed with "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_disorder conversion disorder]" instead of [[ME]]; she was permanently injured after a walk home from her Neurologist's office and should have been told to get complete bed rest for her best chance of recovery. <ref>[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thecoffeeklatch/2013/10/26/jennifer-brea--canary-in-a-coal-mine Jennifer Brea - Canary In A Coal Mine - The Coffee Klatch - Listen @4:00]</ref> | ||
=="Unrest" Documentary== | =="Unrest" Documentary== | ||
Revision as of 19:20, March 27, 2017
Jennifer Brea is an ME and CFS advocate while living with ME. She and Beth Mazur co-founded #MEAction. Jennifer is also founder of MEpedia and Thrive Show and director of Unrest, a documentary film about living with the illness.
Jennifer was initially misdiagnosed with "conversion disorder" instead of ME; she was permanently injured after a walk home from her Neurologist's office and should have been told to get complete bed rest for her best chance of recovery. [1]
"Unrest" Documentary
Jennifer directed and produced the film Unrest which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017.
Talks & Interviews
- January 2017, TED talk
- January 2017, Sundance Film Festival - Meet the Artist '17: Jennifer Brea
- January 2017, Sundance Reel hour one - January 20, 2017 - Interview with Jennifer Brea and Omar Wasow about Unrest (31mins in)
- List of talks and interviews at jenbrea.com
Awards
Learn more
- Wikipedia - Jennifer Brea
- 2016, Women vs. Hysteria No More…
- 2016, The story and stigma of a baffling illness: Jen Brea speaks at TEDSummit
- 2016, Women's Media Center with Robin Morgan
