Jennifer Brea



Jennifer Brea is a Myalgic Encephalomyelitis patient and ME and CFS advocate. She and Beth Mazur co-founded #MEAction. Jennifer is also founder of MEpedia and Thrive Show and director of Canary in a Coal Mine documentary film.

Jennifer was initially misdiagnosed with "conversion disorder" instead of ME; she should have been told to get complete bed rest for her best chance of recovery.

Unrest
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
 * List of talks and interviews at jenbrea.com

Awards

 * 2015, Indie Wire Project of the Month - November
 * 2013, ProHealth Advocate of the Year

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

Online Presence

 * Twitter
 * Website