I always believed I could understand the feelings of anxiety and depression that plague some of my…
Kristiana Page
Kristiana Page is a passionate writer, jiujiteira, and lover of crunchy salt and vinegar chips. She lives in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She was diagnosed with stage V lupus nephritis in 2016 at the age of 20. True to her personality, her writing is emotional, honest — sometimes blunt — and largely undeterred by what other people might think. For her, writing is equal parts therapy and the ultimate act of defiance against an invisible illness that thrived off her silence. She loves to use words to reduce stigma, shine a light on the realities of life with an invisible illness, and make the world feel a little smaller when it matters most.
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Articles by Kristiana Page
While the “rebellious phase” more often than not takes place in most people’s teenage years, I made…
When I was diagnosed with lupus, I hadn’t cut my hair for more than five years. It…
Being diagnosed with lupus made me aware that my body was self-destructive. Coming to terms with my illness was…
One of the hardest parts of having lupus is how much of the unknown surrounds it. I’m…
One thing I’ll always identify with lupus is a feeling that no amount of sleep is enough. Although…
As a single millennial, I live in the digital age of Tinder and unsubtle euphemisms. The phrase “Netflix and…
I’m a very “black-and-white” kind of person, in that for the most part, I’m logical, rational, and…
We’re so quick to applaud the positive. Happiness is a state we don’t just strive for ourselves…
In the darkness lies a wolf, the wolf that claims me as his own. I could call…