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Meghan O'Rourke: “Medicine is in the business of supporting patients, but too often medicine is actually crisis care.”

O'Rourke, an award-winning writer, former editor at The New Yorker, and bestselling author. joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how she navigates her invisible illness, plus:

- Why it took 20 years for her to finally get a diagnosis (~07:36)

- What we're still getting wrong about Lyme disease (~12:04)

- Why we shouldn't dismiss Long-COVID (~16:17)

- Why fatigue is so difficult to explain to doctors (~20:37)

- How to balance letting go & taking control of your health (~27:28)

Referenced in the episode:

- O'Rourke's book, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness.

- Explore more of O'Rourke's work.

- Learn more about Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

- Read more stories from mbg's invisible illness series.

- Read about ambien and why the FDA cut recommended doses for women in half.

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