The author shares their journey of resilience and productivity in 2025, creating valuable resources and leading advocacy efforts for celiac disease and spinal CSF leaks despite significant health challenges.
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Jodi Ettenberg, a former lawyer, is a travel writer and health advocate focused on curiosity and resilience despite chronic illness.
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0Losing Connie
2024-05-26 •
The text is about the passing of Connie Rim, a member of the spinal CSF leak community, who suffered from chronic pain and passed away after years of fighting for treatment. The author shares their own experiences with chronic pai...
0The 2023 Legal Nomads Gift Guide
2023-12-06 •
The 2023 Legal Nomads Gift Guide includes a variety of gift suggestions for the holiday season, ranging from shoes and boots to pencils, hand-drawn maps of food, gluten-free translation cards, a card game, a chef's knife, notebook...
0A Celiac's Gluten Free Guide to Ottawa
2023-07-17 •
The text is a gluten-free guide to Ottawa, focusing on dedicated gluten-free facilities and restaurants that can safely accommodate celiacs. It includes a list of gluten-free restaurants in Ottawa by cuisine, as well as some spots...
0The Best Books of 2022
2022-12-19 •
The post is a list of recommended books for 2022, divided into categories such as cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and self-help. The author provides a brief description of each book and why they are worth reading.
0My Big Updates from a Year of Change
2022-11-02 •
The author shares updates about her life, including her decision to keep her blog ad-free, her experience with spinal CSF leak, adopting lemurs, joining the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation's Patient Advisory Panel for Research, moving ...
The author shares updates on their professional and personal life, including moving to Gatineau, Quebec, living with a spinal CSF leak, and learning more about their body. They also discuss business updates, including their Patreo...
The author received a message from a woman who found her backpack with credit cards and glasses that were stolen from her apartment three years ago. The backpack was found on the roof of a house in Park Slope Brooklyn. The author'...
0A Patreon, a New Newsletter, and a Site Redesign
2021-02-25 •
The author shares updates on her life and work, including the launch of her Patreon, a new newsletter, and a site redesign. She discusses the purpose of her Patreon, the transition to Substack for her newsletter, and the upcoming ...
The author reflects on the challenges of the present moment, including her health issues and the impact on her work. She discusses her decision to divest some projects due to physical limitations, and her plans to partner with oth...
The author, a Chinese worker in foreign trade, shares their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic in China and emphasizes the importance of taking the virus seriously. They discuss the anti-epidemic measures taken in their country...