"You Look Okay To Me", with Jameisha Prescod

Jameisha Prescod is a filmmaker and journalist, who also happens to live with a chronic illness. She brought all these things together in her digital space for documenting and sharing life with chronic illness, You Look Okay To Me, as a place for people to connect, share stories, get help and generally just feel less alone. I called her up on her lunch break at the BBC to find out how she got started, what sickness and seeking a diagnosis has taught her, and how she balances her creative work with the demands of an often unpredictable and uncomfortable illness to contend with.

Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, dreamers & business owners online · Sara

November 10, 201942m 51s

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Show Notes

Things we talk about in this episode:

Jameisha’s video creation process
The realities of living with a chronic illness, and the importance of awareness
Jameisha's experience of getting a diagnosis of Lupus
The pros and cons of being your own “google doctor”
Racism and conscious/unconscious bias in the health care system
How colonialism still shapes medical bias
How to advocate for yourself when seeking a diagnosis when you're not being heard
The strength of online support communities
How You Look Okay To Me came about
How Jameisha stays connected to her drive to create dispute illness
How chronic illness can shape your career for better and worse
The pitfalls and benefits of being honest and vulnerable about your health online

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