Award-winning author, chronic illness advocate, and community producer for The Mighty, Kat Harrison is delivering the most powerful message, that you are not alone.Despite struggling with a debilitating balance disorder, oscillopsia, that has made her vision bounce since the age of 15, Kat dove headfirst into life. Determined, willful, and adventurous, she moved to New York not just for school but also because she wanted the monumental challenge of navigating a big city with oscillopsia.Her career started in the world of magazine editorials, primarily in lifestyle publications in Good Housekeeping, Time Out New York Kids, and Glamour. However, her experience with chronic illness slowly guided her into writing about health challenges after she was approached to write a feature story for Real Simple magazine on migraine, something Kat struggles with as a result of her balance disorder.Kat has since written two children’s books, the award-winning, Surgery on Sunday, and her most recent publication, 'Migraine and Mia'. These stories provide comfort to children who may be facing surgery or a migraine diagnosis and can help a youngster understand what a parent or loved one is going through. These colorful, captivating, and creative books come to life thanks to Kat’s immeasurable writing talent. They feature spirited protagonists and clever imagery, providing gentle insights into these daunting health challenges.Today’s conversation covers Kat’s diagnosis story and the mental turmoil that can result after being saddled with a debilitating chronic condition in your teens. We walk along Kat’s journey from editorial writer to chronic illness author, including why she decided to write children’s books about topics that few dare to broach. It was a pleasure to spend time with Kat, despite numerous health challenges she showed up for this conversation with a smile on her face and was a complete joy to talk to. I am so honored that she took the time to sit down for this conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Kat Harrison's Instagram: @xokatPublications Mentioned: Surgery on Sunday Migraine and Mia 

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