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Iza
@chronicexpressions.bsky.social
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Using art to cope & self-advocate + open honest conversations on being chronic ill, Disabled, AuDHD, human.
Oversharer, dog mom, Film & TV criticizer, sometimes photographer. Filmmaker, writer, multi-media storyteller & scholar @redskirtmedia
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To celebrate POTS Awareness Week & Dysautonomia Awareness Month, my short documentary My New Normal, about POTS & Dysautonomia after COVID, is now available to watch on YouTube, and it’s free!

youtu.be/KzHySf_DACw
My New Normal | a Short Documentary About POTS, Dysautonomia & Long Covid | Released March 2025
YouTube video by Chronic Expressions
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October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Amazing news! My short documentary - #MyNewNormal - was just selected by WRPN Women's International Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com! Watch the full short documentary here: vimeo.com/redskirtmedi...
#LongCovid #POTS #dysautonomia
My New Normal | a short documentary about living with Long-Covid | 2025
My New Normal is a short documentary about a little-known, life-altering medical condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) that emerged from…
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May 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Last night I was organizing around the kitchen when a vein in my foot started hurting (spasming from blood pooling). So I just looked at that vein and said “F* U!” —literally. Afterwards I thought that was hilarious, but I think it’s also kinda sad. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #ChronicIllness #POTS #dysautonomia
April 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Going on an impromptu creative adventure today… #StopMotion #PaperAnimation #ArtTherapy
Image shows a few art & craft supplies (scissors, paper, whole punch lettering) on the top of a lap desk that’s laying on the couch.
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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It took me over a year to get this done & I had to push through, but I did it! I managed to finish and release #MyNewNormal, a short documentary about living with long-covid (in this case, POTS and dysautonomia as an aftermath of Covid…). Link below if you'd like to watch!

vimeo.com/redskirtmedi...
My New Normal | a short documentary about living with Long-Covid | 2025
My New Normal is a short documentary about a little-known, life-altering medical condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) that emerged from…
vimeo.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I’m (finally) releasing my short documentary #MyNewNormal this Wednesday, March 26 — Two young women and the filmmaker reflect on how a little known chronic condition called POTS disrupted their lives after COVID. #LongCovid #POTS #ChronicIllness
A dark background with 6 instax mini (Polaroid like pictures) scattered around a yellow post-it with “My New Normal” handwritten in black marker, and a blue surgical mask laying flat below it. On the top, it reads March 26 and has the 2 links where the documentary will be available. On the bottom, it reads the documentary log-line: “Two young women and the filmmaker reflect on how a little known chronic condition called POTS disrupted their lives after COVID.” On the very bottom it reads information about the makers of the documentary, director, executive producers, etc, in a small font.
March 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Quick realization/thought: I used to be the one people would come to for advice (of any kind), and for the last few years the table has turned. Not that people don’t come to me anymore, or that I wouldn’t ask for advice before. 1/2
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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To those who question why #ADHD people choose to take medication, here’s an example: I drink miso soup every day (good source of sodium for POTS). I made it, sat it on the side table as I usually do, and was about to sit down when a thought came to mind and I impulsively followed that thought. 1/5
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I’ve been working on a documentary about long-Covid, POTS specifically, & how it disrupted the lives of 2 young women & my own. This should have been completed summer last year, but I fell off the track & didn’t even touch it for months. I’m back to it & want to release it March 14th!
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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1/2 — As someone with chronic illness, I noticed that people often don’t know what to say to me (or end up saying all the wrong things 👀). Sometimes the best you can do is just to sit, silently. Seems like such a small act, but it can truly speak volumes— in a meaningful way.
#MixedMedia #collage
Image is a picture of an artwork in paper that reads the quote “Even as you sit silently, not knowing what to say, your presence is still a gift that shines light in a meaningful way.” The quote is made of punched words from a pink paper, is broken down into 4 parts, and at the end it has the authors initials “M H N.” Centered, there’s a collage in the shape of a cloud made of pieces of paper in different shades of blue and white, and different textures, with a moon to its right side. From the cloud, 2 black lines go down and make a swing halfway on the page, with a white cutout silhouette of a girl sitting on it. To the right side, there’s also a small cutout of a bird flying, and to the left the watermark with my social media handle: ChronicExpressions. The background paper is of a salmon shade.
February 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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This was me last night. I’ll be watching that cut a few times more & seriously, who cut that?
redskirtmedia.bsky.social Izabelle 💃🏻 Red Skirt Media @redskirtmedia.bsky.social · Feb 24
Watched the SAG-AFTRA Awards last night & I wanna know who edited that montage from the beginning showing the past year performances because that cut got me glued to the TV with sparkling eyes like a child watching their favorite character except I’m just an editor in awe. #SAGawards
February 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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On days that feel like you didn’t accomplish anything (couldn’t even cross “wash hair” off the to-do list), remember there’s always last minute cleaning! Stove & sink look nice & clean, & I’m ending my Sunday proudly saying I accomplished more than eating meat & watching the SAG 🏆🎭. Thanks. #AuDHD
February 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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I’m an oversharer. I like talking about stuff I learned or things I’m going through — this is not only my way to process things, it’s also how I connect with other people. And if what I’m (over)sharing is of any use for others, then that’s even more reason to do it. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #adhd
February 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Haven’t done a check in a bit so here we go:
Mood: 🎢🎢
Pain level: 4/10
Sleep: okay 🤔
How I’m feeling about braving the day: 🤷🏻‍♀️

Your turn.

#DailyCheckIn
#SpoonieLife
#DisabilityVisibility
#ChronicIllness
#AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Couldn’t get to this project yesterday but I’m hoping to get to it & finish it today. Galentine’s Day mixed media animation video 💖 60 animation frames made by hand!

#MixedMediaAnimation
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Let’s do a check in:
Mood: 🎢🎢🎢
Pain level: 4/10
Sleep: bad.
How I’m feeling about braving the day: 🫠

Got an injury on my right foot, out of no where. Thanks, Ehlers-Danlos.

Your turn.

#DailyCheckIn
#SpoonieLife
#DisabilityVisibility
#ChronicIllness
#AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
February 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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So I drastically decreased my time spent on Instagram the last few days & I’m already seeing a difference in my mood— I’m spiraling less & the spirals I’m still having will happen regardless because chemical imbalance. I’m still torn between leaving and trying to have a presence on Instagram though.
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Spent the weekend finishing up a mixed media animation video & starting another! When I complain about pain in my neck, remember this picture.

#MixedMediaAnimation #HypermobileSyndrome #EhlersDanlos
I’m a female wearing a robe, red glasses, and sitting in a terrible position on the couch with a laptray on my lap that has some craft supplies as I’m working on a mixed media animation — I’m glueing things to printed pictures on this image.
February 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Let’s do a check in:
Mood: 🎢
Pain level: 3/10
Sleep: not great but better than the night before lol
How I’m feeling about braving the day: take a deep breath & go, b*tch! 😅

Your turn.

#DailyCheckIn
#SpoonieLife
#DisabilityVisibility
#ChronicIllness
#AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I’ve been trying to be more mindful about my moments of spirals or mental exhaustion to either make or consume art instead of dissociating on Instagram for what end up being too long. The first step is to make yourself aware, the second step is to put limits to your apps. Mine now is 1 min/day…
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Okay, with all the things happening in the news + the medical gaslighting I received on Thursday, I ended up becoming heavily depressed & spent the Friday with my face so puffy from crying on Thursday night that I thought it wouldn’t get back to “normal” — it didn’t so still waiting on that…
February 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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So I had an appointment with a hematologist today— because my PCP asked me to investigate Macrocytosis. I had tried an appointment with this doctor before because my knee MRI from 2023 showed something I got slightly concerned about, and back then they denied to see me. Okay. This time though…
January 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This took many hours (mostly pre-shooting btw!) but was so fun to make! #stopmotionanimation #papercutoutanimation
redskirtmedia.bsky.social Izabelle 💃🏻 Red Skirt Media @redskirtmedia.bsky.social · Jan 28
Stop-motion animation using paper cutouts of some pop culture moments of 2024 to say good-bye to that year and welcome 2025. Lighting can definitely improve. There’s no audio, sorry.
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Been trying to add making art/being creative to my routine (just for the sake of it, not work) & this week I tried a transferring from paper to paper technique. Though it wasn’t successful, at least I engaged my autistic brain on something other than dissociation + learning something new. #AuDHD
A lap tray sits on the couch with a print of a black and white picture and art supplies such as papers, glue, paint and brushes on it. Background shows a white tv rack with a stack of vinyl, a tv, a lamp and some small decorating items.
January 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Let’s do today’s check in:
Mood: 🫠
Pain level: 3/10
Sleep: didn’t get enough & I’m paying for it!
How I’m feeling about braving the day: gotta do it today, y’all. That’s all I have to say.

Your turn.

#DailyCheckIn
#SpoonieLife
#DisabilityVisibility
#ChronicIllness
#AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM