Arthritis Poetry Reading Event

<p><strong>Speaker bios in order of appearance:</strong></p><p><strong>Kristen Brogan: </strong>Kristen has been living with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's since 2018. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, which she uses to inform behavioral chronic illness coaching that she provides for others living with chronic illness. In her free time, she enjoys writing, yoga, meditation, and spending time with her partner and their three dogs. </p><p>Links: IG handle @WarriorsMoveMountains and my website which is <a href="http://www.warriorsmovemountains.wordpress.com/">www.WarriorsMoveMountains.WordPress.com</a></p><p><strong>Emma</strong>  is a 24 year old living with inflammatory arthritis in Ontario, Canada.</p><p><strong>Gittel</strong> is a 32-year-old daughter of immigrants from Central America, who was born and raised in downtown Los Angeles. She is a "forever teacher" who is no longer in the workforce due to her diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (among others). Currently, she is riding out the pandemic at her parents' and is learning to manage her illness as best she can---one moment at a time. She can be found on IG at @gittie</p><p><strong>Melissa McKenzie </strong>is a writer from Jamaica who can be found at @pennedbymelissa on Instagram.</p><p><strong>Joel Nelson: </strong>Writer. Arthritis Advocate. Dad. Sharing my story of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis to raise awareness. Specialising in pain, parenting and mental health. Also writes for leading charities and organisations.</p><ul><li>Blog: <a href="https://joelvsarthritis.co.uk/">https://joelvsarthritis.co.uk/</a></li><li>Joel’s Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis">https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis</a>.</li><li>Joe’s Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/joelvsarthritis">https://www.twitter.com/joelvsarthritis</a>.</li><li>Joe’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joelvsarthritis">https://www.instagram.com/joelvsarthritis</a>.</li><li>Joel’s Youtube Ch