Tara Mandarano is a writer and editor based in Ontario who lives with chronic pain.

Today on rabble radio, she shares her story about living with fibromyalgia and endometriosis as a single mother.

About our guest

Tara Mandarano is a writer, editor, and poet. Her writing has been nominated for the Best-of-the Net award, and has appeared in The Washington Post, HuffPo, Today’s Parent, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Motherwell, among numerous other publications. She is also an advocate in the mental health and chronic illness communities. Find her blog here.

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