In this episode, Dr Ava Easton talks to author and motivational speaker Jackie Stebbins.

In 2017, the former trial lawyer from Bismarck, North Dakota, became ill with encephalitis and experienced a host of difficulties, such as insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations and memory loss.

In the summer of 2018, after being voluntarily hospitalized in the psychiatric ward, she was finally diagnosed with seronegative autoimmune encephalitis.

To help her recovery, she began writing and speaking about her journey with encephalitis.

Today, Jackie hosts the podcast, Brain Fever and is also the author of the JM Stebbins blog. In 2022, her memoir, Unwillable: A Journey to Reclaim My Brain, was published by Wisdom Editions.

We hope you enjoy this conversation with the articulate and passionate encephalitis awareness advocate!

For more information about Jackie and her book, blog and podcast, please visit https://www.jmstebbins.com/

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