Melissa Livingston

Melissa Livingston, better known as Mel, is a writer, blogger, and author. She is an empathetic voice in the young onset Parkinson’s community, centering her focus on mental health and the realities of life with Parkinson’s. She is also a co-host of the Parkinson’s Looks Like Me podcast, which challenges outdated narratives through raw, real storytelling with her friends, people who have lived it. The OG Creator of the viral hashtag #parkinsonslookslikeme, she’s focused on redefining what this disease actually looks like—out loud and unapologetically.

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