FND resources
Voices that guide me.
The podcasts that helped me feel seen, the documentaries that educated my loved ones, and the stories I return to when I need reminding that I'm not alone in this.
In my ears
Podcasts that get it.
I listen while I walk, while I rest, while I wait for the storm in my nervous system to pass. These are the ones that make me feel understood.
The FND Podcast
FND community voices
Every episode features someone living with Functional Neurological Disorder telling their own story — the diagnosis, the confusion, the small victories. There is something profoundly healing about hearing your own unspoken thoughts come out of someone else's mouth.
The Neurodivergent Woman
Simone Mangelsdorf-Collett
A clinical neuropsychologist breaks down FND with compassion and clarity. No jargon, no dismissal — just solid information about a condition that too many doctors still don't understand. I send this episode to every newly diagnosed friend.
Challenges That Change Us
Kimberly Gosnell
Billy Carson's episode on living with FND as an invisible illness hit me hard. He talks about the grief of losing the person you were, and the slow work of building a life around the person you've become. I cried in the car. More than once.
Walk and Roll Live
Mike Campbell
Gemma Davies shares her FND journey with raw honesty — from adventurer to advocate, from confusion to purpose. The episode doesn't shy away from how lonely this diagnosis can feel, but it also shows what's possible when you find your community.
On the screen
Documentaries that changed how I see myself.
The ones I didn't check my phone during. The ones I made my family watch so they'd understand.
Unrest
Netflix / PBS
Jennifer Brea was a Harvard PhD student when a mysterious fever left her bedridden. She turned the camera on herself and created a love letter to everyone living with invisible illness. The scene where she films her own wedding from her bed — that broke me open. This film taught me that documenting your own story is an act of resistance.
Take Care of Maya
Netflix
A heartbreaking documentary about a family torn apart by the medical system's failure to believe a child's pain. It speaks to something every person with FND knows intimately — the agony of being told it's all in your head. It's hard to watch. It's important to watch.
HOPE: FND Stories
YouTube / FND Hope
Produced by FND Hope International, this short documentary brings together patient voices from across the country. Hearing people describe the exact same symptoms I've had — the same dismissive doctors, the same midnight fear — made me feel part of something bigger than my own four walls.
Crip Camp
Netflix
A documentary about a summer camp for disabled teenagers in 1970s New York, and the revolution those campers grew up to lead. It's not about FND specifically, but it is about dignity, community, and refusing to let the world shrink you. I finished it feeling like I could take up more space.
A note
These aren't endorsements of any medical approach — they're simply the stories that have carried me. What helps one person may not help another, and that's okay. The goal isn't to prescribe; it's to share what made the lonely parts feel a little less lonely.
Always consult your own medical team for advice specific to your situation. This is experience, not expertise.