Michelle Rivas

Opening Up to Your Partner About Asthma and Intimacy

Asthma can be a worry during romantically intimate moments.

People like you, talking about their experience with asthma.

Living with Asthma: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage asthma. Each story gives a first-person account of living with asthma, with tips for keeping active to identifying and avoiding triggers. 

49 Asthma Patient Stories - Page 3

Asthma and Air Pollution
4 mins
article
Beki Tovey

Asthma and Air Pollution

Asthma, Allergies… and Me
3 mins
article
Jamie Saunders

Asthma, Allergies… and Me

Exercise and Asthma: Never Feeling Fit Enough
3 mins
article
Beki Tovey

Exercise and Asthma: Never Feeling Fit Enough

8 Tips for Talking About Asthma with Others
4 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

8 Tips for Talking About Asthma with Others

4 Things People with Asthma Are Tired of Hearing
2 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

4 Things People with Asthma Are Tired of Hearing

8 Asthma Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
2 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

8 Asthma Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

My First Asthma Attack
3 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

My First Asthma Attack

Exercise With Asthma? Yes You Can!
6 mins
article
Kamilah Howard

Exercise With Asthma? Yes You Can!

This Is What Asthma Actually Feels Like
4 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

This Is What Asthma Actually Feels Like

What I Learned As An Asthma Mentor
4 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

What I Learned As An Asthma Mentor

Balancing Asthma and Allergies
4 mins
article
Kamilah Howard

Balancing Asthma and Allergies

Hope or Hype: Could Houseplants Help Asthma?
4 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

Hope or Hype: Could Houseplants Help Asthma?

3 Challenges I've Tackled With Asthma
4 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

3 Challenges I've Tackled With Asthma

Finding My Asthma Family
5 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

Finding My Asthma Family

Asthma on the Go: What’s in Your Bag?
7 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

Asthma on the Go: What’s in Your Bag?

What Does Gut Bacteria Have to Do with Asthma?
5 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

What Does Gut Bacteria Have to Do with Asthma?

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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