Our Work
Our Work
Films, writing, and communities built with and for people living with chronic illness.
Training for Life
A documentary short
Samantha Sauer is a certified patient advocate living with gastroparesis and other chronic illnesses. After years of health setbacks, she sets out to train for a half-marathon again.
The film follows Sam from her first diagnosis through surgeries, serious infections, and the feeding tube that kept her alive. Through it all, running stayed her lifeline. Training for Life is about what it takes to keep going, and the people who help along the way.
Made by: Lauren Keenan, Director and Producer · Austin Kite, Cinematographer
Currently submitting to film festivals, with screening updates to come.
Watch the TrailerLife Beyond the Chart
How people with chronic illness thrive
Life Beyond the Chart is our online magazine. It shows people with chronic and rare illnesses as whole people: their careers, art, relationships, and everyday wins. It features first-person essays and in-depth interviews with patient advocates.
New issues are paused for now, but the full archive is open to read. Sign up to hear when we return.
Community work
Our founder has spent years building places where patients find each other and speak up together.
- G-PACT. Board member helping the Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments with digital strategy, technology, and media.
- Patients Rising. Built online communities for patient advocates.