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My name is Matina and I create real and honest content about living with an invisible illness, healing from trauma, and finding myself again through writing. I live with PNES, which stands for Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures. They look like epileptic seizures on the outside, but they come from trauma and the nervous system being overwhelmed. They affect my everyday life and my ability to work, and most people have never even heard of them. That is why awareness matters so much to me.
My content is raw, relatable, and rooted in what I am actually living through. I share my healing journey, my setbacks, my growth, and the real emotions that come with navigating life while managing a condition people can’t see. I also share my poetry and my book, The Softest Blade, which was born from the hardest parts of my story and became the first thing I ever fully completed.
My mission is simple. I want people who feel unseen or misunderstood to finally feel understood. I want to create awareness for PNES and invisible illness, open real conversations, and build a community where people feel supported. Everything I create comes from truth, connection, and wanting to help someone feel less alone.