Blog — Chrystelle L. Vilfranc

Getting a PhD is hard enough without having to manage endometriosis. I finally completed my PhD. While the journey was difficult, the lesson in the end reinforced my identity as a warrior, an endo warrior.

Chrystelle VilfrancMarch 31, 2021

Give It One More Day

Mental Health, LifeChrystelle VilfrancSeptember 30, 2020suicidal ideations, mental health, depression, anxiety, black women, therapy for black women, therapy, self-harmComment

Story Time: A painful ER visit

Chrystelle VilfrancDecember 27, 2019

Dying to have my period, literally

EndometriosisChrystelle VilfrancOctober 24, 2019endometriosis, endo, painful periods, pain, chronic pain, menstrual cramps, Dysmenorrhea, coming of age, womanhoodComment

GiveHerThePhD sans Endo

Graduate School, EndometriosisChrystelle VilfrancOctober 24, 2019graduate school, grad school, STEM, STEM PhD, WOCinSTEM, endo, endometriosis, depression, mental health, anxiety, gradlife, this is endo Comments

Happy Birthday Chrys!

LifeChrystelle VilfrancOctober 24, 2019birthdays, october baby, scorpio, life goals, earth strong, 20 somethings Comment