Lea Ervin is a writer, English instructor, and Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies in Diverse Populations at the Univeristy of Alabama-Birmingham. Her concentration and research interests are in health disparities and endometriosis education/advocacy. When she’s not studying or teaching, she is cooking, reading, listening to true crime podcasts, or dancing around the house barefoot to indie rock and jazz. As a endometriosis patient herself, she values self-care and rest, which are vital to accomplishing goals. Lea lives in Oneonta, Alabama, with her husband Brad White and their Beagle-mix Starla Belle.
Like most everyone, I truly enjoy a nice streaming platform binge during breaks between my Ph.D. classes and teaching. And, of course, during an endometriosis flare when I’m relegated to the couch with my heating pad. This past week,…