Lisa Marie Basile

New York

Journalist, Editor and Freelance Writer at Freelance

Medical News Writer at MDLinx

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Articles

7 Hidden Qualities That Make You Far More Attractive Than You Realize, According To Psychology

3 weeks ago | yourtango.com | Lisa Marie Basile

I'm turning 30 this year, which is scary but also exhilarating and freeing. That's because I've basically grown out of my insecurities ... or I'm just simply tired of dealing with them. Turning 30 doesn't magically come with confidence, though. Research on maturation helps us understand the complex processes of human growth and development across the lifespan. Maturation is a process, so over the past few years, I was very proactive in trying to make myself a better person.
summer of rupture: on beauty & identity through disability.

Mar 19, 2025 | lisamariebasile.substack.com | May Swenson |Lisa Marie Basile

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedBody my housemy horse my houndwhat will I dowhen you are fallen— "Question" by May SwensonI’ve been breaking for years, but I finally came apart last summer—my summer of rupture. It all started with inflammatory arthritis—axial spondyloarthritis—which I’ve had for over a decade. I was diagnosed by experts at NYU and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City after years of eye inflammation, fatigue, and spinal pain.
I Remember Eternity

Feb 18, 2025 | lisamariebasile.substack.com | Lisa Marie Basile

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On the poetics of Palermo & Sicily's cthonic grip

Feb 17, 2025 | lisamariebasile.substack.com | Lisa Marie Basile

Discover more from I Remember EternityThis is I Remember Eternity (the name comes from a Marosa di Giorgio poem), a container for thoughts on a life of poetics & updates on me, Lisa Marie Basile. By subscribing, I agree to Substack's Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy. I am suffused within the honeyed light of the Mediterranean; I’m woozy with it.
On the poetics of Palermo & Sicily's cthonic grip

Feb 17, 2025 | lisamariebasile.substack.com | Lisa Marie Basile

I am suffused within the honeyed light of the Mediterranean; I’m woozy with it. I’m on a Palermo balcony at dusk overlooking a silent, empty back alley that, by night, becomes a living, breathing womb of bodies. As if out of nowhere, there will soon be folding chairs and tables. And then the music. And then the voices will bounce between moss-covered buildings, which loom over the alleys and cobbled streets like crooked, darkened teeth. Over the night markets of pleasure.
Reflecting on 2024 and setting intentions for the new year

Jan 28, 2025 | ankylosingspondylitisnews.com | Alexandra Fendrich |Lisa Marie Basile |Jemma Newman |Margarida Maia

One evening in December, I scrolled through photos on my phone, looking back at each moment in time.
How I balance work and ankylosing spondylitis management

Aug 13, 2024 | ankylosingspondylitisnews.com | Alexandra Fendrich |Margarida Maia |Andrea Wyckoff |Lisa Marie Basile

In November 2022, after a tearful Minion-themed goodbye party, I did what I thought was the best model for my seventh graders: I told them I needed to put my health first. I resigned from my position as a full-time special education teacher in a middle school and switched to a hybrid role working as a program manager at an education nonprofit.
6 Ways to Handle MS Heat Sensitivity in Summer

Jun 20, 2024 | care.twill.health | Lisa Marie Basile

By Lisa Marie Basile June 21, 2024 Have you ever felt like your body temperature is way warmer than everyone else’s? Or noticed your symptoms start to flare once summer hits? You’re not imagining it. People who have multiple sclerosis (MS) are often much more sensitive to heat than those who aren’t living with the condition. In fact, MS heat sensitivity has a name: It’s known as , or Uhthoff's syndrome, and it occurs in 60%–80% of people with the condition.
Easy Ways to Relax When Chronic Health Issues Are Making You Anxious

Jan 11, 2024 | care.twill.health | Lisa Marie Basile

Fear of the disease itself as well as fear around it recurring or worsening can also be major drivers of anxious thoughts and feelings, according to a study in PLoS One. Fortunately, there are things you can do to lighten the load a little. Here’s what the experts have to say. 1.
8 Perceived Body 'Flaws' Men Actually Love About Women

Dec 17, 2023 | yourtango.com | Lisa Marie Basile

By Lisa Marie BasileDespite great strides in body positivity, women constantly scrutinize themselves in front of the mirror. Instead of seeing our bodies as amazing, strong, life-giving machines, we sometimes tend to see only what we perceive as flaws under the glaring neon light in our minds — fat arms, cellulite, muffin tops, one bigger breast than the other — you name it.