Stephen Garner is a patient researching their own disease, exploring
the frontiers of human knowledge, and developing new frameworks as an
ethical theorist. After reducing the severity and frequency of his own
autoimmune symptoms through targeted nutrition, biochemical modeling,
and self-experimentation, Stephen now shares his experience, and
findings, to help others better understand and manage chronic illness.
With a background in emergency services, information technology, and
scientific theory-building, he brings a systems-oriented lens to the
intersection of health, ethics, and personal agency. His current work
focuses on giving the body the tools it needs to maintain systems
coherence; combining insights from microbiome science, immune
regulation, and cognitive framing.
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Stephen Garner is a patient researching their own disease, exploring
the frontiers of human knowledge, and developing new frameworks as an
ethical theorist. After reducing the severity and frequency of his own
autoimmune symptoms through targeted nutrition, biochemical modeling,
and self-experimentation, Stephen now shares his experience, and
findings, to help others better understand and manage chronic illness.
With a background in emergency services, information technology, and
scientific theory-building, he brings a systems-oriented lens to the
intersection of health, ethics, and personal agency. His current work
focuses on giving the body the tools it needs to maintain systems
coherence; combining insights from microbiome science, immune
regulation, and cognitive framing.
Kimberly Warner, filmmaker, author, and patient advocate, 'Unfixed'.
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Kimberly Warner, filmmaker, author, and patient advocate, 'Unfixed'.
Kimberly Warner is a filmmaker, author, and patient advocate whose work explores what it means to live fully in a body that doesn’t always feel well. After studying pre-med and biology at Colorado College and pursuing graduate training in naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine, she veered from a clinical path toward a creative one, trading diagnostics for documentary and turning questions of health into stories of meaning.
After developing a rare neurological disorder in 2015, Kimberly turned her artistic focus inward, embracing stillness, intimacy, and relationship as the foundation of her work. In 2019, she launched Unfixed, a media project that now includes award-winning films, limited series, podcasts, memoirs, and live roundtables. Her work has been recognized by PBS, Harvard Medical School, and the Invisible Disabilities Association, among others.
Kimberly leads a larger advocacy role within the chronic illness community where she writes and speaks about her own patient experience. She is a member of the Global Advocacy Alliance, the PPAA (Patient and Physician Advocacy Alliance,) is a visiting faculty member with Global Genes, helped create a Course for Clinical Confidence—a medical school certificate course, is on the editorial board of the Journal of Health Design and is an ambassador for VeDA. She is also Life on the Level’s Best International Contribution Award, Rainbow Advocacy’s Most Innovative Storytelling Award, and the recipient of the Invisible Disabilities Association’s Media Impact Award.
Her forthcoming memoir, Unfixed: A Memoir of Family, Mystery, and the Currents That Carry You Home, will be published by Empress Editions in October 2025.
She lives in rural Oregon with her husband, David, where they tend their small farm between creative projects. When she’s not editing films, harvesting calendula, or writing for her beloved Substack audience, she’s practicing what she preaches: loosening her grip, staying curious, and letting uncertainty become a place of peace.
Links:
Preorder memoir: https://a.co/d/185zEos
Main website: https://unfixedmedia.com/
Substack (for essays and interviews): https://unfixed.substack.com/
Tax deductible donations: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTIyMDgx
2025-26 projects
* Unbound (short film): https://unfixedmedia.com/unbound
* Unsung (short film): https://unfixedmedia.com/unfixed-unsung
* Liberation of Being (patient memoir): https://unfixedmedia.com/liberationofbeing
* Unfixed: What Time Makes of Us (feature film, focusing on 6 members of the original cast of the Unfixed docuseries)
The Health Design Podcast
Stephen Garner is a patient researching their own disease, exploring
the frontiers of human knowledge, and developing new frameworks as an
ethical theorist. After reducing the severity and frequency of his own
autoimmune symptoms through targeted nutrition, biochemical modeling,
and self-experimentation, Stephen now shares his experience, and
findings, to help others better understand and manage chronic illness.
With a background in emergency services, information technology, and
scientific theory-building, he brings a systems-oriented lens to the
intersection of health, ethics, and personal agency. His current work
focuses on giving the body the tools it needs to maintain systems
coherence; combining insights from microbiome science, immune
regulation, and cognitive framing.
