Building a little space at /thenextwave and watching everything on /videolab.

hello! i’m marlo — a multidisciplinary artist and an author of two nonfiction books

i post about art, consciousness, mental health, fitness, ai, creativity, and personal transformation

my work is about compassion, transcendence, and power

see more at marlo.art
collect my work at marlo.art/collect

a thread on my work and process —

the way i create is based on intention and intuition. i choose a concept or state of being to express first, feel into it physically, then tune inward to intuitively see what the piece will look like

for ‘held’ i wanted to express a feeling of mutual support and appreciation

Farcaster

since i was asked so many times, here’s how i topped the rewards leaderboard last week 😎

(key lessons in the next cast)

🥇i never try to force it—one of my posts did well early on and boosted my rank a lot, so i decided to take advantage of the momentum

🥇i kept posting consistently but not aggressively—quality over quantity! no spamming

🥇i aim to be positive, genuine, helpful, and interesting—i always have positive intentions

🥇i treat others as friends and equals. i genuinely love the people here and enjoy engaging with them—no jealousy or hate

🥇i boost others often, and when i see several notifications from someone i usually reciprocate—if i actually like their posts

🥇i aim to be a light in the space, not a vampire. what can i do for others? what value can i create? i trust that what i give will come back someday

🥇i deal with any negativity that arises in my life asap. bad energy sabotages everything

🥇i appreciate whatever i get—no entitlement or expectations!

my tips for success on farcaster (and in life)

have you heard of MALS, SMAS, and nutcracker syndrome?

these underdiagnosed vascular compression disorders may actually explain a lot of chronic mystery illness

i’d never heard of them until recently, but they line up perfectly with the health issues i’ve had my whole life

i’m sharing in case it helps someone else still searching for answers, and i hope you’ll help spread this info to others!

*though i’m grouping them together, many people only have one of these compressions. but even if only some of this resonates, it’s still worth testing for all*

common symptoms:

• severe fatigue when upright
• sharp upper abdominal pain after eating
• bloating / non-gassy distension
• nausea or early satiety
• faintness or crashes after meals
• kidney pain or stones (often left-sided)
• unexplained weight loss
• blood pressure instability
• pelvic pain / swelling
• exercise intolerance

(i have all of these!)

often misdiagnosed as:

• IBS
• gastroparesis
• functional dyspepsia
• GERD
• anxiety / panic disorder
• depression / psychosomatic illness
• ME/CFS
• fibromyalgia
• eating disorders
• endometriosis
• interstitial cystitis
• POTS / dysautonomia

common complications:

• malnutrition / underweight
• nutrient deficiencies
• kidney stones
• anemia
• osteoporosis
• muscle wasting
• gut dysbiosis / SIBO
• chronic fatigue
• migraines
• secondary POTS

common risk factors:

• female anatomy & hormones
• low BMI or rapid weight loss
• hypermobility / EDS
• malnutrition
• trauma / chronic stress

most chronic illnesses don’t have a cure — but with vascular compression syndromes like MALS, SMAS, and nutcracker, most people can recover or feel significantly improved through surgery, weight gain, or other targeted treatments!

if any of these symptoms feel familiar, there’s a huge benefit to being checked. you can ask your doctor about a specialized duplex ultrasound to get started 

important: if all your previous tests have been done while laying down and on an empty stomach, key findings may have been missed

please consider sharing — there are so many people living with “incurable” labels who may actually have something treatable

(there are also related syndromes like may-thurner that mainly affect pelvic/leg circulation, but i’ll save that for another post)

if you made it this far, thank you so much for reading ♥️

please read 🙏🏻

https://farcaster.xyz/marlo/0x04527f46

my tips for success on farcaster (and in life) 

https://farcaster.xyz/marlo/0xc4ed184a