About Upright

What is Upright, exactly?

Upright is a print magazine that brings together health education, tangible tools, real resources, and hope for healing, all in a single place you can trust.

Why a print magazine instead of an app or website?

It was built deliberately offline, because let's be honest, so much of our day already happens on a screen, especially when you are living with chronic conditions. Each issue is meant to be read slowly, on the couch with your feet propped up and a cup of tea or an electrolyte drink close by, taken in page by page rather than scrolled through.

Isn't all of this information already out there?

So much reliable information about POTS, MCAS, hEDS/HSD, and long COVID is already out there, but it's spread across forums, research papers, social media threads, and bookmarked tabs. Talk about overwhelming and easy to lose track of. Upright gathers that education into one place you can return to, mark up, and trust.

Who is upright for?

Anyone living in a body that doesn't play by the rules, whether you have a diagnosis or just know something is different and you're tired of being brushed off. It's also for the partners, parents, and friends who want to understand what you're going through.

Is Upright a substitution for seeing a doctor?

No. It's education and tools to help you understand your body and advocate for yourself, meant to work alongside your care team rather than replace it. It is not a substitute for medical care.

Who is behind Upright?

Upright was founded by Dr. Miranda Langford, a physical therapist who specializes in POTS, dysautonomia, hypermobility, and long COVID and spends her days working with people who live with these conditions. But Upright is not one person's point of view. Each issue features contributing authors who are fellow clinicians in the field, alongside features from people living with these conditions themselves. The result is education you can trust from the people who treat it, paired with the lived experience of the people who know it from the inside.

When can I get the first issue?

The very first issue is in the works and coming soon! The best way to be first to know is to join the email list, where every update on the launch, release date, and how to get your copy will land. Sign up and you won't miss a thing!

About the Founder

Hi all! I'm Dr. Miranda Langford, a physical therapist, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Upright.

I've spent my career working with people that are navigating POTS, hEDS/HSD, MCAS, long COVID, and the complicated, overlapping reality of living in a hypersensitive body. I noticed that I kept running into the same problem as my patients: the information on these conditions was out there and existed, but it was scattered, inconsistent, and hard to keep track of.

Upright is my answer to that. It's built from years of clinical experience, collaboration with other professionals in the field, and also an abundance of knowledge from those living with these conditions. It is also from a belief that health and healing information deserves the same care and craftsmanship as any other art forms. My hope is that with each read you feel a little less alone and a lot more hopeful!

Join us as we hear from professionals in the field and people living with these conditions, to help you live an Upright life!

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