# Event Details - **Event Name**: Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors and storytellers in Ottawa barsAbout this Event📚Lecture: "Am I Actually High Maintenance? A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness"🎤Speaker: Tara Hillier (Board of Directors, Celiac Ottawa)Ever been told you’re "too much," "too complicated," or "too high maintenance" just because your body comes with a lot of instructions?Join us to explore the messy, fun, and frustrating reality of navigating life and love with chronic illness. We’ll unpack the myth of being "high maintenance," why your body is often treated as one big TMI, and how the simple act of advocating for your needs can be misunderstood as being difficult.You can expect relatable stories, honest conversations, and practical insights about boundaries, relationships, self-advocacy, and redefining what it means to take care of yourself. Whether dating, building friendships, or simply learning to exist unapologetically, this session offers a reminder that being “high maintenance” just might not be as bad as it seems.Tara Hillier has been living with celiac disease for more than 20 years and brings both lived experience and a passion for advocacy to her role as a Director on the Board of Celiac Ottawa. With a diploma in Social Service Work and a BA (Hons.) in Public Policy, she is dedicated to helping people make sense of the often overwhelming world of chronic illness. She believes that while chronic illness is serious, talking about it doesn't always have to be. 🍻Get a drink, connect and learn at Tipsy ScholarsAgenda6:00pm - Doors open: Grab a seat, order drinks and food and settle in.6:55pm - Host Introduction7:00pm - Lecture starts7:45pm - Q&A with Audience8:00pm - Socialize and make friends, grab drinks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.74, max: 31.59, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom - **lat**: 45.4268347 - **long**: -75.6938776 - **full address**: Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom, 21 George Street, Ottawa, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e1f007d670ab62e1c6bdbf2a05ad6d123625aba653d7097508b39e679d33a13d-rimg-w1200-h675-dce8d8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1787621474 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness being held? - **A:** Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness takes place on Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom, 21 George Street, Ottawa, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness? - **A:** Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness is organized by TipsyScholars. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Am I Actually High Maintenance?A Love Letter to Living with Chronic Illness", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e1f007d670ab62e1c6bdbf2a05ad6d123625aba653d7097508b39e679d33a13d-rimg-w1200-h675-dce8d8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1787621474", "startDate": "2026-09-08T18:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-09-08T20:30:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "21 George Street", "postalCode": "K1N 8W5", "addressLocality": "Ottawa", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "45.4268347", "longitude": "-75.6938776" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors and storytellers in Ottawa bars", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-08T20:30:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "lowPrice": "17.74", "highPrice": "31.59", "price": "17.74", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568", "price": "17.74", "name": "Early Bird" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568", "price": "25.57", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/am-i-actually-high-maintenancea-love-letter-to-living-with-chronic-illness/100001998512460568", "price": "31.59", "name": "Last Chance" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "TipsyScholars", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/tipsyscholars/27361189", "description": "Curated lectures over drinks" } ] } ] ```