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Richelle Topping

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RI based local 600 camera assistant, sleep health advocate, person with narcolepsy

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Narcolepsy On NBC10: 🎥 Richelle Topping Featured in Health Segment on Breakthrough Treatment

Project Sleep is proud to spotlight #RisingVoices speaker and Board Member Richelle Topping @richelletopping in Rhode Island, who was recently featured in an NBC10 Health Check segment covering the FDA approval of oveporexton!

Thank you to Richelle for sharing your powerful story and raising vital awareness! 🌟 And another thank you to Dr. Matthew Davis for offering clear, engaging scientific insight.

We’re also deeply grateful to NBC10 for its thoughtful narcolepsy coverage and for encouraging viewers to seek support and resources through Project Sleep! by @richelletopping

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🕵️ So, who can you expect to find at the biggest sleep and circadian science event of the year?

➡️ Swipe to meet the cast!

We just wrapped up #SLEEP2026 (hosted by @aasmorg and @researchsleep), and we’re endlessly grateful for this incredible community — clinicians, researchers, advocates, students, storytellers, and everyone in between — all coming together to advance sleep and support one another.

💞 Everyone has a place in the sleep community, and we’re honored to share space, spark conversations, and keep building a world where sleep is recognized, respected, and supported.

Stay tuned for a full recap and more to come soon! by @richelletopping

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🌟 Please join us in welcoming Richelle Topping (@richelletopping) to Project Sleep’s Board of Directors!

🎥 Richelle is a union camera assistant working on films, television, and commercials around New England. In 2020, after 18 years of symptoms, Richelle was diagnosed with type 1 #narcolepsy with #cataplexy.

🏫 Richelle got involved with Project Sleep in 2021 during the Sleep In campaign and has since become a #RisingVoices trained speaker, sharing her story and raising awareness with future doctors and psychiatrists at places like Brown University, Providence College, and Alkermes.

💬 “I’ve experienced firsthand how impactful Project Sleep’s work is, and it is an absolute honor to join this incredible team,” Richelle said. “I’m excited to help expand the organization’s impact and make sleep cool!”

💙 We’re so grateful to have Richelle's passion for sleep health and dedication to creating positive change on our board! Learn more about Richelle and the rest of our incredible board at the 🔗 in our bio. by @richelletopping

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I've been playing around with sewing for a couple years now, making some skirts and basic dresses. This was a whole next level.

Found the silver fabric almost a year ago, so I've been slowly working on it for a long time! Learned how to make a proper boned corset and used pad-stitching to tailor the jacket so the lapels would lay properly! I couldn't find a fabric that was right for the skirt so I cut up lace trim and hand stitched the flowers on myself. I hand stitched in a lining to the corset that no one would ever see 😂

I learned so much and there's so many things I would do differently on this now. But it's done! And it fit! And it held together! by @richelletopping

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Liz Lemon is in her graveyard and ready to go. Happy Halloween! by @richelletopping

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🐻 The dynamic duo of Rising Voices speaker, Richelle Topping, and Dr. Katherine Sharkey are working together to raise #sleepdisorders awareness across Brown University! Dr. Sharkey recently invited Richelle to share her presentation not once but TWICE at Brown.

📚 On April 1st, Richelle shared her #RisingVoices presentation with the psychiatry residents at Brown University (who gifted Richelle this nifty mug, how cool is that?). On April 11th, Richelle returned to speak at the @brownsleepsociety's #narcolepsy panel, sharing her journey.

🌟 Richelle (@richelletopping) is a NEW member of Project Sleep's Expert Advisory Board! She works in the film industry as a freelance camera assistant and is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. After 18 years of struggling with sleepiness, Richelle received a narcolepsy diagnosis at age 33.

🤩 Dr. Sharkey is also a NEW member of Project Sleep's Expert Advisory Board and Associate Dean for Gender Equity and Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University.

💙 Thank you to Richelle and Dr. Sharkey—you truly are a dynamic duo raising awareness! We hope more clinicians and patient advocates can team up.

#NarcolepsyAwareness #SleepHealth #PatientAdvocacy #SleepEducation #ProjectSleep #SleepDisorders #RisingVoices #BrownUniversity #SleepAdvocacy #PatientVoices by @richelletopping

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How sweet is this?? 😭 A gift from the psychiatry residents at Brown for sharing my Rising Voices narcolepsy story with them today. What an absolute honor!

#RisingVoices #ProjectSleep by @richelletopping

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🌍 This #WorldStorytellingDay, we amplify the voices of those living with #sleep disorders who are breaking barriers, reducing stigma, and fostering understanding.

⭐️ Through the #RisingVoices program, Project Sleep trains individuals with sleep disorders to become impactful storytellers—turning lived experiences into advocacy through public speaking.

📣 Why storytelling? Because facts may educate, but stories resonate! Audiences are much more likely to empathize and retain information when it’s shared by someone with lived experience—putting a human face to medical terminology and statistics.

🧩 Plus, sharing your story is a powerful way to find connection, validation, and understanding in a world that often overlooks invisible illnesses.

🗣️ Your story is powerful and your voice is needed! Apply to join the Rising Voices program at the 🔗 in our bio!
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☀️ Special thanks to the Rising Voices trained speakers in this video: @amy__desmarais, @chrispostings, @richelletopping, @sharonelesiacoaching, @meandmycpap!

#WorldStorytellingDay2025 #ProjectSleep #SleepDisorders #Storytelling #SleepAwareness #SleepEducation #narcolepsy #sleepapnea #idiopathichypersomnia by @richelletopping

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I've been making cat toys recently! They're made of felt and filled with catnip and/or silvervine, and you can swipe to see how much Liz Lemon loves them.

If you think your own fur baby might be interested, check the link in my bio! by @richelletopping

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The greater Auckland area by @richelletopping

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I have completely lost track of sharing photos, so here's some last ones from the South Island by @richelletopping

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Just that time I abseiled into a cave to see glow worms 😬 by @richelletopping

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