Mindy is an author and activist whose passion for representing the underserved is present in all she does. She has several published works, including her most recent book Unnatural Resources, a novel with themes of women’s empowerment. Currently Mindy is deeply involved in activism for ALS prevention and support.
About Mindy
Believe it or not, Mindy’s career as an author actually began as a musician.
Books
Mindy’s first book, Unnatural Resources, released on October 30, 2020.
ALS Activism
Learn more about Mindy's race for a cure.
ALS Activism
Mindy Uhrlaub is a carrier of the fatal C9orf72 gene and is an activist for genetic carriers of ALS. She is a member of the Familial ALS Team and the Peer Mentor Team at I AM ALS. She is a founding member of Genetic ALS/FTD: End the Legacy, and participates in more than a dozen longitudinal studies of ALS. She is also the author of the forthcoming book, A War of Nerves: An ALS Memoir. Uhrlaub has testified before the National Institutes for Health and the Food and Drug Administration, demanding early access to life-saving drugs for presymptomatic carriers of genetic ALS. She is being screened for the first ever study to see how a presymptomatic carrier of C9orf72 ALS responds to a drug in a trial.
Events
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Press
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Connect
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Reviewed by Publishers Weekly as a
“searing debut” and “harrowing novel”
With its themes of women’s empowerment, Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.