073 Learning to Enjoy Life With Chronic Illness, with Lauren Watt
What does it mean to enjoy your life when illness still shapes it? For Lauren Watt, that question includes eight years spent largely in bed, the loss of expected teenage milestones, and the work of bu...
22 Sep 1h 8min
072 The Fear That Never Fully Leaves: Living With Chronic Illness Uncertainty
A familiar ache. A lower energy day. A call from the doctor's office. A test result in the patient portal. Sometimes one small moment is enough to send the mind racing toward the next flare, the next ...
15 Sep 12min
071 How to Talk to Children About Chronic Illness, with Sara Olsher
Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations about cancer, chronic and terminal illness, death, anticipatory grief, and talking with children about a loved one’s health. Children notice the ca...
8 Sep 40min
070 The Apology Habit: You Do Not Have to Be Sorry for Having Limits
How many times have you said “I’m sorry” this week? Sorry I canceled. Sorry I am tired. Sorry I need help. Sorry my body changed the plan again. For many of us living with chronic illness, those words...
1 Sep 12min
069 Building a Business That Lets You Rest, with Randi Pullar
What if your business expected your body to have hard days? For chronically ill and neurodivergent entrepreneurs, conventional business advice can feel impossible to follow. Post constantly. Stay visi...
25 Aug 1h
068 Chronic Illness and the Lonliness of Being Misunderstood
Some of the loneliest moments happen beside people who genuinely love us. They may pray for us, bring dinner, sit in waiting rooms, and help however they know how—and still struggle to understand what...
18 Aug 14min
067 The Things I Never Thought I’d Miss With Chronic Illness
Before chronic illness, I never thought I would miss walking through Target, standing in line, helping Victor drive on a long road trip, or sitting comfortably in one position for more than a few minu...
11 Aug 14min
066 When Chronic Illness Makes Your World Feel Smaller
Chronic illness rarely changes everything at once. More often, your life becomes smaller one quiet “no” at a time. You make fewer plans. You start calculating the physical cost of every invitation. Pl...
4 Aug 11min
