Chronic Illnesses Don't Make Any Sense
What do I know for sure about chronic illness, you ask?? Literally NONE of it makes sense. As someone who’s been sick for 25 years, you think I would have it all perfectly figured out - what triggers ...
4 Nov 202532min
Revisit: Medical gaslighting, gender bias & what to do about it (with Dr. Zachary Spiritos)
I girlbossed too close to the sun 😵💫 (forcing a flare for diagnostics + having a little too much fun!!) — so I’m calling in sick for real this week and giving my body the rest it needs. While I tak...
27 Okt 20251h 5min
Forcing a Chronic Illness Flare Up: Why I Stopped My Meds on Purpose
After 25 years, I’m still constantly wondering if my childhood diagnosis is even right, which has a LOT of implications. Like am I taking the right meds, am I seeing the right doctors, why am I not fe...
20 Okt 202533min
Ketamine Therapy: A New Way to Treat Pain and Mental Health
This week on Calling in Sick, I sit down with Oli Mittermaier, Co-Founder of CIT clinics, to unpack how ketamine therapy is reshaping treatment for mental health and chronic pain. When we hear ketamin...
13 Okt 20251h 27min
Why Being the Perfect Patient Won’t Cure You: The Truth About When People-Pleasing Backfires
In this week’s episode of Calling in Sick, I’m opening up about how being “a pleasure to have in class” growing up has morphed into a deep need to be a PERFECT patient!!! I share how I try get my ther...
6 Okt 202533min
Does gut health impact chronic illness? Everything you need to know, with Dr. Stephanie Culler
Is “gut health” just another buzzy wellness trend, OR is it a real component of chronic illness that we may be able to change?? In this episode of Calling in Sick, I sit down with Dr. Stephanie Culler...
29 Sep 20251h 5min
The Prednisone Survival Guide for Friends, Family and Caregivers
This week on Calling in Sick, Cooper joins me to chat all things prednisone… because prednisone isn’t just hard on the person taking it, it’s a full-on rollercoaster for the people around them too!! A...
22 Sep 202549min
I’m Mad: Chronic Illness Flare-Ups, Disease Progression and Treatments Failing
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m showing up mad. After almost two years of flaring, I’m starting to wonder if this maybe isn’t just a flare anymore… maybe it’s my new normal. And with that comes the ...
15 Sep 202538min
