One Year of Calling in Sick: Lessons, Mantras & What’s Next
DESCRIPTION: This week on Calling in Sick, we’re celebrating a big milestone — ONE YEAR of the podcast! I share why I started this show, what I’ve learned, and how this community has changed me in wa...
8 Sep 202539min
Revisit: How Chronic Illness Changes Our Definition of Ambition and Drive
Happy Labor Day!!! We’re just one week away from the one-year anniversary of Calling in Sick (!!), and to celebrate, I’m re-releasing one of our favorite solo episodes from this past year: How Chronic...
1 Sep 202527min
My Motherhood Journey with Chronic Illness: IVF, Surgery Setbacks & Hope After Loss
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m opening up about my journey to motherhood while living with chronic illness — the highs, the heartbreaks, and the hope that keeps me going. From IVF to pregnancy loss...
25 Aug 202539min
When to say NO in your health journey (with providers, procedures & medication)
This week on Calling in Sick we are diving into one of the least talked about and most important skills to learn in your medical journey... how (and when) to say NO! After 25 years of being the patien...
18 Aug 202544min
Prednisone Survival Guide: Side Effects, Rage Stories & How to Get Through It
This week on Calling in Sick, it’s just you and me — and one of the most polarizing meds in chronic illness: Prednisone. Over 70% of us with chronic illness are prescribed it at some point, and whethe...
11 Aug 202543min
Why Chronic Illness Patients are Dismissed, Mistreated, and Misunderstood (with Dr. Erin Nance)
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by Dr. Erin Nance — board-certified orthopedic hand/wrist surgeon, founder of FeelBetr, and author of Little Miss Diagnosed: A Surgeon’s Guide to Breaking Bone...
4 Aug 202553min
The Top 3 Things Trauma Therapy Has Taught Me So Far
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m pulling back the curtain on something I’ve never really talked about in depth: trauma therapy. Not wellness aesthetic therapy. Not “journal and manifest” therapy. Rea...
29 Jul 202526min
Jake Haendel on Locked-In Syndrome, Pain, and What It Means to Be Alive
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by @miraclman31 -- podcaster, speaker, and survivor of one of the rarest neurological conditions on earth: Locked-In Syndrome from Acute Toxic Progressive ...
21 Jul 20251h 24min
