Health Anxiety & Chronic Illness
When you live with a chronic health condition, paying attention to your body is important. But what happens when paying attention turns into constantly monitoring, checking, Googling and worrying? In ...
5 Loka 39min
It feels like a part time job (that i never applied for)
Managing a chronic health condition can sometimes feel like a part-time job — and on bad days, a full-time one! There are appointments to organise, medications to remember, symptoms to monitor, paperw...
28 Syys 27min
Social media: the good, the bad and the algorithm
When you live with chronic illness, social media can be a lifeline. Finding people who truly get it, discovering practical tips, feeling validated and connecting with a community can make an enormous ...
21 Syys 33min
Weaponising Competence
What happens when being capable starts being used as evidence that you’re not struggling?In this episode, we’re talking about weaponising competence—what happens when your ability to work, parent, soc...
14 Syys 39min
MS and Type 1 Diabetes: Rachel’s Voice
Today you are hearing from Rachel. Rachel was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 19 in 1998, and after six years of searching for answers, she received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2015. She...
10 Syys 20min
Re-Release - Pets & Health: The Power of Companionship
Join us this week as we revisit a fun, heart-warming dive into the world of pets and the surprising ways they can boost our wellbeing - especially when living with a chronic health condition. From loy...
7 Syys 38min
Growing Up With Vision Loss: An Interview with Penny
Today you are hearing from Penny. Penny lives with retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, a genetic eye condition that causes progressive vision loss. She was diagnosed at 16 with the very same condition her mo...
3 Syys 34min
How Do I Explain This Pain? When ‘0 to 10’ Just Isn’t Enough.
How do you explain pain when “it hurts” just doesn’t seem to cover it? In this episode, we’re talking about one of the most frustrating parts of living with chronic illness: trying to describe your pa...
31 Elo 35min
