Your Productivity Does NOT Determine Your Worth: Redefining Success with Chronic Illness
This week on Calling in Sick, we’re diving deep into a topic that I think so many of us—especially those with chronic illness—struggle with: the link between productivity and self-worth. I’ll be hones...
17 Maalis 202536min
How I Handle the Fear of Flaring & Failing with Chronic Illness
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m getting real about the mental gymnastics of navigating chronic illness—especially when you're constantly balancing fear of flaring, fear of failing, and the never-end...
10 Maalis 202539min
What It’s REALLY Like to Recover from Endometriosis Surgery
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m taking you inside my latest surgery—my second endometriosis excision surgery. If you’ve been through it, you know: endo surgery is no joke. From a misdiagnosed journe...
3 Maalis 202555min
Chronic Illness Life Update: Trusting My Body & Navigating What’s Next
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m getting real about where I’m at with my health right now. To be honest, I’ve been flaring for almost a year, stuck in survival mode, and have been pushing through wit...
24 Helmi 202547min
Revisit: My Health Journey & Living with Chronic Illness
Hiiiiii my sweet fam! 💕 This episode is a revisit to Episode 1 as I’m CALLING IN SICK this week with a flare-up from the pits of hell. 😩 Come hang out with me on my socials as I crush some Bravo 🍿,...
10 Helmi 202542min
Inside Your Mind: Chronic Illness & The Voices in Your Head
This week on Calling in Sick, it’s just me, Alex, taking you inside my brain—literally. Inspired by Inside Out, I’m breaking down the real voices that fill the mind of a chronically ill person—the one...
3 Helmi 202545min
Medical Burnout and Chronic Illness: Why It Happens and How to Break the Cycle
This week on Calling in Sick, it’s just me, Alex, diving into one of the toughest challenges for those of us with chronic illness: medical burnout. From endless appointments, waiting months for appoin...
27 Tammi 202541min
A Chronic Illness Guide on How to (and NOT) Navigate Events, RSVPing and Your Social Life
This week on Calling in Sick, it’s a solo episode with me, Alex! I’m diving into how to navigate events and social plans while managing a chronic illness. From figuring out when to RSVP “yes” to tack...
20 Tammi 202550min
