Using Comedy to Cope with Chronic Illness

In this episode of Calling in Sick, I sat down with the incredibly funny and sweet Alexandra Kopko. You may know her from her TikTok @alexandrawideeyes, where she uses her incredibly relatable sense of humor to create educational and absolutely hysterical content about living and thriving with a chronic illness. We talk about navigating your way to a diagnosis in your 20s and the funny-not-funny snafus that arose along the way - like doctors that don’t believe you and grieving your precious healthy self. I hope you this Monday’s episode makes you laugh as much as I did — my face actually hurt from smiling and laughing so much. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Calling In Sick! 00:01:30 Alex’s Catch Up and Health Status 00:08:00 Alex’s Wellness Picks 00:11:45 Introducing Alexandra Kopka (@alexandrawideeyes) 00:16:30 Alex’s Diagnosis Story 00:36:30 Getting doctors to take you seriously 00:45:20 Using comedy to cope with chronic illness 00:49:30 Health anxiety 00:55:40 Chronic illness on social media 01:09:50 The “Spoon-ion” 01:13:00 Are their negative repercussions to joking about chronic illness? 01:18:30 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: Malla - Go to Malla.co and use code “CallingInSick” for 25% off your first session. Malla is here to help you thrive! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow social: • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ #chronicillnesssupport #livingwithautoimmunedisease #callinginsick #healthandwellness #podcast #podcastclips #chronicillnesscomedy #flareup #darkhumor #comedypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices