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
Dr. Karan Rajan on Medical Dismissal, Chronic Illness, and the Rise of Health Misinformation
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by the one and only Dr. Karan Rajan (@dr-karan-explores) — NHS surgeon, educator, and one of the most trusted voices cutting through health misinformation on T...
14 Jul 20251h 22min
Marital Debates: Backseat Driving, Pet Insurance, and Beige Flags
Welcome back to Calling in Sick — and buckle up because this week? Saint Cooper is back!!! We're calling these the Chaos Episodes™, because that's exactly what it is: one part love story, one part med...
7 Jul 202546min
Chronic Illness & the Groundhog Day Effect
Welcome back to another week of Calling in Sick! The past two episodes were all about setting boundaries with ourselves so we can choose joy more often. And this week? Let’s just say I’m still paying ...
30 Jun 202533min
Too Sick for School, Too Sick for Fun? Chronic Illness Guilt and the Rebellion of Joy
I’m back on the mic this week after a little solo pod pause — and I’m kicking things off with something I’ve been thinking about (and living) a lot lately: joy guilt. You know that old rule: “If you’...
16 Jun 202527min
