The Conversation Chronic Illness Patients Are Terrified to Have With Family (ft. Shamekka Marty)
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m joined by Shamekka Marty to discuss the deeply personal and often invisible impact of living with chronic illnesses… how the diagnosis and disease ripples throu...
15 Apr 22min
Medical Gaslighting, Racial Bias & a Kidney Transplant: Shamekka Marty's Unfiltered Chronic Illness Story
This week on Calling in Sick, we are honored to sit down with one of the most resilient and powerful voices in the chronic illness community: Shamekka Marty, better known as Mika or the “Pretty Sick L...
13 Apr 1h 23min
The Truth About Sushi, CBD, and Hair Dye During Pregnancy; Q&A with Dr. Natalie Crawford
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Dr. Natalie Crawford and I are diving into a rapid-fire round of fertility "hot takes" and essential pregnancy "no-gos". We cut through the noise of social media tr...
8 Apr 18min
Trying to Conceive With Chronic Illness (ft. Dr. Natalie Crawford)
This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with Dr. Natalie Crawford, fertility specialist, reproductive endocrinologist, and someone who gets it on a whole different level because she's been on h...
6 Apr 1h 38min
Brands Ignore the Chronic Illness Community; Q&A with Ashton McGrady
In this week’s episode of Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, accessibility consultant Ashton and I are diving deep into the world of inclusive beauty and why the industry needs a major shake-up. We cover:...
1 Apr 40min
Accessible Beauty: The Billion-Dollar Market Beauty Brands Ignore (ft. Ashton McGrady)
This week on Calling in Sick, we're talking about something that affects 1 in 6 people... but somehow, the beauty industry still hasn't gotten the memo. I'm sitting down with Ashton McGrady, disabled ...
30 Mar 1h 14min
Inside a hospital stay with a chronic illness (my worst one yet)
This week on Calling in Sick, buckle up… because a LOT happened. After insurance delayed my IVIG (again), a big ‘ol flare hit. I ended up hospitalized, and experienced what became the worst hospital s...
23 Mar 1h 6min
Talking About Chronic Illness Is Awkward; Q&A with Jenna Gestetner
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Jenna Gestetner and I are answering your questions about navigating the real-life-isms of chronic illness. We cover: 👚 Our favorite adaptive and chronic illnes...
18 Mar 18min
