How Stress, Trauma, and the Lack of Safety Shape Chronic Illness (ft Dr. Sula Wingassen)
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by Dr. Sula Windgassen, a health psychologist, researcher, author of It’s All in Your Body, and fellow chronic illness patient. Dr. Windgassen brings a rare a...
26 Jan 1h 37min
Lessons on Healing From a Doctor Living With Chronic Illness (ft. Dr. Tracy Shevell)
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by Dr. Tracy Shevell — a physician, high-risk OBGYN, women’s health advocate, and chronic illness patient. Dr. Shevell brings a rare dual perspective: what it’...
19 Jan 1h 18min
How Chronic Illness Redefines What Actually Matters, with Tara Rule
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by actor, content creator, and disability rights advocate Tara Rule for an honest, existential conversation about what happens when you come face-to-face with ...
12 Jan 1h 10min
Ask Alex: The Chronic Illness Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask
Happy New Year my lovies!!! In honor of the new year, I’m officially launching a new podcast segment… Ask Alex! Every week (yes, even during guest episodes!), we’ll post the upcoming podcast topic ...
5 Jan 40min
Making Invisible Illness Visible: Sara Levitt Walks the Runway with an Ostomy Bag
This week on Calling in Sick, we’re talking about the terrifying and liberating shift from hiding your illness to letting the world see it. I’m joined by the incredible Sara Levitt, a Crohn’s warrior...
29 Des 20251h 4min
Chronic Pain Isn’t a Moral Failure: Samantha Duran on Pain, Stigma & Survival
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by @Samantha Duran, a chronic illness and pain advocate, accessible fashion designer and content creator who is radically honest about life with chronic illnes...
22 Des 20251h 21min
A Look Into Two Months of Medical Testing
This week on Calling in Sick I’m pulling back the curtain on the last two months of medical testing — why I said yes to a clinical study, what the actual tests were like, and how I’m handling the weir...
15 Des 202559min
How to Work Smarter (Not Harder) With Chronic Illness
This week on Calling in Sick we’re talking about one of the most controversial skills you’ll ever learn with chronic illness… working smarter instead of harder. After 25+ years being the patient, I...
8 Des 202535min
