How Comedy Helped Gary Gulman Survive Depression
This week on Calling in Sick, I got to sit down with comedian and author Gary Gulman to talk about depression, creativity, recovery, and the surprising things that actually help people get through dar...
9 Mar 1h 7min
Are you a non-compliant patient?! Medical Language Decoded | Ask Alex Q&A
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Dr. Preston Roche is BACK!!! This time, we’re decoding the language patients and providers use that leave us scratching our heads, or feeling misunderstood. We ...
4 Mar 32min
What Happens If Your Doctor Makes a Mistake?
By popular demand, Dr. Preston Roche is Calling in Sick again. Last time we unpacked the psychiatry of pain… but this time, we went somewhere even more uncomfortable: What really happens when healthca...
2 Mar 1h 1min
Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness: Ask Alex Q&A
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Coop and I are answering your real-life questions about navigating starting a family, while managing my chronic illnesses. We cover: 💸 How we are paying for IVF ...
25 Feb 16min
Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness
This week on Calling in Sick, Coop and I are sitting down for one of the most vulnerable conversations we’ve had yet. We’re talking about the reality of trying to have a baby while living with chronic...
23 Feb 1h 6min
Traveling With Chronic Illness (Food, Allergies, Compression & Long Flights): Ask Alex Q&A
In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m answering your real-life questions about navigating international travel with chronic illness… after just getting back from a very impromptu trip to London myse...
18 Feb 18min
How to Travel with a Chronic Illness During a Flare-Up (My London Trip)
This week on Calling in Sick, we’re debriefing my very impromptu trip to London… which happened one week after I was hospitalized. Yes. That hospitalization. The one with the worst IVIG hangover I’ve ...
16 Feb 34min
Navigating Dating, Work & Duvet Days with Chronic Illness (ft. Caroline Cray): Ask Alex Q&A
It’s finally happening... Calling in Sick is officially launching a SECOND episode every week!!!!!! Y’all’s response to the first Ask Alex episode was so overwhelmingly positive that we had to open i...
11 Feb 30min
