Calling In Sick10 Feb 2025

Revisit: My Health Journey & Living with Chronic Illness

Hiiiiii my sweet fam! 💕 This episode is a revisit to Episode 1 as I’m CALLING IN SICK this week with a flare-up from the pits of hell. 😩 Come hang out with me on my socials as I crush some Bravo 🍿, spill my duvet day tricks 🛋️, and share all the food Saint Cooper is making me to get me back on my feet. 🍲 Don’t worry, I’m on some heavy prednisone, so I’ll be back next week! Love you guys and happy hearts week! ❤️‍🩹 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the REVISITED first episode of Calling in Sick! This podcast is all about navigating life with chronic illness and autoimmune disease. Join me, your host, Alex, as I make a long story long and dive deep into my health journey 🧬, which started at age 6. I’ll share how my diagnoses—Polyarteritis Nodosa (Vasculitis), Lupus / Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD), Small Fiber Neuropathy // Dysautonomia, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)—have shaped who I am today. 🩺💪 This episode covers: * 🌱 What to expect on the Calling in Sick Podcast * 🏥 My personal health journey and living with chronic illness * 🎯 My goals and takeaways It's time to submit your doctor's note because we are calling in sick together! 💌 Let's talk chronic illness support, self-care during flare-ups, and how to cope when life feels like it's too much. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome to the FIRST episode of Calling in Sick! 00:02:30 What to expect on the Calling in Sick Podcast 00:07:30 My health journey 00:29:50 Goals & takeaways 00:36:35 THANK YOU for listening!! ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- #ChronicIllnessPodcast #AutoimmuneDiseases #Lupus #Vasculitis #ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome #Dysautonomia #Endometriosis #HealthJourney #LivingWithChronicIllness #ChronicIllnessFlareUps #PrednisoneTreatment #LivingWithAutoimmuneDisease #HealthSupportPodcast #SelfCareForChronicIllness #AutoimmuneDiseaseAwareness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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