Calling In Sick7 Juli 2025

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 medical update, and several parts unhinged. This week we’re diving into: 💖 How we have fun as a couple even when chronic illness is center stage 🐊 Animal therapy and my current backyard lizard obsession ☕️ My caffeine addiction & our beige flags for each other 📺 Headed to the big screen!!! 🐶 Our thoughts on pet insurance and if it’s scam or savior? 🧠 Trauma therapy, pain management updates, and prednisone It’s chaotic, it’s cozy, it’s just what you expect from Calling in Sick. So thanks for hanging with us again — don’t forget to DM us your couch recs and tell us where you stand on the pet insurance debate. xx, Alex & Coops 💬 Comment: What’s your take on pet insurance?! ** GIVEAWAY ON SOCIALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HIDDEN DISABILITY SUNFLOWER PROJECT ** Giveaway includes HDS gear + airline gift card! ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: ✨Grove Co. — https://go.shopmy.us/p-20737557 — ALEXANDRA25 for 25% off all orders +$75!!! #podcast #podcastclips #ChronicIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #SpoonieLife #HealthJourney #CallingInSick #SpoonieSupport #ChronicIllnessAwareness #MedicalJourney #DisabilityAwareness #SurvivalMode #IdentityShift #medicalgaslighting #womenshealth #selfadvocacy #medicalbias #vasculitis #mixedconnectivetissuedisease #ibd #irritableboweldisease #trauma #ptsd #mentalhealthmatters #findjoy #glimmers #guiltforjoy #endometriosis #lupus #MS #chronicfatiguesyndrome #eds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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