Chronically Brown: The Importance of Cultural Representation in Chronic Illness Communities, With Sukhjeen Kaur
Topics covered in this episode include:Stigmas around disability within South Asian communities.Sukhjeen’s personal story with rheumatoid arthritis and how that led her to form the nonprofit Chronical...
25 Maj 202153min
The Worst Good News: What to do when Test Results are Normal but you Feel Awful? Joel Nelson's Story.
Topics include:Joel shares what it was like to grow up with juvenile idiopathic arthritisJoel explores the vulnerability of doctor patient interactions and the concern chronic illness patients often h...
13 Maj 202158min
Parenting, Faith and Respecting Different Treatment Choices: Conversation with The Rheumatoid Arthritis Mama Renee Anderson
Episode at a glance:Renee’s diagnosis journey after a decade of mystery symptomsHow rheumatoid arthritis has affected Renee’s parenting and homeschoolingRenee’s Christian faith helps her cope with cha...
4 Maj 202150min
It's just a bad day, not a bad life: Julie Croner's Psoriatic Arthritis Journey
Specific topics include:Julie’s experience with multiple knee surgeries Avascular Necrosis leads to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Julie is bedriddenfor 6 monthsHow a trip to Disney World led to J...
24 Apr 202145min
From Devastated to Patient Leader: Eileen Davidson’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Story
Episode at a glance:Eileen shares her rocky road to an RA diagnosis when he son was two years oldHow Eileen's blog led her to patient advocacy and research How symptom tracking helped Eileen reduce pa...
15 Apr 202147min
Pregnancy and Parenting with Psoriatic Arthritis: Jamie’s Story
In this episode, Cheryl & Jamie discuss:Jamie’s challenging diagnosis journeyThe difference between her pre-psoriatic arthritis pregnancy and parenting experience and her experience being pregnant wit...
1 Apr 20211h 7min
Can you Live a Normal Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
In this episode Cheryl explains how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been key for her to build a life she loves despite chronic illnesses. She also shares how she’s found a balance between ...
27 Mars 202131min
What do you do when you hit rock bottom from chronic pain? Mindfulness, Acceptance and more with James Allen
James and Cheryl discuss in detail how they manage fluctuating symptoms and pain from chronic rheumatic diseases. James also explains how his patient journey led him to create his innovative 3-D sympt...
17 Mars 20211h 3min
