Cheryl's Diagnosis Story Twenty Years Later: Featuring Cheryl's Parents
Episode Summary:🛑Trigger warning: discussion of eating disorders (I did not have one but was accused of lying about causing my weight loss and hiding an ED) 🛑In this episode, my parents and I share ...
7 Aug 202350min
Finding a Realistic Sense of Hope While Juggling Multiple Chronic Illnesses: Katie’s Story
You are not alone. In this episode, host Cheryl Crow and Rheum to THRIVE Graduate Katie Searfross discuss how to find a realistic sense of hope when coping with multiple fluctuating, complex chronic i...
17 Juli 20231h 46min
How to Find Your “New Normal” with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Jennifer Weaver’s Story
Jenni shares how her symptoms were initially dismissed before she got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She then got her diagnosis and experienced a rare medication side effect: medically induced p...
22 Juni 20231h 2min
How to Track Symptoms Without Getting Stressed & Overwhelmed, with Dr. Millie
Episode at a glance:What is a naturopathic doctor? Naturopathic doctors use a holistic approach to patient care. They often include nutrition, mind-body medicine, exercise, and natural approaches to t...
8 Juni 202359min
How does RA Affect Identity? Reflections on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and More with Psychotherapist Timothy Weymann
In this episode, host Cheryl Crow and psychotherapist Timothy Weymann delve deep into the existential, philosophical questions that chronic illness poses. Is there hope without healing? Is it possible...
26 Maj 20231h 9min
What Happens When Your Journey is an Autoimmune Soap Opera? Kelly Conway’s Story
Kelly shares the long and winding road trialing medications and building her coping toolbox as she navigates an undetermined form of autoimmune arthritis. She shares what it’s like to work as a Speech...
10 Maj 20231h 7min
What’s in Gittel’s Coping Toolbox? Group Support, Overcoming Ableism & More
Content / trigger warning: mass shooting discussion Learning to thrive with chronic illness is a marathon, not a sprint. Cheryl and Gittel discuss coping through unlearning toxic positivity, confronti...
28 Apr 20231h 19min
How to Build Resilience while Living with Chronic Pain: Tips from a Psychologist & Pain Researcher, with Dr. Afton Hassett
Summary:Psychologist Dr. Afton Hassett and Cheryl Crow, OT explore the neuroscience behind chronic pain and how its interconnection with fatigue, sleep, stress, and emotions may affect your experience...
18 Apr 20231h 6min
