How can Water Exercise and Aquatic Yoga help people with Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases?
Christa Fairbrother is a skilled and experienced water aerobics and aqua yoga instructor who also lives with multiple chronic illnesses. For Christa, living with arthritis and teaching yoga are integr...
12 Feb 20211h 5min
Life with Arthritis is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Christy Williams’ Story
Christy Williams is a certified health coach, wife, mother of two and endurance athlete/triathlete. She has been living with an autoimmune disease called Sero-negative spondylarthopathy (blood negativ...
4 Feb 20211h 6min
It's Not Just Joint Pain, and 8 other Things Everyone who Loves Someone with Arthritis Should Know
Episode at a Glance:0:48: Episode intro2:50: One - We want you to learn what the disease is and isn’t.9:55: Two - The fatigue can be just as bad as the pain.15:48: Three - It doesn’t just affect the ...
21 Jan 202139min
Arthritis Storytelling Hour - 13 Patient Stories in 90 Minutes
In December 2020, Arthritis Life hosted an “Arthritis Storytelling Hour” where thirteen patients shared vivid tales from their lives.Listen and learn about how difficult the diagnosis process is for s...
12 Jan 20211h 25min
How to Survive the Holidays with a Chronic Illness: Interview with Lene Andersen
Photo credit for Lene’s photo: David Govoni. Speaker bios:Lene (pronounced Lena) is an award-winning writer and rheumatoid arthritis advocate living in Toronto, Canada. Born and raised in Denmark, Len...
16 Dec 202051min
How to get your Patient Voice Heard to Improve Healthcare
Jen dives deep into how and why she co-founded Savvy-Co-op, whose mission is to empower patients to co-create new solutions alongside health innovators. This includes a discussion of her PhD studies i...
3 Dec 202045min
Adapting is a Superpower: Stefanie’s Journey as a Mom with RA, Coach and Nurse Practitioner
Stefanie is the Rheumatoid Arthritis Coach. She’s a mother, teacher, volunteer, Family Nurse Practitioner, and also has rheumatoid arthritis. She was diagnosed about six years ago after the birth of h...
24 Nov 202049min
Staying Safe, Smart, Strong, Sweet and Silly with Spondylitis: Jason's Story
Jason Webb is a 42 year old father of 3 daughters who has lived with inflammatory arthritis for 38 years. He’s also an artist, chef-educator (27 years), stock trading coach, and mentor to other single...
11 Nov 202045min
