What is it like to identify as a spoonie? How do you adjust your identity in relation to living with chronic illness? What do you have to do every day that your healthy friends don’t have to?

In this podcast episode, I unraveling the illness experience with Joe Sanok. He discusses how he came to identify as a Spoonie, and shares some of his perspectives on time and energy management.

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Have you ever felt like doctors are not invested in trying to solve your medical issues with you? Do you ever feel like you’re being passed along from specialist to specialist? Have you felt so sick and struggling to get a diagnosis that you also resigned yourself to living a life you don’t want - and how can you change that?

In this podcast episode, I speak about navigating diagnosis with career coach Jenna Valovic. We reflect on the various steps involved in finding a medical diagnosis for chronic illness, as well as the roll of lifestyle in wellbeing and health.

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Have you ever felt like your parents just really don’t get what it’s like living with a chronic illness? Have you ever felt like they don’t know what to do to support you, or that you need some space? How can you form the relationship that you want with your family when living with chronic illness?

In this podcast episode, I discuss one parent's take on childhood chronic illness with my father, Ken Herts. We reflect on a parent's perspective of living with a child who has a chronic illness, and how to foster empathy within that relationship.

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