EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 26 MIN
Brace Yourself: Growing up with Scoliosis
from Unwell Informed · host Unwell Informed
What’s worse than acne, puberty, and P.E. class? Try doing it all in a full-body back brace.In this episode of Unwell Informed, co-host Angus tells the story of being diagnosed with scoliosis and growing up in high school wearing a rigid back brace. From awkward changing rooms to learning how to sleep, sit, breathe, and exist like a normal teenager while being essentially wrapped in 'carbon fiber cocoon'. This episode is funny, honest, and deeply uncomfortable in the best way.Angus and Bea unpack what it really feels like to grow up with a visible condition, and how it impacts identity, and why sometimes the worst moments make the best comedy later.No inspiration . No violin music. Just real talk, bad jokes, and metal rods.
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What’s worse than acne, puberty, and P.E. class? Try doing it all in a full-body back brace.In this episode of Unwell Informed, co-host Angus tells the story of being diagnosed with scoliosis and growing up in high school wearing a rigid back brace. From awkward changing rooms to learning how to sleep, sit, breathe, and exist like a normal teenager while being essentially wrapped in 'carbon fiber cocoon'. This episode is funny, honest, and deeply uncomfortable in the best way.Angus and Bea unpack what it really feels like to grow up with a visible condition, and how it impacts identity, and why sometimes the worst moments make the best comedy later.No inspiration . No violin music. Just real talk, bad jokes, and metal rods.
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