Ep 5 The Revolution and The Insomniac: The Empyrean Series and Melissa Bond | Ehlers-Danlos, Insomnia, and Mental Health

Medical Media Mixer Podcast – The Empyrean Series, Blood Orange Night & Insomnia 🐉📚🩺🍹 Medical Media Mixer is your go-to health and wellness podcast, shaken with cocktails and stirred with entertainment and media. In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world where fantasy literature meets real-life health conditions and memoir storytelling: 📖 The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros – including Fourth Wing and Iron Flame – and the representation of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) in Violet Sorrengail’s character. 📕 Blood Orange Night: My Journey to the Edge of Madness by Melissa Bond – a raw memoir about insomnia, benzodiazepine dependence, and survival. 🩺 Exploring EDS, insomnia, and even rare fatal insomnia through the lens of both fiction and nonfiction. And of course, we sip along with our Cocktails of the Week: 🍸 Fourth Wing–inspired cocktail – a fantasy-worthy book club drink. ☕ Insomniac cocktail – bold, caffeinated, and fitting for our insomnia theme. 🐉 The Empyrean Series & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ScreenRant – Violet Sorrengail’s condition in Fourth Wing Health.com – Rebecca Yarros interview CYDA – Dragons, magic, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Empyrean Series Wiki Medical Context – EDS Medscape – Ehlers-Danlos overview The Ehlers-Danlos Society – What is EDS? 📕 Blood Orange Night & Insomnia Melissa Bond – Blood Orange Night (June 2022) Mayo Clinic – Insomnia causes & symptoms Cleveland Clinic – Insomnia overview PMC – Advances in insomnia research NORD – Fatal familial insomnia 🍹 Featured Cocktails Fourth Wing–inspired cocktail Insomniac cocktail 🌐 Connect With Us 🎧 Podcast Website: Medical Media Mixer 📱 Social Media Hub: Linktree Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review! 🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first box ClassPass: 2 weeks free 15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof 💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.