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Chronic Wellness
by Annette Leonard
Are you one of the millions living with a chronic illness or pain? Our diseases may be very different, but we have many of the same experiences, obstacles and frustrations. We are all working for a better quality of life knowing that pain and limitations will be our traveling companions. My name is Annette and I'm the host of Chronic Wellness, a brief, weekly, podcast where we talk about it all: sex, self-care, mental heath, loss of identity, anger, how to navigate health care and have less days that suck so hard.I have this belief that: If health is the absence of disease, and wellness is the presence of wholeness; whether or not I'm ever "healthy" again, I can work work toward my wellness, my wholeness. Curious? Join me where you listen to Podcasts, for a few moments of Chronic Wellness.
Episodes
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Episode 434: Ritual, Routine, and Chronic Conditions
Ritual, routine and chronic conditions. https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com This is the Chronic Wellness Podcast. I'm Annette Leonard, speaker, coach, and sick person who believes that my illnesses do not define me. If health is the absence of...
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Episode 433: Scamanda and Apple Cider Vinegar - Scams that Damage Us with Chronic Conditions
Scamanda and Apple Cider Vinegar - Scams that Damage Us with Chronic Conditions. https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com I tuned in to the podcast and now the TV versions of "Scamanda" and now the Netflix show "Apple Cider Vinegar." Here are…
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Episode 431: PROPER Maintenance Can SAVE Your Inogen Portable Oxygen Concentrator!
PROPER Maintenance Can SAVE Your Inogen Portable Oxygen Concentrator! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or website https://www.annetteleonard.com I recently traveled by plane which means using oxygen. The last time I used my Inogen, portable concentrator I got a message that...
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Episode 432: What to do When Chronic Illness Takes a Turn for the Worse
When chronic illness takes a turn for the worse how do we not borrow trouble? Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com It's already February of 2025 and this is my first broadcast of the year! I had a death in my family at the end of last...
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Episode 430: What Happens When You Face Pain Head-On？
What happens when you face pain? Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com I recently spent a month in near-total isolation. When these illnesses flare up and take time like this, it's difficult to roll with the physical and emotional toll....
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Episode 429: ER Hellscape for People with Chronic Conditions
The ER with chronic conditions. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com I was recently absent from the podcast for several weeks. I was prescribed a new medication that had the side effect of headaches. As a person with daily migraines,...
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Episode 428: Surprising Ways Chronic Illness Affects Menopause
Chronic illness may have surprising impacts on your experience of menopause. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com I am not a doctor and you should not take medical advice from me. If you are a woman and live past a certain age -- you...
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Episode 427: Can You Effectively Advocate For Yourself When Your Medical History Is TOO MUCH？
I’m Annette Leonard you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com Have you ever had a doctor be overwhelmed by your complex stew of medical conditions? I recently sought out a specialist to talk about menopause. She read my...
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Episode 426: Change The Filter For Your Mental Health
I’m Annette Leonard you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com My wife has been doing some fall cleaning chores. Because I am unable to physically join her, I have a hard time managing. Sometimes I try to join her (usually...
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Episode 425: The Hidden Dangers of IVIG Therapy
The DANGERS of IVIg. I’m Annette Leonard you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard or my website https://www.annetteleonard.com Last week I talked about IVIg. This week I'm here to talk about the dangers of IVIg. Please note, the *vast* majority of people tolerate...
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Episode 424: Revealing The Secrets Of IVIG Therapy
Here are the truths about IVIG. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard IVIG What is it? A blood product that's sold as a pharmaceutical product. IGg is a major component in our immune system. Intravenous…
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Episode 423: Shocking Truths About Mixed Connective Tissue Diseases
What are the dangers of mixed connective tissue disease? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard What are the main MCTDs? What can happen if you have a MCTD? These diseases can impact our wellbeing and threaten our…
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Episode 422: The Warning Signs Of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Mixed connective tissue diseases. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard These are rare diseases. There are three primary manifestations: lupus SLE, scleroderma, and polymyositis. We have connective tissues all over…
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Episode 421: Mail Order Pharmacy Questions
Considering mail order pharmacy? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard When I was researching this question, I found the 6-8 mail order pharmacies that I thought best fit my needs and developed a list of questions to...
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Episode 420: My Pharmacy Closed - Is Mail Order The Way??
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard About a year ago my pharmacy closed. I was ill-equipped for how disruptive this change was going to be. From none of my prescriptions transferring over automatically, to the new...
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Episode 419: What Pain Wants
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Every other week (or so) I host an episode of Chronic Wellness Conversations on IG Live where I interview an author, thought leader or sick people. You can find these interviews…
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Episode 418: Overscheduled - Procrastination And Dread
I don't take my own advice. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Transparent. Maybe it's easy to watch me on YouTube or listen to me on a podcast and hear me talk about ways to live our lives with chronic conditions...
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Episode 417: Anniversary Y'all!
IT'S MY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY I’m Annette Leonard https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard June 18, 2019 was the first day I sent my voice out into the void from here in my guest room. While some things have changed -- I used to record 5 days a...
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Episode 416: You've Been Approved For SSD
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard You finally heard that you've been approved for Social Security Disability. Treat yourself -- whether that's a call to a friend, a gf cupcake, or some other way that you do...
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Episode 415: Denied For Social Security, What Next?!
You've been denied Social Security Disability, now what? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard You've FINALLY heard back and got the courage to open the envelope and learned that your application has been denied....
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Episode 414: I've Completed The Social Security Application What Happens Next?
You've completed the initial application for Social Security Disability, what happens next? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard I am not an attorney or legal advisor -- seek professional guidance when trying to…
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Episode 412: Should I Apply For Social Security Disability?
Should I apply for Social Security Disability? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard I am not a legal advisor -- seek professional guidance when trying to make legal determinations or get professional input about...
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Episode 411: Sleep Roller Coaster
Sleep is the foundation for everything! I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard If you're watching this on video you can see I'm wearing my dark shades -- that means my migraine is off the charts. Part of the reason is...
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Episode 410: Seeking Happiness
Searching for joy? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard I was recently reading about what to do if you've lost your happy. This is not specifically related to depression, which requires more specialized tools and...
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Episode 409: Colonoscopy and Autoimmune Disease?
Colonoscopy and autoimmune disease? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Do you have an autoimmune disease and you're getting a colonoscopy? Consult your physician and take their advice, not mine. However, I have a...
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Episode 408: Intrinsic And Extrinsic Worth
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard I recently read Emily Henry's, "The People We Meet on Vacation." She did a great job putting to language the ways we are confident and insecure, and how relationships expose us…
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Episode 407: Boundaries 2.0
Can setting boundaries be life-saving? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard $49 Boundary Course (through April 2024) https://jennywalters.thinkific.com/courses/boundary-uprising A few more words about boundaries.…
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Episode 406: Boundaries And Illness
Can setting boundaries be life-saving? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard You know that I'm a big fan of Dr Gabor Mate. His book, "When the Body Says, 'No'" is a big part of why I'm still ALIVE today. That's a big...
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Episode 405: Your Health Journey Is All Your Own
Your health journey is all your own. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Several things made me think about this topic. I recently was talking about my friend Amy. She died almost exactly a year before I got my...
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Episode 404: Chronic Pain and Elite Athletes
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard It's February, Black History Month, and we just had the Super Bowl. After watching the Netflix movie about Diana Nyad, my wife mentioned that people living with chronic pain have...
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Episode 403: Sick on top of Sick
Chronic illness doesn't exempt me from other opportunistic illnesses. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard [I don't know what happened to the visuals shortly into this video....] I didn't record Chronic Wellness…
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Episode 402: Is There An Antidote To Chronic Pain?
Is there an antidote to chronic pain? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard If you suffer daily from chronic pain, I know that you, like me wish that there were ways to resolve that pain. We've talked about novel…
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Episode 401: Micro - Disciplines
Could micro-disciplines be the key to transformation? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard With the start of the calendar year the allure of resolutions and making sweeping changes is real. However, when I try to…
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Episode 400: Chronic Wellness turns 400!
400 Episodes! I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard It's 2024 and this is my 400th episode. I've been absent for a couple of weeks. Part of what's been happening is my tech has been hinky but also with the 400th...
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Episode 399: Compassion, Self Compassion And The Holidays
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Today I'm wrapping up my series on empathy and compassion. These words are not synonyms. Once I feel empathy - identifying with someone's experience, I can behave compassionately…
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Episode 398: Empathy Vs Compassion
What's the difference between compassion and empathy? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Last week I talked about whether we could feel another's pain. Taking a step back from that I'm deconstructing what…
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Episode 396: Why Do We Deny Women's Pain?
I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard I'm listening to the podcast "The Retrievals." In which a fertility clinic at Yale had a nurse who was swapping out fentanyl for saline. The women who describe their pain go into...
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395 But You Don't Look Sick VDownloader
"But you don't look sick." I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Learning how to respond to, "but you don't look sick," without getting frustrated is a difficult thing. Maybe I don't -- and yet, I am. I often try to...
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Episode 394: Thinking About Gaza
This list compiled by Charity Watch Doctors Without Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/)/MSF is donating medical supplies to hospitals/health facilities in Gaza responding to medical needs. MSF does not run medical programs in Israel, which has strong emergency and health services. MSF...
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Episode 393: Promising Research For CFS And Long COVID
Can this supplement improve long COVID? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard My journey into chronic illness started with mono. My start of mono was Epstein Barr Virus. At the 6 month mark, I still wasn't better.…
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Episode 392: Do My Words And Thoughts Directly Affect My Health?
Do our words and thoughts directly affect our health? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard In the early 2000's there was an independent film called "What the Bleep do We Know?" exploring how quantum mechanics work…
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Episode 391: Does How We Talk About Our Illness Matter?
Does how we talk about our illness change the trajectory of our illness? I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard Often when faced with illness we speak in violent metaphors: being a warrior, tackling, battling,...
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Episode 389: Change Just One Thing
Change just one thing. I’m Annette Leonard of https://www.annetteleonard.com you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theannetteleonard/ I took the longest break I’ve ever taken since starting Chronic Wellness. It’s good to be back. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a...
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Episode 388: Out Of Office
This is is a brief video to tell you I'm Out of the Office. I'm taking a break this summer. My recording space (our guest room) is going to be occupied and we have some other projects so I'm going to pause. I'll be returning at the end of August/beginning of September. There are more than 385...
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Episode 387: Non-Duality And Chronic Illness
Duality is either/or thinking. We tend to gravitate toward this type of thinking by habit. However, non-duality allows us to embrace multiplicities. In the context of chronic pain and illness non-duality allows us to recognize "I am not this illness." We are often pathologized. Rather than…
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Episode 386: Pride - Families Of Choice
It's the first week of Pride month so I'm talking about families of choice. When I came out it was not welcome. While my folks are fairly liberal and who, in the early 70's adopted kids of color and fought against racism (even in their own families). However, they weren't similarly prepared to...
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Episode 385: Alternate Therapies
Today I'm wrapping up my series about alternative medical therapies. I thought I'd take a moment to address what I didn't in last week's episode -- the fact that if you're watching this on video my look has changed dramatically. I'm now bald. If you search alternative medical treatments on...
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Episode 384: Alternative Therapies - Energy Healing
Energy medicine is likely one of the oldest forms of medicine. This might include reiki, body talk, EFT, medical intuit or other names. Whether we call it qi, chi, prana, or atomic energy, or life force, there is energy running through us and that energy can be influenced and manipulated. Energy...
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Episode 383: Alternative Therapies - Earthing
I'm talking today about a therapy that is rather woo. It is called Earthing. With more than 30 years of medical studies performed on it, I was surprised that I didn't learn of it until very recently. Simply put, it is the practice of putting your bare skin on the earth. The idea came from the…
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Episode: 382 Alternative Therapies - Sound Healing
As I continue to discuss alternative methods of healing today I'm talking about sound therapy or sound healing. Maybe you know about Tibetan singing bowls or have heard about taking a sound bath. When we talk about sound healing, that is a broad term that implies using the modality of sound for...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Are you one of the millions living with a chronic illness or pain? Our diseases may be very different, but we have many of the same experiences, obstacles and frustrations. We are all working for a better quality of life knowing that pain and limitations will be our traveling companions. My name is Annette and I'm the host of Chronic Wellness, a brief, weekly, podcast where we talk about it all: sex, self-care, mental heath, loss of identity, anger, how to navigate health care and have less days that suck so hard.I have this belief that: If health is the absence of disease, and wellness is the presence of wholeness; whether or not I'm ever "healthy" again, I can work work toward my wellness, my wholeness. Curious? Join me where you listen to Podcasts, for a few moments of Chronic Wellness.
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