Medicated Babbling

Let’s use the power of cancel culture to cancel “Lazy”. So many examples but I really liked the explanation in this ADHD video on how being labelled as lazy can turn into shame:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUsotGVqUy4 Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Do you know what Spoon Theory is?  Or heard the term Spoonie and wondered what people were talking about?  This month’s episode is a quick intro to Spoon Theory.   Read the original article here:  https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Random tangents about how the language around Migraine Disease has changed that devolves into thoughts about identity-first vs person-first language. https://headachemigraine.org/headache-and-migraine-disease-language-and-image-guide/   This month’s dash of happy is that OMG, I started a twitch stream!  (mostly crochet, sometimes SIMS, but come on by for a visit) https://www.twitch.tv/jtartandstuff   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Accidental shout out to Phoebe Judge and https://thisiscriminal.com/ while I let you know there is no episode this month. And one day I’ll learn to turn the sound off on my phone before I start to record.  Thanks for listening. 

Words matter, and here are some random thoughts on why I think Acceptance is the wrong word.  And this month’s dash of happy is Maud, unofficially known as #themaudster   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Some random thoughts around New Year’s Resolutions, chronic illness, the frustration of limits, and how “reasonable” just does not sound exciting.    Link to Lene’s thoughts on having a Plan A, B and C  http://theseatedview.com/2020/08/plan-for-the-curveball-to-live-well-with-ra.html And since I mentioned the previous episode with Lene so much, here is the link to that:  https://medicatedbabbling.podbean.com/e/covid-christmas-with-lene-andersen/   This month’s Dash of Happy is journaling.  I was inspired to give it a try after listening to the Awesomeology episode of Ologies https://www.alieward.com/ologies/awesomeology   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Another Christmas chat with Lene Andersen, on how to make the holidays special during Covid, why perfect Christmases are overrated, washi tape and house-lipstick. Links for Lene: The blog:  https://theseatedview.com/ Chronic Christmas Book: https://amzn.to/342wEGb   Lipstick Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_effect   Have Brain Fog?  How about a washi tape video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I45J8MV5bmg Or a planner / bullet journal video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cCMUfgQ2tk   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Chronic illness is exhausting, we all need a break.    Lene’s article on the Mandatory Rest Period:  https://www.healthcentral.com/article/rheumatoid-arthritis-and-rest/?ap=420   Hidden Brain’s 6 minute listen on the Scarcity Mindset:  https://www.npr.org/2017/03/23/521195903/how-the-scarcity-mindset-can-make-problems-worse   And this month’s Dash of Happy is more like a Long Geeky Hug, but it’s a great video from Jessica Kellgren-Fozard.  Spoiler Alert: She thinks you’re great.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2H7upHDIM4   Thanks to Fresh Kils for the intro/outro music:  https://freshkils.bandcamp.com/music

Quick episode to talk about a couple of tips and tricks for dealing with Chronic Illness; a medical notebook and taking medication with food.  And the joys of taking a walk at night in the park.

Having a chronic illness can mean having to stay home to take care of yourself, which means I sometimes feel guilty about not being there for people in my life.  But Responsibly Irresponsible helps. 

No episode this month. 

Going off theme this month to talk about something that’s come up in Black Lives Matter conversations.  And this month’s dash of happy is the BlackAFinSTEM episode of Ologies.  https://www.alieward.com/ologies/blackafinstem

Lene Andersen and I talk about ALL THE THINGS!  Corona, accessibility, doctor’s appointments and how much we appreciate Janitors for keeping us safe.   You can find Lene’s info on her blog site: https://theseatedview.com/    Other Links to random stuff we talked about: Mother’s day history: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52589173 Arrgh, I lost the link to the migraine app that statistically tracks your triggers to see if they really are triggers. But I did some googling, and I’m going to try this one:  https://n1-headache.com/ CBC Spark did a segment on a tracking app that’s coming to Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/montreal-ai-lab-develops-privacy-first-contact-tracing-app-to-track-covid-19-cases-1.5552857 When doing a search for Cognitive Anchoring a whole bunch of stuff came up around Bias. But Cognitive Anchoring Bias was not what I was referring to.  Here is the link to Heather Ordover’s site where she talks about the research around doing things like crocheting or doodling to help you pay attention: http://cognitiveanchoring.com/ Cute Overload is gone!!! To be fair, I haven’t visited in forever.  But look, there is an old inactive twitter account, I’m gonna scroll though it and squee:  https://twitter.com/CuteOverload

Thought I’d try something different this month and go diving into how some of the numbers around chronic illness / disability / corona virus work.  Hope you like it. 

Some thoughts and ideas on coping with the COVID-19, and what I’m up to while trying to deal with it all.    Links: Lene’s blog post on Contributing when you have chronic illness: https://theseatedview.com/2020/02/chronic-illness-doesnt-mean-you-dont-contribute.html Distracting Cute Dog Video:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSzfesc7IgWZwg4n6uXr1A Distracting Cute Cat Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywtAS2KdM7Y Depression Era Cooking Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mii-r41EdnM&t=2s   Science Podcasts that also cover Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 /  SARS-CoV-2.   If you want a DEEP dive from Epidemiologists:  This Podcast Will Kill You - http://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/category/covid-19/ If you want to understand the numbers:  More or Less - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads If you want your COVID informtion in bite sized pieces and interspersed with other science stories:  Quirks and Quarks https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks

Been a rough month for running into random scented things, so I needed to rant a little. 

Random ramblings about festivals that help get us though the long dark winter, and accidentally finding my new motto. 

Lene Andersen and I talk about her new audio book Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness.  Links: Chronic Christmas Audio Book: https://amzn.to/342wEGb Lene’s Blog:  https://theseatedview.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/LeneAndersenwriter/ https://www.instagram.com/theseatedview/ https://twitter.com/TheSeatedView

Random thoughts on using video games to get though brain fog.  

Interview with Brian Coughlin about his back and leaking spinal fluid!!  Brian’s a comedian in Toronto and runs Cork-Town Comedy, a weekly show at Betty’s that’s a Toronto comedy institution.   -- And Betty’s is on King St, I said Queen in the episode, but it’s King (blame it on the brain fog).     

Welcome to Mediated Babbling!  This episode has random thoughts on chronic illness, self care, and shaved alpacas.