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Ep 129: What Athletes and Chronically Ill People Have in Common with Kelsey Ruffing LCPC

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Ep 128: Why Slow Movement Might Be the Thing That Actually Works with Jeannie Di Bon

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Ep 127: When Your Body Becomes a Problem to Solve: Navigating Endometriosis, Medical Trauma, and Identity

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Ep 126: "Just Move Differently" Is the Physical Therapy Version of "Just Think Positively" with Dr. Megan Steele

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Ep 125: When Your Illness Has a History: Medical Gaslighting, Invisible Illness, and Why You're Not Imagining It with Emily Mendenhall PhD

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Ep 124: When Your Nervous System Shows the Problem and Has Part of the Solution: MCAS & Mast Cell Disorders with Dr. Amanda Whitehouse

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Ep 123: If Eating Is So Good for You, Why Does It Feel So Bad with Tiffany Pecoraro RD

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Ep 122: Struggling to Reconnect Clients To Their Bodies? Listen to this.

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Ep 121: What Your Kidney Disease Diet Actually Needs (And What the Internet Got Wrong) with Jen Hernandez RDN

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Ep 120: Rethinking Chronic Illness, Healing, and Accessibility with Grace Quantock [Ep 73 REPLAY]

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Ep 119: Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness, and What the Therapeutic Space Has to Get Right with Dr. Heather Olivier

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Ep 118: Navigating Relationships When Chronic Illness Changes Everything with Lisa Gray LMFT

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Ep 117: Wellness When You're Chronically Ill Isn't What You Think It Is with Dr. Victoria Rodriguez, LPC

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Ep 116: Why Chronic Illness Requires Specialty | Chronic Illness Therapists Conference

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Ep 115: Why Empathy Is Not Enough For Chronic Illness

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Ep 114: When Money Stress Meets Chronic Illness: What Financial Therapy Actually Is with Megan Stevenson LCSW, CFSW

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Ep 113: For those who don’t know what to say right now

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Ep 112: Learning to Partner With Your Body (Instead of Fighting It) with Jason Therrien DPT

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Ep 111: What Therapy Actually Looks Like When You Have POTS with Dr. Laurie Dos Santos

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EP 110: The Free Resource That's Helping People With Lung Disease Feel Less Alone with Tiffany Quicke

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Ep 109: How to Actually Get Heard by Your Doctors (Without Getting Dismissed) w/ Kayla Thompson-Riviere

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Ep 108: When Your Doctor Believes You: Finding Care For EDS, POTS, MCAS w/ Kara Pepper, MD

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Ep 107: Finding Safety Despite Medical Trauma with Sarah Stasica LMSW

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Ep 106: Finding Joy While Chronically Ill w/ Dr. Brentia Caldwell-Smith Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, CPCS

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Ep 105: When Your Labs Are Normal But Your Body Isn't: Understanding Invisible Illness with Dr. Kara Wada

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Ep 104: The Emotional Burden of Chronic Illness w/ Kate Zera Kray LCSW

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Ep 103: Your Pain Is FaceTiming, It Wants To Tell You Something w/ Kelly Clark DPT

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Ep 102: Burnout Is Predictable - But Prevention Requires More Than Willpower w/ Kamilah Jones, PharmD, LPC, CRC

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Ep 101: When Past Injuries Cause Current Problems w/ Rick Olderman

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Ep 100: When Trying Harder Makes It Worse: A Different Approach to Chronic Illness Recovery⁠

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Ep 99: How Clinical Hypnosis Actually Helps with Gut Issues

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Ep 98: You Don't Have to Choose Between Conventional Medicine & Holistic Health w/ Rita Gupta, DO

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Ep 97: Beyond Restrictive Diets: Real-World Nutrition Tips for EDS, POTS, and MCAS

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Ep 96: When You Actually Need a Registered Dietitian, Not More Therapy w/ Samina Qureshi

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Ep 95: The ADHD Brain Food Everyone Says to Avoid & A Secret Ingredient for ADHD Nutrition w/ Annika Angelo MS

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Ep 94: At my sickest, I couldn't leave my house

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Ep 93: Medical Micro-Traumas w/ Emma Tynan

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Ep 92: Narcissistic Abuse When It Intersects with Chronic Pain - Insights from Pamela Madsen

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Ep 91: Eliminating Medical Debt: How DollarFor Is Helping Patients Access Hospital Charity Care

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Ep 90: The Medical System Wants To Scapegoat You - Don't Let Them w/ Jackie Williams-Reade, PhD, LMFT, LCPC

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Ep 89: Finding Purpose Through Pain - A Therapist's Journey with Chronic Illness w/ Danielle McDowell

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Ep 88: Trusting Yourself - A Conversation on Women's Health Advocacy w/ Kara Cruz

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Ep 87: The Five Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue: Insights from Dr. Jenny Tufenkian

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Ep 86: Bigger than Pain: Insights on Improving Movement, Sleep, and Healing w/ David McGettigan

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Ep 85: Strength Training For Fibromyalgia w/ Rachel Smith MS, CPT

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Ep 85: Strength Training For Fibromyalgia w/ Rachel Smith MS, CPT

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Ep 84: The Truth About IBS and Nutrition: Why It's Not Just About Eliminating Foods w/ Samina Qureshi

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Ep 84: The Truth About IBS and Nutrition: Why It's Not Just About Eliminating Foods

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Ep 83: Is my anxiety making me sick? Mini Ep w/ Destiny

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Ep 82: Understanding Attachment Styles and Chronic Illness w/ Miranda Campbell LCSW

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Ep 82: Understanding Attachment Styles and Chronic Illness w/ Miranda Campbell LCSW

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Ep 81: Confusing Realities: Reflection for Neurodivergent and Chronically Ill Bodies

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Ep 80: Movement Shouldn't Make Your Body Feel Worse w/ Monica Blied, PhD, MACL, BSP

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Ep 80: Movement Shouldn't Make Your Body Feel Worse w/ Monica Blied, PhD, MACL, BSP

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Ep 79: Insurance, Support, Advocacy, and The Realities of a Child's Chronic Illness:

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Ep 79: Insurance, Support, Advocacy, and The Realities of a Child's Chronic Illness:

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Ep 78: Building Trust and Safety: What to Look for in a Disability-Affirming Therapist

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Ep 78: Building Trust and Safety: What to Look for in a Disability-Affirming Therapist

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Ep 77: Breakfast Solutions: Finding Your Safe Foods with Chronic Illness

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Ep 77: Breakfast Solutions: Finding Your Safe Foods with Chronic Illness

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Ep 76: January is for resting + reflecting (Mini Talks w/ Destiny)

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Ep 75: Relationship Rifts (Mini Talks W/ Destiny)

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Ep 75: Relationship Rifts (Mini Talks W/ Destiny)

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Ep 74: Flare Up Protocols (Mini Talks W/ Destiny)

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Ep 74: Flare Up Protocols (Mini Talks W/ Destiny)

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Ep 73: The Wellness Trap- Rethinking Chronic Illness, Healing, and Accessibility

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Ep 73: The Wellness Trap- Rethinking Chronic Illness, Healing, and Accessibility

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Ep 72: Communicating with Your Partner (Mini Talks With Destiny)

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Ep 71: How Universal Design Benefits Everyone w/ Tiffany Yu

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Ep 71: How Universal Design Benefits Everyone w/ Tiffany Yu

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Ep 70: Palliative Care, Advanced Medical Directives and End-of-Life Discussions w/ Annie Brashem

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Ep 70: Palliative Care, Advanced Medical Directives and End-of-Life Discussions w/ Annie Brashem

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Ep 69: Rest, Resistance, and Advocacy: Navigating the Complexities of Chronic Illness Through Art and Community Support

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Ep 69: Rest, Resistance, and Advocacy: Navigating the Complexities of Chronic Illness Through Art and Community Support w/ Rowan Crawfish APC

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Ep 68: Food Allergies - Building Confidence and Safety for our Kids with Food Allergies w/ Amanda Whitehouse, PhD

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Ep 67: Navigating Endometriosis: Advocacy, Personal Stories, and Expert Insights w/ Bre Crisp

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Ep 67: Navigating Endometriosis: Advocacy, Personal Stories, and Expert Insights w/ Bre Crisp

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Ep 66: Cancer - The Parts No One Talks About w/ Sara Kouten LCSW

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Ep 66: Cancer - The Parts No One Talks About w/ Sara Kouten LCSW

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Ep 65: Integrative Therapy for Chronic Conditions w/ Katie Casey LPC

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Ep 65: Integrative Therapy for Chronic Conditions w/ Katie Casey LPC

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Ep 64: Calming the Bear: A Guide to Easing Your Pain w/ Jason Therrien DPT

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Ep 64: Calming the Bear: A Guide to Easing Your Pain w/ Jason Therrien DPT

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Ep 63: Balancing Exercise with Fibromyalgia, MCAS, POTS, and more...

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Ep 62: Rant With Me - A mini episode w/ Destiny

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Ep 61: Is your pain a Helicopter Parent? Learning to Trust Your Body w/ Amy Toth DPT

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Ep 60: Exploring the Core Self: A Path to Emotional Healing w/ Orion Crook LPC

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Ep 60: Exploring the Core Self: A Path to Emotional Healing w/ Orion Crook LPC

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Ep 59: When Traditional Physical Therapy Falls Short w/ Mark Kargela PT, DPT

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Ep 59: When Traditional Physical Therapy Falls Short w/ Mark Kargela PT, DPT

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Ep 58: Executive Functioning Strategies w/ Becky Mitchum SLP

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Ep 58: Executive Functioning Strategies w/ Becky Mitchum SLP

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Ep 57: Men have a pelvic floor?! Yes, all bodies do! - with Jessica Reale, PT, DPT, WCS

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Ep 57: Men have a pelvic floor?! Yes, all bodies do! - with Jessica Reale, PT, DPT, WCS

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Ep 56: My Intimacy Therapist and Vaginismus Therapy w/ Sadé Ferrier, M.S., LMFT

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Ep 54: You mean diet is not a cure? Diabetes, ADHD, & metabolic dysfunction w/ Brea Di Dato APRN PMHNP-BC

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Ep 55: Navigating Workouts with Dizziness w/ Destiny Winters LPC CRC

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Ep 54: You mean diet is not a a cure? Diabetes, ADHD, & metabolic dysfunction w/ Brea Di Dato APRN PMHNP-BC

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Ep 53: HELP, I don’t want to be a burden! An interview w/ Caylin Broome LCSW

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Ep 52: Finding and Re-finding Yourself with Maureen Kane, MA, LMHC, LCPC