This month we’re going to talk about some heavy stuff that a lot of us experience, especially during the holiday season: we’re going to talk with musician Amy McNally about ways she copes with depression and suicidal ideation, both with formal

We're back for Season 2! Administrative notes on our hiatus and then we talk dysautonomia

Oct 29th, 2020 39m 33s

In honor of Dysautonomia Awareness Month, we’re going to discuss dysautonomia and the ways it can present in different people, both on its own and in conjunction with other disorders. What is dysautonomia? Well, it’s a dysfunction of the autono

TBI and everything after - a conversation with Cheryl Green

Jan 1st, 2019 45m 55s

What I would like to see is, at the same time that you’re going through rehab, that you’re getting constant reinforcement that it is OK to be a person with a disability or with an impairment. It is not embarrassing to ask for help. You are not

Teletherapy - what it is and how it can help

Oct 8th, 2018 28m 9s

We are going to be talking about mental health, why therapy could be helpful to anyone — mental health diagnosis or not — and ways to make therapy more accessible to people with disabilities. For this, the interview will be with a clinical psyc

Bonus

Unplanned hiatus and an apology

Oct 7th, 2018 3m 40s

This isn’t an episode of the podcast, not really. This is more of a side note and an apology for an unplanned three month hiatus. Please see for a full transcript of this podcast.

How to Keep It Together when it's all falling apart

Jun 29th, 2018 17m 55s

In this episode, we are going to be talking about keeping it together. Yes, in the sense of mentally and emotionally weathering life and the world around you, but also (and more specifically) keeping up with all the little changes that happen w

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - quick tips with Eir and Laura

Jun 1st, 2018 21m 21s

In this episode, we are going to be talking about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, or EDS. There are many types of EDS, but they are considered to be the same family of disorders because they all stem from the same cause: improperly made collagen in the

Autism - including interviews with an #ActuallyAutistic adult and a licensed therapist

May 14th, 2018 38m 58s

In this episode, we are going to be talking about autism, also called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and what it’s like to realize, as an adult, that not only are you non-neurotypical but that you are, in fact, autistic. Includes interviews wi

Episode 03 -- ME/CFS and an interview with filmmaker Jen Brea

Mar 31st, 2018 27m 48s

In this episode, we have a special guest: we are going to be talking with filmmaker Jen Brea. Jen has ME/CFS, and while making a documentary about the progress of her condition from first symptoms through diagnosis and beyond, she did most of t

Sleep, how to do it once chronic illness has changed everything

Feb 1st, 2018 17m 45s

In this episode, we’re going to discuss a thing we all have to do, but that some of us have real trouble with once our chronic illnesses or disabilities change everything: sleeping. Please see for a full transcript of this episode.

01 Adaptive Coping Mechanisms

Dec 30th, 2017 7m 51s

Finding the little ways you can adjust your life to make it easier to cope with new illnesses or disabilities. Please see for a full transcript of this podcast.

Adaptive Coping Mechanisms - What they are and why you need them

Dec 30th, 2017 7m 51s

Finding the little ways you can adjust your life to make it easier to cope with new illnesses or disabilities. Please see for a full transcript of this podcast.

Trailer

Introduction

Nov 29th, 2017 4m 12s

An introduction to the Tips and Tricks on How to Be Sick podcast, including a bit about the host & what this podcast hopes to do. Please see for a full transcript of this podcast.

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