Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!
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Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!
What do I know for sure about chronic illness, you ask?? Literally NONE of it makes sense. As someone who’s been sick for 25 years, you think I would have it all perfectly figured out - what triggers me, what medications work for me, how to talk about my illness with other people - but NOPE, a lot of the time chronic illness still feels a bit like a mystery to me, so how are other people, especially those without chronic illness, supposed to get it??
From flare ups that appear out of nowhere to “doing everything right” and still getting knocked down, this episode dives into the chaos and contradictions of living with chronic illness.
What I get into this week:
⚠️ How this past week’s flare up has totally rocked me and what’s next
🤕 My TOP 4 reasons that chronic illnesses just don’t make sense!
⛔️ The different things “flare up” can mean
📝 How I remind myself what healing a chronic disease really means
xx,
Alex
💬 Comment: What’s something about your chronic illness that makes zero sense — but you’ve learned to live with anyway? Drop it below!
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick!
00:00:44 Life catchup + what we are talking about this week
00:04:10 Alex’s Picks of the week (Conrad compression socks, Cadence travel containers)
4 Reasons Chronic Illnesses make NO sense:
00:07:01 The unpredictability of chronic illness
00:11:44 Why we can’t compare ourselves to other people (even if they have the same disease!!)
00:15:33 Why it feels like nobody fully understands chronic illness
00:16:20 How I define a flare-up
00:19:57 The goal of healing a chronic illness
Conclusion:
00:24:51 One Brain Cell Show: Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition (Bravo)
00:26:45 Thank you for listening!
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Alex’s Picks of the Week:
The items that that are a must have for your go-bag (hospitals, infusions and travel)!
✨Comrad compression socks - https://go.shopmy.us/p-28820619
— use “ALEXWILDESON20” for 20% off at checkout!!
✨Cadence travel containers - https://go.shopmy.us/p-29547777
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Calling In Sick
Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!
