On today’s episode, Lauren talks to us about her experience with Herpes. From misconceptions to finding community, Lauren enlightens us on this common, stigmatized virus.

On today's episode, Will talks to us about their experience with Phimosis and having a circumcision as an adult. In addition to the physical aspect of this experience, Will discusses his mental health and the toll this had on his identity.

Today’s episode is the second of three that are being used for my Disability and Diversity Course. Thank you to Professor Andrew Marcum and CUNY School of Professional Studies for allowing me to share this data in an accessible platform so others have the opportunity to learn from these issues. If you haven’t already, please check out our preview episode to hear more about why we chose to interview these three individuals. Topics include end of life care, grief, PTSD, therapy, funding and resources, turnover, pain, and more.

Today’s episode is the second of three that are being used for my Disability and Diversity Course. Thank you to Professor Andrew Marcum and CUNY School of Professional Studies for allowing me to share this data in an accessible platform so others have the opportunity to learn from these issues. If you haven’t already, please check out our preview episode to hear more about why we chose to interview these three individuals. Topics include: Nonverbal communication, stigma, STD's, agism, dangerous assumptions, exposure, education, and more.

Today’s episode is the first of three that are being used for my Disability and Diversity Course. Thank you to Professor Andrew Marcum and CUNY School of Professional Studies for allowing me to share this data in an accessible platform so others have the opportunity to learn from these issues. If you haven’t already, please check out our preview episode to hear more about why we chose to interview these three individuals. Topics today include non-verbal communication, grief, burnout, staffing issues, Covid-19, therapy, and more.

Over the next three weeks we will be posting three interviews with medical professionals that are being used for my Disability and Diversity Course. Thank you to Professor Andrew Marcum and CUNY School of Professional Studies for allowing me to share this data in an accessible platform so others have the opportunity to learn from these issues. Since the beginning of The Sick Invite Podcast, we have discussed my own adverse experience with medical professionals including my pain not being taken seriously, being underdiagnosed, being accused of drug seeking, among other issues. We quickly learned I was not alone in this experience, and after a year of hearing the same themes come up, I thought it would be helpful to research the problem further and hear from the professionals’ experience, too. Topics that we’ll be discussing include understaffing, lack of funding, lack of resources, lack of support, lack of mental health awareness, burnout, patient neglect, vague education in diseases, lack of continued education, “teaching an old dog new tricks”, and toxic workplace environments.

We're back! On today's episode, Kayla talks about our short hiatus, the importance of taking breaks, and prioritizing your mental health. Between moving into a new apartment and changing careers, all while flaring, these last few months have been overwhelming. Thanks for sticking around and supporting us through our new schedule. We love doing this podcast and look forward to more interviews!

On today's episode, Maura reflects on their childhood and their neurodivergent traits. We discuss masked autism and the incorrect assumptions about what autism looks like. Maura dicussses how her neurodivergence relates to her identity, and how these experiences have influenced her writing career. You can connect  with Maura on Twitter @mauraleebee You can read more about masked autism here: https://devonprice.medium.com/wentworth-miller-mental-health-stigma-and-masked-autism-fc6642513fbc

On today's episode, Kayla and Ricky explain conservatorships- what they are, where they go wrong, and when they can actually be helpful.  We talk about other celebrities with very public mental health crises who are also have been under conservatorships including Amanda Bynes and Brian Wilson. Topics include conservatorship abuse, theft, and forced treatment. See links below for sources of info: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009726455/britney-spears-conservatorship-how-thats-supposed-to-work https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7357836/britney-spears-joni-mitchell-conservatorship#:~:text=In%20December%201991%2C%20Beach%20Boys,musician's%20legal%20guardian%2C%20Eugene%20Landy. https://www.eonline.com/news/1125185/amanda-bynes-speaks-out-about-conservatorship-and-cost-of-treatment https://www.distractify.com/p/amanda-bynes-conservatorship https://www.npr.org/2021/08/12/1027223521/jamie-spears-steps-down-britney-spears-conservatorship https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1999/08/05/forced-treatment-doesnt-work/6554530d-885a-4f6e-983d-a6473fde0b1b/

On today's episode, Kelly talks to us about her experience giving birth to her daughter the first week of shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic. She talks about the postpartum depression and rage she felt along with the sorrow from missing out on so many typical new parent experiences due to the pandemic. CONTENT WARNING: miscarriage, postpartum depression, covid-19.