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Narcolepsy with Cataplexy Generally, narcolepsy comes about between the ages of 10-25, presenting with symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep disruption, sleep paralysis and hallucinations. It takes most people an average of seven doctors and ten years to get the correct diagnosis. What exactly triggers narcolepsy is unknown and being studied. Cataplexy presents […]
Listen NowThis Episode: “My eating disorder recovery is about gentleness, self-love and compassion.” Jessica Perlman bravely discusses her eating disorder with us, diving into how it manifests in her life, what triggers her, and what recovery looks and feels like. It’s extra complex for Jessica— she also has autoimmune diseases, and one of the most well-known […]
Listen NowHashimoto’s Disease: Often confused with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder. That means you get the best sides of both worlds—*sense the sarcasm*. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, weight gain and hair loss (thyroid) as well as inflammation and joint pain (autoimmune). My guest this week, Laura Guzik-Cohn brings us her personal battle with […]
Listen NowAimee Bello’s practice named ALTARED SPACE is located in Topanga Canyon, California although she teaches all over LA, as well as Vegas, Chicago and abroad. She is a Kundalini Yoga and meditation instructor, Master Reiki Crystal Healer and Teacher, and Past Life Regression and Intuitive Guide. After her 13 year marriage ended, Aimee made a […]
Listen NowSini Anderson: A feminist filmmaker and activist, Sini was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010 during production of her documentary, The Punk Singer. After watching her dear friend, Kathleen Hanna, battle Lyme disease and then—in a weird plot twist— battling it herself, Sini knew her next film was going to be about Lyme disease. Research […]
Listen NowWhat Happened: On an early December morning in 2001, Latisha S. was on the receiving end of a random act of violence. A bullet to her neck at a bus station in East Harlem, NY, left Latisha paralyzed from the waist down. With two young children at home she had quite the journey ahead of […]
Listen NowKate Rentz: Kate Rentz is a director and photographer living in Los Angeles, CA. She’s enthusiastic about the outdoors, culture, travel, art, and human connection. Kate was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2015 after suffering for 15+ years going undiagnosed. During those 15 years, Kate experienced extreme pain, insomnia, and brain fog which she complained […]
Listen NowHi beautiful friends, Few things make me happier than passing on something that has changed my life to YOU. Today I’m focusing on my must-reads for healing (from chronic illness.) Unfortunately, as you know, something else I’m passionate about is that we all have different experiences and different cellular structure and different minds, traumas, and […]
Read MoreEast Asian Medicine (AKA Chinese Medicine): Acupuncture is growing in popularity in Western society—many insurance plans are even covering the treatments. While acupuncture is becoming more and more a part of our common vocabulary around health and wellness, I wondered how many people actually knew just what it was? It’s just one facet of Traditional […]
Listen Now“You are allowed to be demanding and annoying about your health” Self- Advocacy: This is a topic near and dear to my heart. Probably because it saved my life. I have always said that I am my own primary care-taker and everyone else is supplemental—including doctors. Someone I agree with once said, “the […]
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