Calling In Sick

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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!

  1. Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness: Ask Alex Q&A

    1 DAY AGO · BONUS

    Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness: Ask Alex Q&A

    In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Coop and I are answering your real-life questions about navigating starting a family, while managing my chronic illnesses. We cover: 💸 How we are paying for IVF while managing chronic illness medical bills 💊 The reality of tapering off medications safely before pregnancy 🧬 Navigating TTC with autoimmune disease ❤️‍🩹 What it actually feels like emotionally to try for a baby with a complex health history If you’re navigating IVF, TTC, pregnancy planning, or just trying to hold hope while living in an unpredictable body… this one is for you. As always, Substack subscribers get bonus Q&A content and deeper dives, link below! xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s your biggest travel non-negotiable when you’re flaring? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: Since we’re talking about all things baby this week… these are two things we already own that I *think* will come in handy with baby!!! ✨Hatch (alarm clock) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-32414449 — ALEXWILD gives you 55% off at checkout! ✨Lola (blanket) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-37229531 — ALEXWILD gives you 55% off at checkout! And Saint Cooper was SO excited to throw in his picks too… ✨AG1 (greens mix) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-40888857 — pro tip, mix with Pineapple and coconut water!! ✨ Uni (lotion) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43912973 — ALEXANDRA15 for 15% off at checkout! #TryingToConceive #IVFJourney #ChronicIllnessPregnancy #AutoimmuneDisease #HighRiskPregnancy #EmbryoTransfer #FertilityJourney #MotherhoodWithChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain #IVFSupport #CaregivingSpouse #MedicalGaslighting #HealthJourney #ChronicIllnessCommunity #DisabilityAwareness #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min
  2. Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness

    3 DAYS AGO

    Trying to Have a Baby with Chronic Illness

    This week on Calling in Sick, Coop and I are sitting down for one of the most vulnerable conversations we’ve had yet. We’re talking about the reality of trying to have a baby while living with chronic illness: the planning, the fear, the logistics, the IVF part, and the emotional nuance that doesn’t always make it to Instagram. In this episode, we dive into: • Why we chose IVF instead of trying to conceive naturally • How we are processing this chapter differently (while not being mad at each other) • The caregiving dynamic and how a baby could shift it • Our fears around health, tapering medications, and timing We also revisit our embryo update and give more context to how we’re thinking about implantation, preparation, and what this season of life really looks like behind the scenes. So if you’ve ever wondered about becoming a parent while juggling chronic illness… put your headphones on and turn up the volume.  🎧 And don’t forget!!! Our weekly Ask Alex episode drops Wednesday at 9 AM CST, where we answer your submitted questions (including IVF costs, tapering meds, and filming during flares). xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s the biggest fear or question you have about parenthood and chronic illness? TIMESTAMP: Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:01:37 Life Updates & Yapping 00:09:14 Alex’s (& Coop’s) Picks of the Week (Hatch, Lola, AG1 and Uni) Chronic Illness & Trying to Become Parents: 00:16:22 Why we are doing IVF & what our experience has been like so far 00:23:24 Why we will only name ONE embryo & how we picked July as the implantation date 00:26:24 How being a caregiver & husband has given Cooper a different emotional experiencing around trying-to-conceive (TTC) 00:33:01 What sharing my chronic illness fertility journey online has been like  00:37:55 The fears and worries we are carrying around having a baby with a chronic illness  00:43:18 Why we’ve decided it’s time to go to Couples Therapy!! 00:44:44 How Cooper and I are diving up the logistics of planing for parenthood & the one thing that made us have a FIGHT 00:54:02 What’s next for our TTC journey Conclusion: 00:57:05 One Brain Cell Show: The Burbs (Peacock) 00:59:20 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: Since we’re talking about all things baby this week… these are two things we already own that I *think* will come in handy with baby!!! ✨Hatch (alarm clock) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-32414449 — ALEXWILD gives you 55% off at checkout! ✨Lola (blanket) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-37229531 — ALEXWILD gives you 55% off at checkout! And Saint Cooper was SO excited, so here are some of his most recent faves!!! ✨AG1 (greens mix) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-40888857 — pro tip, mix with Pineapple and coconut water!! ✨ Uni (lotion) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43912973 — ALEXANDRA15 for 15% off at checkout! #TryingToConceive #IVFJourney #ChronicIllnessPregnancy #AutoimmuneDisease #HighRiskPregnancy #EmbryoTransfer #FertilityJourney #MotherhoodWithChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain #IVFSupport #CaregivingSpouse #MedicalGaslighting #HealthJourney #ChronicIllnessCommunity #DisabilityAwareness #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m
  3. Traveling With Chronic Illness (Food, Allergies, Compression & Long Flights): Ask Alex Q&A

    18 FEB · BONUS

    Traveling With Chronic Illness (Food, Allergies, Compression & Long Flights): Ask Alex Q&A

    In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m answering your real-life questions about navigating international travel with chronic illness… after just getting back from a very impromptu trip to London myself! We cover: ✈️ The best food I had while abroad 🥜 How to travel safely with food allergies (grocery store hacks, translation cards, and what I always pack) 🧦 If I think compression stockings actually worth it? 🛫 How often I walk on long-haul flights + what I wear when I know I won’t So if you’ve ever wondered, “do I have to be ‘better’ to travel?” Make sure you tune in to this week’s episode!! This week, our Substack subscribers also get a bonus Q&A and an allergy friendly print-out you’ll want to pack with you ALWAYS!! xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s your biggest travel non-negotiable when you’re flaring? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Product Shout-Outs!!! This week I shared some of my must-haves for traveling, especially for long-haul flights. Shop them below! ✨Elastique (compression-wear) — https://tidd.ly/3KsvVcM — Use code “ALEX15” for 15% off at checkout (and be sure to use your HSA // FSA) ✨Comrad (medical grade compression socks) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-41669795 — Use code “ALEXANDRA20” for 20% off at checkout I also mention some of the wellness tools I relied on before traveling… shop them here! ✨HigherDose (PEMF Mat) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-42483902 -- Use "ALEXANDRA" for 15% off at checkout (and be sure to use your HSA // FSA) ✨HigherDose (Infrared Sauna Bag) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-33644795 -- Use "ALEXANDRA" for 15% off at checkout (and be sure to use your HSA // FSA) ✨The 5 Supplements I ALWAYS travel with — https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/3899228 ✨Sleep Crown (the ULTIMATE pillow) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43127906 ✨Sweet Bee (magnesium butter) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43127842 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min
  4. How to Travel with a Chronic Illness During a Flare-Up (My London Trip)

    16 FEB

    How to Travel with a Chronic Illness During a Flare-Up (My London Trip)

    This week on Calling in Sick, we’re debriefing my very impromptu trip to London… which happened one week after I was hospitalized. Yes. That hospitalization. The one with the worst IVIG hangover I’ve had in a long time. And somehow… we still made it to London. So in this episode, I’m sharing exactly how we made that possible, and what I learned along the way. In this week’s episode, you’ll hear all about: ✈️ Why I said yes to international travel during a flare (how it connects to my “year of yes” and baby prep!!) ❤️‍🩹 How I prepared my body to go from the hospital to Heathrow airport 🇬🇧 My favorite, hardest, and funniest moments in London 🤪 The #1 mistake I made while traveling with a chronic illness 🧠 What I realized when we got home (it’s a good one) 💛 My Top 5 tips for traveling internationally with chronic illness And bonus!!! I’m answering all your travel questions in this week’s Ask Alex episode, including: food in London, my top allergy recommendations for eating while traveling, if I think compression-wear actually makes a difference for traveling, and how I approach long-haul flights. If you want those answers, be sure to tune in on Wednesday, Feb 18 at 9 AM CST. And of course, our Substack subscribers get an exclusive bonus Q&A this week!! If you’re like me and have ever felt like travel is reserved for when you’re “better”… this episode might gently challenge that belief. Because what I realized from this trip shifted how I see travel, and honestly, how I see doing more things. xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s your biggest worry about traveling with a chronic illness? TIMESTAMPS Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:02:01 Alex’s Picks of the Week (Sleep Crown & Sweet Bee) Traveling with a Chronic Illness Flare-Up: 00:04:46 How I went from a hospitalization to London (IVIG hangover, the lifestyle & wellness bandaids I used,  00:07:03 Why I’m saying “YES!” to way more things this year, and how I applied that to this international trip 00:07:48 How I broke my mindset of “traveling is only for when I’m ‘healthy’” 00:09:40 How we prepared for this trip differently & my question for y’all 00:11:01 What we actually did in London, my favorite parts & the biggest chronic illness hack for travel!!! 00:14:25 The BIGGEST mistake I made during our trip & the FUNNIEST story from our trip 00:17:58 My TOP 5 TIPS for traveling (how to handle jet lag, change your itinerary like THIS, do it all or duvet it up?, making sight-seeing accessible, 80/20 rule for traveling) 00:23:01 Why is the US approving “natural food dyes” actually problematic?! Conclusion: 00:24:20 One Brain Cell Show: Wild London (BBC… Apple TV?!) 00:27:22 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: This week I share about how I had the HARDEST time trying to sleep while traveling... and probably would have gotten 0 shut eye if it weren't for these 2 products!! ✨Sleep Crown (the only pillow you'll ever need) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43127906 ✨Sweet Bee (magnesium butter) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-43127842 I also mention some of the wellness tools I relied on before traveling… shop them here! ✨HigherDose (PEMF Mat) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-42483902 ✨HigherDose (Infrared Sauna Bag) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-33644795 -- Use code "ALEXANDRA" for 15% off at checkout for both products!! ✨The 5 Supplements I traveled With — https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/3899228 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min
  5. Navigating Dating, Work & Duvet Days with Chronic Illness (ft. Caroline Cray): Ask Alex Q&A

    11 FEB · BONUS

    Navigating Dating, Work & Duvet Days with Chronic Illness (ft. Caroline Cray): Ask Alex Q&A

    It’s finally happening... Calling in Sick is officially launching a SECOND episode every week!!!!!! Y’all’s response to the first Ask Alex episode was so overwhelmingly positive that we had to open it up to everyone. We listened, and we’re officially launching a weekly Q&A episode 🥹 And if you want even more (because who doesn’t?) head over to our Substack, where subscribers get access to additional, exclusive Q&A answers and behind-the-scenes footage you won’t find anywhere else. If you want to submit a question, keep an eye out for our weekly posts on YouTube and socials, then click the link to our Google Q&A form. Now… without further ado… ✨ Welcome to the very first Ask Alex episode! ✨ A brand new Calling in Sick series where we answer your real-life questions about navigating chronic illness — live, rapid-fire, and off the cuff. Each week, we’ll be answering questions you submit... no edits, no polish, just honest conversation. And for this first episode,  @CarolineCray  joins me to tackle your most pressing questions, like: • How to advocate for yourself when specialists are dismissive or confused • Why “duvet days” are productive — and how to rest without feeling lazy • Staying hopeful without bypassing how hard this actually is • Dating and intimacy with MCAS, food allergies, and real safety boundaries • Navigating work, fatigue, accommodations, and knowing when you’ve pushed too far • How to explain chronic illness to new people (without over-explaining) • Nutrition realities with restrictive diets, protein intake, and energy limitations We hope you love this new series as much as we love making it 🤍 xx, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack – https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? Connect with our Guest: Caroline Cray • Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/carolinecray2/?hl=en • TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinecray2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by: Just Media House — https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ #MCAS #MastCellActivationSyndrome #ChronicIllness #FoodFear #SevereAllergies #InvisibleIllness #SpoonieLife #Dysautonomia #ChronicIllnessCommunity #ChronicIllnessPodcast #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson #CarolineCray #HealthJourney #MedicalGaslighting #DisabilityAwareness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min
  6. Allergic to Everything: Navigating life with MCAS (ft. Caroline Cray)

    9 FEB

    Allergic to Everything: Navigating life with MCAS (ft. Caroline Cray)

    This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by Caroline Cray, a content creator and healthcare recruiter living with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), dysautonomia, and multiple severe allergies, to talk about what life looks like when food isn’t safe. In this episode, we cover: What MCAS is (in plain English) and how it affects daily life Nutrition with MCAS, bioindividuality, and why “one-size-fits-all” diets can be dangerous How nervous system regulation can support chronic illness If GLP-1 medications have a place in chronic illness treatment We also answer your Ask Alex questions... which will be released in our new Ask Alex weekly episode, this Wednesday at 9 am CST!!! Tune in to hear our thoughts from successful self-advocacy, dating with MCAS, navigating work with chronic illness, explaining chronic illness to new people, and coping with anxiety on high-symptom days! We laughed our way through this episode… so come sit and hangout with us for a bit!  xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s one thing people misunderstand most about eating, food fear, or nutrition with chronic illness? TIMESTAMPS Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:03:11 Alex’s Picks of the Week (Modern Picnic & Kroma Bone Broth) Caroline's Life with MCAS: 00:04:01 Intro to Caroline Cray (growing up with food allergies) 00:11:17 Navigating college with food allergies & MCAS (and our first BIG reactions) 00:19:10 How Caroline’s food allergies morphed into MCAS 00:29:24 MCAS 101 & Caroline’s diagnosis story (MCAS & Small Fiber Neuropathy) 00:38:55 How life threatening events change our perspective on chronic illness  00:40:18 What happened when we started sharing our journeys online   00:43:24 Navigating nutrition with intense food restrictions 00:47:37 Fighting food fear, anxiety and “the bubble” with nervous system work and the “woo-woo” stuff 00:57:51 How finding community improved our happiness and quality of life 01:03:10 Is there a place for GLP-1s in chronic illness management? 01:08:24 What success with MCAS and chronic illness looks like for Caroline Conclusion: 01:13:15 One Brain Cell Show: Wednesday (Heated Rivalry!!!!! and what we are reading (Off-Campus Series & ACOTAR) 01:17:28 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? Connect with our Guest: Caroline Cray • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/carolinecray2/?hl=en • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinecray2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.comalexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: This week we talk all things food, so these are my two biggest snacking picks!!! ✨Modern Picnic (insulated purse) — https://modernpicnic.com/discount/awildeson —> Use code “AWILDESON” for 15% off at checkout! ✨Kroma (bone broth on the go) — https://go.shopmy.us/p-37230756 —> Use code “ALEXANDRA20” for 20% off at checkout! #MCAS #MastCellActivationSyndrome #ChronicIllness #FoodFear #SevereAllergies #InvisibleIllness #SpoonieLife #Dysautonomia #ChronicIllnessCommunity #ChronicIllnessPodcast #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson #CarolineCray #HealthJourney #MedicalGaslighting #DisabilityAwareness  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 24m
  7. Navigating My 30s with a Chronic Illness: Botox, IVF and Hospital Trips

    2 FEB

    Navigating My 30s with a Chronic Illness: Botox, IVF and Hospital Trips

    This week on Calling in Sick, I’m sharing a very real life update. I talk through my chronic illness thoughts on: getting Botox (including my TMJ) with a chronic illness starting to prep for IVF and embryo implantation: emotionally, logistically, and medically IVIG insurance nonsense, navigating hospitalizations, and why advocating for yourself matters (even when you’re exhausted) traveling internationally while not in remission, and how I’m planning differently I also answer your Ask Alex questions: from medicine questions, fears around passing on chronic illnesses, and avoiding future-tripping about motherhood… which you can find exclusively on our Substack!! Link below! This episode isn’t about doing everything perfectly, but about doing life honestly, adapting as we go, and letting things be both exciting and hard at the same time. If you’re living with chronic illness and trying to build a full life anyway, this one’s for you. xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s something that you WANT to do, but are SCARED to do, because of chronic illness? TIMESTAMP: Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:04:27 Alex’s Picks of the Week (Arrae & Comrad) Alex Update: 00:06:15 My rundown on botox and chronic illness 00:11:27 Our family update (doctors appointments & how we are handling this era differently) 00:15:50 Changing insurances and continuation of care (ahem IVIG) and a solo hospitalization 00:21:00 IVIG going SO WRONG (and what to do to feel better!!) 00:25:54 Two bright spots from my hospitalization (the podcast and med students & changing my hospital trauma response) 00:31:20 Will AI make insurance better or worse?!? 00:32:51 Traveling abroad in a flare up (what I’m bringing and planning to do to make this trip a success!) Conclusion: 00:34:43 One Brain Cell Show: SNL (Hulu) 00:37:29 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: International travel while flaring? These are my top 2 MUST HAVES to make my flight a little bit easier… ✨Arrae Supplements (constipation) — go.shopmy.us/p-40962893 ✨Comrad Compression Socks — go.shopmy.us/p-28908081 — ALEXANDRA20 for 20% off #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicPain #IVIG #IVFJourney #LifeWithChronicIllness #MedicalGaslighting #HealthJourney #DisabilityAwareness #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min
  8. How Stress, Trauma, and the Lack of Safety Shape Chronic Illness (ft Dr. Sula Wingassen)

    26 JAN

    How Stress, Trauma, and the Lack of Safety Shape Chronic Illness (ft Dr. Sula Wingassen)

    This week on Calling in Sick, I’m joined by Dr. Sula Windgassen, a health psychologist, researcher, author of It’s All in Your Body, and fellow chronic illness patient. Dr. Windgassen brings a rare and deeply validating perspective to chronic illness care, one that explains why symptoms often worsen when we feel dismissed, blamed, or unsafe, and how psychology can biologically influence pain and illness without implying that it’s “all in your head.” Together, we explore: What actually happens in the body when you’re dismissed or not believed How external comments turn into self-gaslighting What actually helps restore a sense of safety This is a grounding, science-backed, and deeply de-shaming conversation for anyone who’s been told, explicitly or subtly, that their illness is psychological, exaggerated, or something they should be able to “think their way out of.” You are not broken. Your symptoms make sense. And safety is not a reward… it’s a biological need. xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What’s one thing you wish people understood about how words affect chronic illness? ✨ Substack EXCLUSIVES! ✨ This week, only our Substack subscribers will get exclusive access to this week’s Q&A. We give our two cents on: Ways to calm the mind/body down and use this connection for healing Is it possible to rule out if there is or is NOT mental components of chronic illness? In this framework... Is it my fault I'm sick? How do we know if mental health is the root cause of physical symptoms? How do you deal with medical PTSD? ✨Subscribe to our Substack for our answers! https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod ✨ TIMESTAMP: Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:04:48 Alex’s Picks of the Week (Divi, Jupiter) Mind-Body-Flare Up: 00:07:36 Intro to Dr. Sula Wingassen (how getting sick pushed her into studying and developing the psycho-biology framework) 00:21:55 The impact of hopelessness on chronic illness 00:28:20 Why the mind-body connection isn’t always effective (and how to effectively use it) 00:31:30 How internalized self-blame keeps the body stuck in threat-mode 00:37:12 Why searching for the silver bullet derails healing in the long-term 00:40:00 The 5 key measures of safety that prove how social experiences can put our bodies in survival response 00:48:00 It’s all in our body… how trauma and cortisol can be the last straw (little T and big T, trauma) 00:50:23 Why we hate to hear “have you tried…” and how to NOT let it activate the body’s stress response  01:03:15 How chronic illness changes how we view “a good day” 01:11:08 Dr. Sula’s top tips to find a sense of safety in the body  Conclusion: 01:26:32 One Brain Cell Show: Wednesday (Music: Bellemt; TV: The Office) 01:30:32 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with our Guest, Dr. Sula Wingassen: • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_health_psychologist_/?hl=en • Her website - https://www.healthpsychologist.co.uk/ Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: In honor of me getting ready to learn how to do all the girly things before (hopefully) becoming a girl mom… we’re talking hair health!! ✨DIVI (hair growth serum, dry shampoo, air dry cream)  — https://go.shopmy.us/p-38925489 ALEXANDRA15 for 15% off at checkout ✨Jupiter Detox Shampoo — https://go.shopmy.us/p-38925648 ALEXANDRA20 for 20% off at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 38m
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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!

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    Just Media
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    81
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