20 episodes
Chronic Love Discussions www.chroniclove.org
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- Health & Fitness
About Our Discussions: At Chronic Love, in collaboration with our generous featured guests, we share candid discussions about living with and beyond chronic illness with the intention of showing the humanity, the wholeness of life impacted by chronic disease and chronic conditions. We hope that these conversations can offer a needed counterpoint to the often sterile portrayals of illness and treatment in the service of helping those living with illness to feel less alone; to offer supportive others a lens through which they may more sensitively meet the needs of their fellow humans with illness; and to raise awareness, curiosity, critical thought, and contemplations of change as we lean into issues that impose further hardship on humans living with illness. Please note that these discussions have been extracted from video recordings that can be found on www.chroniclove.org or on our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@chroniclove. You can also find us on Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/groups/chroniclovegroup/ and on Instagram: chroniclovenyc
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Paralyzed as a New Mom - Holly Shares Her Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Story
Paralyzed by Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a new mom, Holly shares with us the heartbreak she felt when physical bonding with her baby would suddenly change as well as the beautiful ways she and her daughter were able to find paths to communicate and bond, despite her paralysis.Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video recordings that can be found on www.chroniclove.org/videos or on our YouTube channel, where we welcome you to show some love by staying tuned at https:/...
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Surviving the Emotions of Cancer
Justin shares the advice he would offer his younger self on overcoming the most emotionally challenging moments of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, now more than ten years in remission from stage III Hodgkin lymphoma. In this episode, Justin offers powerful and insightful advice on connecting with the present moment, on the impermanence of emotions, and on what we can learn when we give space to the feelings that arise. Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video reco...
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On Dating, Relationships, Finding Love During Cancer Treatment - Justin’s Hodgkin Lymphoma Story, Continued
Justin shares with us his experience of chatting, meeting, and falling in love with his partner over the same span of time when he was receiving his diagnosis and undergoing treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. Join us for this discussion which touches on the complexities of dating, relationships, and finding love during cancer and in which Justin shares how his experience of cancer influenced a life-changing choice to lean in. Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video re...
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Hodgkin Lymphoma, Life Disrupted at 24 - Justin Shares on Being Newly Sober and Out When Diagnosed
Justin was on the precipice of reclaiming his innocence after coming out, becoming sober from alcohol after college, and then building anew when he would face the untimely life disruption of a cancer diagnosis. Follow along as Justin, now beyond a decade out from his Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, lets us into his world. Stay tuned as he lends us perspective that can inspire courage and resilience in us all.Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video recordings that can be fou...
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome, From Symptoms to Diagnosis - Holly Shares the Beginning of Her GBS Story
Seventy-two hours after noticing a burning sensation in her finger, Holly was paralyzed from the neck down, in ICU, and on life support. Holly, now beyond a decade out from her Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis, shares some of her earliest experiences leading up to her diagnosis and treatment.Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video recordings that can be found on www.chroniclove.org/videos or on our YouTube channel, where we welcome you to show some love by staying tune...
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Hodgkin Lymphoma, From Symptoms to Diagnosis - Justin Shares the Beginning of His Cancer Story
Justin, now beyond a decade out from his Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, shares some of his earliest experiences leading up to his diagnosis and treatment, including his early symptoms, a terrifying initial diagnosis, a life-saving procedure, and the miracle treatment that was not supposed to work, but which opened the door to save his life.Please note that this discussion has been extracted from video recordings that can be found on www.chroniclove.org/videos or on our YouTube channel, where we ...