54 episodes

In Sickness + In Health: A Chronic Illness Podcast is an audio podcast, hosted by Cara Gael O'Regan, about our weird bodies, and issues related to chronic illness, disability, healthcare, and mortality. Y'know, the fun stuff.

In Sickness + In Health: A Chronic Illness Podcast Cara Gael O'Regan

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    • 4.6 • 44 Ratings

In Sickness + In Health: A Chronic Illness Podcast is an audio podcast, hosted by Cara Gael O'Regan, about our weird bodies, and issues related to chronic illness, disability, healthcare, and mortality. Y'know, the fun stuff.

    50 Unrested w/ Jen Brea

    50 Unrested w/ Jen Brea

    CW: medical trauma
    I talk to Jen Brea, filmmaker, activist and ME/CFS patient, about making and watching her documentary, Unrest.

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    • 1 hr 1 min
    48 Burning Down the House

    48 Burning Down the House

    Some thoughts after the amended AHCA/Trumpcare passed the House of Representatives.

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    • 21 min
    47 Australian Appearance Activist Carly Findlay

    47 Australian Appearance Activist Carly Findlay

    Australian Appearance Activist and writer, Carly Findlay, talks about her experience living with Icthyosis, telling our stories on our own terms, the value of our personal information, identity, and the Australian healthcare system.

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    46 TDoV w/ S. Leigh Thompson

    46 TDoV w/ S. Leigh Thompson

    Today's episode is actually a "rerun" of one of my favorites from last year to mark Trans Day of Visibility, with an updated intro. More new episodes to come soon, but I'm still recovering from the AHCA whirlwind.

    S. Leigh Thompson talks about the hurdles to diagnosis he's faced as a trans person with complex health issues, healthcare insecurity, getting around the city with mobility limitations, and navigating society with invisible disabilities.

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    • 59 min
    45 WTF AHCA w/ Emily Ladau

    45 WTF AHCA w/ Emily Ladau

    A discussion with disability rights activist, writer and podcaster, Emily Ladau, on the eve of the AHCA vote.

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    • 1 hr 19 min
    44 March Madness w/ Christopher Snider

    44 March Madness w/ Christopher Snider

    I check in with regular guest, Christopher Snider, for our bimonthly podcast freakout about all things Trump, health policy, and how we’re dealing.

    We talk more about the state of Obamacare/ACA’s repeal and replace plan, the AHCA (aka Ryancare, Trumpcare, Republicare, etc.) We discuss the bill’s CBO score, another proposed bill flying under the radar that would allow your employer to require genetic testing and have access to those results, ALEC, and his newest podcast project, Mark All That Apply.

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    • 1 hr 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
44 Ratings

44 Ratings

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Thoughtful and Informative

Skilled and thoughtful discussions around challenging, chronic medical conditions. I have been living with SLE for over 10 years and thought I was well-informed and functioning reasonably well, but I have found the discussions informative and has helped further with coping and emotion-related healing.

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Compelling podcast about chronic illness

Cara is a powerful and empathetic interviewer!

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Just no

I listened to around 3 podcasts and truly enjoyed them until I started hearing the hard left wing undertone about gender, lgbtacronyms/pronouns, planned parenthood and "men" menstruating. I did not come to hear about politics just honest stories from the chronic illness community not liberal bollocks. I unsubscribed.

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