159 episodes
The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness Cassie Da'Luz Vieira and Chelsea Sondergard
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 27 Ratings
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This show is a safe space filled with discussions of all sorts about the real life, nitty gritty stuff living with a chronic illness. From interviews with naturopathic doctors, to offering guidance and resources, to body image issues, food fear and guilt, to the challenges of intimacy and the fun of intimacy… we talk about it all, to normalize chronic illness, and encourage you and your loved ones to live your best life!
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Living with Long COVID with Shelby Hedgecock
Join us for this inspiring conversation with Shelby Hedgecock, the bright individual who has taken her experience with Long COVID and turned it into an organization to help others living with the long-term effects of the virus, Blooming Magnolia. We chat about her experience first getting sick in April 2020, how she navigated her health care providers not believing how sick she was, and how she's adapted her life to her current symptoms. It's an episode you don't want to miss! Make sure to connect with Shelby and Blooming Magnolia through the links below!
https://shelbyhedgecock.com/
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https://www.bloomingmagnolia.org/
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Real Talk: To Stress or Not to Stress About Random Symptoms
In this Real Talk episode, we have another conversation about whether an experience is something everyone goes through at one time or another or if it's mostly a Spoonie thing. We all have weird stuff that happens to our bodies, but when do you need to be seeking medical care for those symptoms? We share our own experiences and our thoughts on the matter.
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Real Talk: Everything in Moderation
In today's Real Talk episode Cassie and Chelsea chat all about moderation. Join us as we break down what moderation means to each of us and the role it plays in our lives.
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Hiding your chronic illness from the world
In this episode, Cassie and Chelsea discuss what it's like to feel the need or desire to hide your illness and keep it yourself- which is a big contrast to how Cassie in particular usually talks about her illness. As the 'Real Life Show' we try to share our lives and experiences in real time, and this topic is a big issue in Cassie's life right now... listen towards the end in particular to see the ripple effect this has had throughout every aspect of life. As always, connect with us on Instagram and send us a message telling us about your experience :)
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Real Talk: Real Friendships, Real Conflicts
We're back!! After taking a few months off of podcasting, Cassie and I are back in your ears! Tune into this Real Talk to hear more about why exactly we decided to take a break from the podcast and to hear how the two of us handled our first big fight.
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Real Talk: Taking a Break
Hi dearest friends, we are taking a break from creating new content until this summer. Thank you so much for being such wonderful listeners, you can still connect with us on Instagram or in The Hub, and if you haven't listened to all our episodes, go back and check those out! Can't wait to chat with ya'll for season 5 this summer :)
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Customer Reviews
This podcast is a life-giving resource
I’ve only listened to a couple episodes and i already feel like I’m sitting at home with a couple of dear friends who know EXACTLY how i feel, and how to help me live the best life I can as a person with several chronic illnesses. There seems to be so few resources out there for community, encouragement and assistance for Spoonies. It’s such a relief to finally find an understanding resource in Cassie and Chelsea. Can’t wait to hear more from them!!
Beautiful people! Beautiful podcast!
Listening to Chelsea and Cassie is like hanging out with your best friends! They chat about all things chronic illness and break some of the more intense sides of living with a chronic illness down to be more digestible for others. I really appreciate their laidback vibe, and also their research behind each guest and topic. So informative and so fun to listen to each week! Love you girls Xoxo
My Favorite Podcast!
This is my absolute favorite podcast. Cassie and Chelsea are real and honest. They always have amazing guests who have wonderful stories and advice. I have a chronic illness and this podcast helps me feel much less alone.