Dealing

In the season two finale, Mara and Nicholas celebrate the one year anniversary of DEALING and reflect back on their favorite moments, lessons learned, and what they're most looking forward to for season three.

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Javeria is our first international guest and joins us all the way from Dubai! In this episode Javeria shares her journey with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and how she uses her life experiences to help others as a transformational life coach.

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Javeria Malik: @ mindcoach_javariamalik, https://www.facebook.com/transforminglivesss

This week's special guest is actor and writer Christina Igaraividez (Latinaish TV). In this episode, Christina talks about Celiac Disease and the complications that come with it—beyond the gluten allergy—like the struggle of grocery shopping, dining out and the perception that Celiac "isn't that serious."

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Christina Igaraividez: @ chrixtinai

This week's special guest is actor and writer Mackenzie Ogden (FunnyOrDie). In this episode, Mackenzie educates Nicholas and Mara on Lyme Disease—and how it's not Lupus. We also talk about our fear of ticks, celebrities and their diseases, and Nicholas and Mara get real about the state of the world.

This week's special guest is anthropologist Ren Fernández-Kim aka Corpus Ren (Michelle Khare's Extreme Body Makeover, The Honest Historians), a strong advocate for invisible illnesses and body neutrality. In this episode, Ren shares their journey with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) including diagnosis, struggles with maintaining a healthy weight, and their coping mechanisms that keep them positive and thriving.

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Corpus Ren: @corpusren

This week's special guest is theatremaker Ryan Hartley (Founder of The New Cosmopolitans). In this episode, Ryan shares how therapy helped him unpack the trauma and abuse of his childhood where he grew up isolated in an extremely religious household and went through ex-gay conversion therapy; and how therapy helped him come to terms with his sexuality, come out, and find tools to survive as an adult.

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Ryan Hartley: @ryanbhartley525 @the.new.cosmopolitans

This week's special guest is writer, comedian, and actress Siena East. In this episode, Siena teaches us about Hypochondria and how she deals with this illness anxiety disorder — especially during the time of COVID-19.

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Siena East: @sienaeast

This week's special guest is actress, writer and director Heather Shapiro (Creator and star of UN3 TV's El Kimberley Proyect). In this episode, Heather shares her experience living with Endometriosis, her eight-year journey to a diagnosis, seeking treatment without insurance, and that time she woke up from surgery while living abroad—only knowing how to speak Spanish.

This week's special guest is standup comedian Alycia Marie. In this episode, Alycia shares her experience living with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, and how that influences and affects her career in Hollywood and dating.

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Alycia Marie: @alyciamarieshow

This week's special guest is singer, songwriter, and actor Michael Barnum (American Idol). In this episode, Michael shares his experience with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and how this rare illness led to a near-death experience that helped shape his life as an artist and human.

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Michael Barnum: @barnumichael