Health Chronicles

Health Chronicles

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Health Chronicles episodes

  • Chat with Hannah - Transplant Tribe
    In this episode, we talk to Hannah, a heart transplant recipient, on her advocacy, her lifestyle coaching, living child free and much more.
    Be sure to follow Hannah on her official Instagrams, @transplanttribe and @thewomxnhood for more details on her journey!
    Thank you Hannah for joining us.
    We hope you enjoy this episode.
    36 min
  • Living with Type 1 Diabetes - Sejal's Journey
    In this episode we had Sejal joining us as our guest speaker - Sejal is a kidney and pancreas transplant patient who received her transplants in 2009 and again in 2019. She is currently a Senior Program Coordinator in cardiovascular research at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. We discussed her life journey with type 1 diabetes, how she ended up needing a pancreas and kidney transplant and her passion for medical research.
    39 min
  • How to cope with transitions as a chronic illness patient
    Transitions can be anxiety inducing! And in this first episode of Season 2, we each speak into how we’ve been managing transitions with our health journey, the ups & downs, lessons learnt and what has kept us going. Speaking of transitions, we’d like to shout-out Suleika Jaouad who is a NYT bestselling author and chronic illness warrior. Her book “Between Two Kingdoms” is a memoir of how her life was interrupted by cancer. She’s also the creator of the Isolation Journals, a journaling community that empowers people to turn life’s challenges into creative writing. We highly recommend her book if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet! https://linktr.ee/suleikajaouad?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
    31 min
  • Exercise & Fitness with Mimi Kroger

    Episode 15 focuses on how Exercise, Fitness, and Nutrition are crucial to your well-being. Our guest, Mimi Kroger, is a fellow kidney transplant, personal trainer, nutritionist, and behavior change coach, shares knowledge and tips on how she supports clients in living a healthier, more balanced life 

    Tune in to listen to us discuss the challenges we face with diet and exercise and how we have shifted throughout the years to become more confident in understanding our bodies. 

    50 min
  • All Things Travel!

    Episode 14 is focused on Travel; what you need, what to do, and how to manage your new adventure. ⁠⁠Traveling can be difficult to prepare for, but as a chronic illness patient, traveling requires more preparation.⁠⁠ In this discussion, the ladies give their tips on how to travel safely during a pandemic, maintaining your awareness and discuss their experiences on traveling as chronic illness patients. Enjoy!

    55 min
  • The physical side effects of chronic illness and an organ transplant
    In this episode we share our honest truth about our journeys with weight fluctuations, skin issues, hair loss/growth due to our chronic kidney disease and the side effects of the steroids and immunosuppressants that we take post transplant. We also share openly about how this has affected our mental health and how we’ve been coping.
    52 min
  • Patient Advocate Journey: Megan Cairns

    Megan Cairns has been a kidney patient since the age of 5. Her journey as a young CKD patient has led to her passion for organ transplantation awareness and bringing attention to mental health issues facing chronic illness patients in her home country of Ireland and abroad. Tune in to hear her inspiring story.

    58 min
  • Our Struggles with Health Insurance
    The ladies have a discussion on their experience with navigating through the tough world of health insurance as chronic illness patients and give helpful tips on how to proceed and possibly manage your health insurance plans.
    55 min
  • Kidney Donor Journey: Conversation with Leif Skulborstad

    Kidney Donor Leif Skulborstad discusses his journey to becoming a kidney donor. The selfless act of organ donation is one that many patients are dependent on and immensely grateful for. Tune in to listen to the process of organ donation, surgery, recovery, and the impact it has on an individual's life. 

    If you have questions about the kidney donation process, please reach out to Leif Skulborstad at [email protected].


    44 min

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Insights of culturally diverse women navigating their journey with kidney disease.