I am back! Here to talk about the delicate feelings surrounding holidays and what gets me through them!  

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/holiday-haze/

Listen to hear how I am feeling mentally, as well as what I think is the best way to treat mental illness/burnout!

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/11/20/mental-illness/

So many undeserved stigmas.... cannabis is one of the top two that I want to focus on. In this episode, I talk about the stigma with cannabis and why this needs to change! 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/11/15/an-undeserved-stigma/

1 year has passed since my car accident. How do I feel? What progress or changes have been made? 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/1-year-anniversary-tunnel-vision/

What changed the protectory of progress? November 17th, 2020. Listen to what happened that reversed the progress made after my surgery... 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/11/07/tunnel-vision-november-2020/

Hey, it's Jo. This is the name of the surgery I had, where they cut into the back of my head. Learn about it here! 

Link to the medical explanation of my surgery: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/plastic_reconstructive_surgery/services-appts/occipital-release-surgery.html#:~:text=In%20this%20outpatient%20procedure%2C%20your,about%20two%20or%20three%20hours 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/10/02/occipital-neuralgia-nerve-decompression/

Learn about my official diagnosis and what this means. I talk about my treatment for the first 6+ months. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/09/03/official-diagnosis-february-2019/

In this episode, I talk about my study abroad trip in 2016. Please note in the first line of my story, I do say 2017, but 2016 is the actual year.*** 

In Italy, I got to experience an Italian hospital for the first time.... 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/italian-hospitals/

What is an "aura" in medical terms? How does this effect me? Learn what this is, what I do to treat them, and where I am currently. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/intro-to-an-aura/

Learn about the return of my migraines and increased symptoms, along with a year full of unpredictable moments and the roommate that ruined my life. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://josmedicaljourney.wordpress.com/2021/08/24/the-return-the-roommate/