Just Talking Podcast

This week I'm joined by Heather Gabel for a conversation about disability and culture, how disability perception can be a matter of assumption, an evolving view on patient advocacy, and the social conundrum around stigma and staring.

Visit thechronicscholar.com to read Heather's blog post and watch the video that served as the focus of our conversation.

Follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherGabel

Run Time - 47:06

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Mark Freeman joins me for a conversation about mental health advocacy, the importance of sharing both mental health treatment and recovery stories, how pets can make a positive impact on our mental health, and the potential of high profile mental health advocates. We also discuss the 2016 US Presidential Election from Mark's perspective as a mental health advocate, and a Canadian.

For more information about Mark and his mental health advocacy efforts, visit markfreeman.ca and everybodyhasabrain.com. You can follow Mark on Twitter @thepathtochange.

Run Time - 56:19

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This week I'm joined by Brianna Wolin, CEO and co-founder of Find Your Ditto, for a thoughtful conversation about the rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan. We also cover more important matters like Brianna's life with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, receiving the Lyfebulb-Novo Nordisk Innovation Award, and the power of in-person connections.

For more information about Find Your Ditto, visit findyourditto.com. Follow Brianna on Twitter @breezygfreezy.

Run Time - 1:04:14

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Welcome to 2017! Dr. Karin Hehenberger, founder and CEO of Lyfebulb, joins me from Switzerland for a conversation about her diabetes diagnosis, her higher education pursuits, and the impetus behind creating Lyfebulb. We also spend some time talking about the Lyfebulb-Novo Nordisk Innovation Award and the value in supporting patient innovators and entrepreneurs.

For more information about Lyfebulb, visit lyfebulb.com.

Run Time - 42:01

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Happy Holidays! This week I'm joined by Beth Ann Short for a conversation about the value of art therapy, becoming a board certified Art Therapist, creating a safe space for people with diabetes to share, Beth Ann's book, "Creative Wellness: Art Journaling with Mindfulness", and her own adventure into podcasting.

For more information about Beth Ann, her practice, her book, and her podcast, visit bethannshort.com and @bethannshort.

Run Time - 33:42

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This week I'm joined by Chuck Thomas and Molly Coffee, the hosts of "Atlanta Film Chat". Along with their podcast, we discuss Chuck's writing career, Molly's experience working with film and television art departments, and some of the challenges of growing Georgia's film industry presence.

For more information about "Atlanta Film Chat", follow @ATLFilmChat and visit atlantafilmchat.com.

For more information about Chuck, check out atlantascreenwriter.com.

For more about Molly, visit mollycoffeedesign.com and zombiecatprod.com.

Run Time - 1:07:07

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Chris Sparling returns to the podcast this week to for a follow up conversation about 'Sea of Trees', and for a thoughtful conversation about writing and directing his latest movie, 'Mercy', which is streaming on Netflix. We also get into the value of screening your movie, the importance of a good film editor, how uncredited screenwriters make a living, and some of Chris' upcoming projects.

Follow Chris on Twitter at @chrissparling.

Mercy is streaming on Netflix right now. Go watch it.

Run Time - 1:07:07

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This week, Mike Lawson, Senior Director of Programs and Marketing at Diabetes Hands Foundation returns to the podcast to talk about some of the details behind this year's Big Blue Test, the Foundation's recently launched Giving Thanks initiative, and managing the mental balance of living with diabetes and working in diabetes advocacy.

Follow Mike on Twitter at @MrMikeLawson and if you'd like to give thanks, visit diabeteshandsfoundation.org/thanks.

Run Time - 1:03:17

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Justin McElroy, Polygon's Editor at Large and Co-Brother of My Brother, My Brother and Me joins me this week to discuss the art of being funny, developing the My Brother, My Brother and Me television show, creating beautiful monsters using video game character creators, and our favorite Thanksgiving recipes.

Follow Justin on Twitter at @JustinMcElroy and mcelroyshows.com.

The My Brother, My Brother and Me television show will debut on Seeso in February 2017.

Run Time - 43:30

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This week I'm joined by Mandi Bishop, Chief Evangelist and Co-Founder of Aloha Health, to discuss identifying and interpreting social determinants for meaningful health interventions, her career in health and technology that was nearly a career as an English professor, and dealing with online bullying.

You can read the recap of Mandi's LinkedIn harassment story on Medium.

Follow Mandi on Twitter at @MandiBPro and aloha.me.

Run Time - 53:25

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