As wonderful as it is, there’s no doubt, the holiday season can also be one of the busiest and most hectic times of year. In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, our guest host and experts share their insights and experiences, and explore strategies to keep your physical, mental and emotional health in check during the holidays — from tips to protecting your joints and your sanity to maintaining healthy habits and perspectives.

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Special Guests: Corrine Pinter and Jenn Ziegler.

This episode was orignally released on June 27, 2023.

In this episode, we explore how tickling our funny bones can improve our mental and physical health. American Ninja Warrior host, comedian and arthritis patient, Matt Iseman, shares his best tips to employ laughter and how it can ultimately help you live your best life with arthritis. Don’t miss the laughs!

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Special Guest: Matt Iseman.

In this episode of Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, learn how military service can often contribute to developing arthritis. Dan Hill, a veteran living with arthritis, discusses with VA Hospital Dr. Kimberly Fountain why it’s so common among active and retired service members. They also focus on the mental, emotional and physical impacts it can have and ways to cope, both mentally and physically.

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Special Guest: Dr. Kimberly Fountain.

Conditions that are either directly or indirectly related to arthritis can be surprising, because they may not seem to have anything to do with arthritis. For example, inflammatory forms of arthritis can affect many parts of the body beyond the joints, including the heart, lungs, skin, eyes and brain. In this episode, our experts explain what a comorbidity is, what conditions are likely to occur with arthritis, tips on what to watch for, when to tell your health care provider and how comorbidities are treated.

This episode was brought to you in part by Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Special Guest: Ashira Blazer, MD, MSCI.

Being a guy with arthritis comes with its own set of unique challenges. Having sore, stiff joints can get in the way of fulfilling many roles we often associate with men. It can undermine his self-identity, too, and make a guy feel like he’s been stripped of his man card. In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast, our guest host and experts share their stories, discuss how their arthritis impacts them physically, mentally, emotionally and socially — and how they cope.

This episode was brought to you in part by Horizon.

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Special Guest: Gary Ho.

Back pain can be debilitating, be it arthritis-related or not. It can affect every movement and every aspect of your life. Finding relief isn’t always easy, but there are many treatments and therapies available. The key to relief is finding what works for you. In part two of this two-part episode, experts will share key strategies and treatments to take control of back pain to help you live your best life.

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This two-part series was brought to you in part by AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Janssen.

Special Guest: Dr. Vivian Bykerk.

Millions of people suffer with chronic back pain. In fact, four out of five people will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives — and many of the causes can be arthritis-related. The physical, social and mental impacts can be devastating — leading to increased depression and anxiety. In part one of this two-part episode, hear from back pain experts and patients who share insights into common causes of arthritis-related back pain.

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This two-part series was brought to you in part by AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Janssen.

Special Guest: Dr. Vivian Bykerk.

This episode was originally released November 30, 2021.

Self-compassion is the act of showing kindness to oneself in times of suffering. In this episode, a trained medical doctor and mindfulness practitioner shares tips on how to use self compassion to help dial down stress, alleviate depression and even alter the pain experience.

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Special Guest: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD.

This episode was originally released February 8, 2022.

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Physical intimacy is an important part of romantic relationships – but arthritis pain and fatigue can make it difficult to participate. It’s also a topic many people aren’t comfortable talking about. In this episode, you’ll learn how to improve intimacy, including how to better communicate with your partner about the difficulties around sex, how to foster a healthier relationship with your body to feel more desirable and how to cultivate a deeper emotional bond to create sparks in and out of the bedroom. You’ll also learn practical tips on how to make sex more comfortable, including positions, assistive devices and more.

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Special Guests: Iris Zink, NP and Victoria Ruffing, RN-BC.

Fear of medications and their side effects is a major reason why many people don’t take their arthritis meds as prescribed, but it’s not the only one. Learn more about some reasons people skip doses or don’t take their meds, why that’s a bad idea, and hear ways to feel more confident and able to stick with your meds.

This episode was brought to you in part by AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen and Kenvue.

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Special Guest: Elizabeth Salt, PhD, APRN .