That That Don't Kill Me

On the season one finale, Jamie and Kendall review their years and count down the top three worst health-related stories of 2019. Then, they speak with Keah Brown, author of the book The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me, about representation and disability in film and television.

Buy Keah's book! Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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TRIGGER WARNING/CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains conversation about suicidal ideation. 

On this episode, Kendall and Jamie speak with activist, educator and writer, Brittany Packnett. Brittany shares her journey with depression and anxiety, how she's accessed good mental health care, her mental health advice to other activists and folks of color, and her self-care practices. 

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If you have thoughts of suicide, need help, or need someone to talk to, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or text the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.

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Lara Parker, Deputy Director for BuzzFeed.com, joins Kendall and Jamie to discuss her life with endometriosis, the ways women's pain is ignored by doctors, medical marijuana, and her forthcoming book, Vagina Problems.

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This week on That That Don't Kill Me, Kendall and Jamie sit down with Anthony Smith, VP at NationSwell, about his experience living with hemophilia. They also discuss the state of the disability rights movement, the political health insurance movement, and how the two might work in tandem.

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This week on That That Don't Kill Me, Kendall and Jamie critique the wellness industry and how it distorts the idea of health and wellbeing. We also hawk a bunch of wellness products that you should NOT buy. 

Amanda Mull's "I Gooped Myself" at The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/08/what-goop-really-sells-women/596773/

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This week on That That Don't Kill Me, Kendall and Jamie talk with Maris Kreizman, cultural critic, author of the bestselling Slaughterhouse 90210, and host of “The Maris Review” on LitHub, about her life with Type 1 Diabetes. They explore the insulin crisis, the politics of healthcare and the experience of growing up with an illness that doesn't have a cure. 

Resources:

Read Maris' NYT Op-Ed on the insulin crisis – “Why I Am Stockpiling Insulin In My Fridge” 

Maris mentions two books on the episode that she's enjoyed: Ann Patchett's The Dutch House and Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright-sided.

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Kendall and Jamie are coming to you straight from Jamie's unexpected hospital stay, because they weren't going to not take advantage of the content opportunity. They discuss what led him to the hospital, how he's feeling about it, and the general calculations and concessions that come with being #sick. 

A few updates: We have an email address and a phone number and we'd love to hear from all of you! We have received so many messages from you all and it's been so fun to hear your stories. Want to get in touch with us? Email us at [email protected] or leave us a message at 862-201-4796. We might even play your message on a future show.  

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Kendall and Jamie share way too much about their dating histories. All current or prospective partners of theirs are not advised to listen. Exes allowed on a case-by-case basis.

Anne Boyer, poet, essayist, and author of the new book "The Undying" (FSG/Macmillan), joins us to talk about the culture of positivity that pervades healthcare and how people treat the sick. 

Her New Yorker piece/excerpt from the book, "What Cancer Takes Away" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/15/what-cancer-takes-away

Buy her book https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374279349

Support the organization Breast Cancer Action https://www.bcaction.org