This week, I’d like to highlight for you all an article titled "Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say" by Sarah Sloat. This article was written for NBCnews.com and published on January 17th of this year.

• To read the article, click here. 


• To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, click here.


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.

This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Mimi Ellis, a recovering anosmic currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about her experiences dealing with a smell disorder, her work as a physician’s assistant in an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic, the importance of nutrition and eating while dealing with a smell disorder, how she decided to start her business “Getting Well When You Can’t Smell” and much more.

• Find Mimi on Instagram here and on Twitter here. 


• To read "Woman works to help people regain sense of smell through cooking” by Forrest Sanders for WTVF click here. 


• Find the Getting Well When You Can’t Smell website here.


• To visit the Getting Well When You Can’t Smell Facebook Group, click here.


• To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, click here.


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own. 

This week, I wanted to highlight an article called “Many Covid-19 Survivors Still Can’t Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn’t Easy” by Jamie Ducharme. This article was published for Time Magazine on November 4, 2021.

• To read the article "Many COVID-19 Survivors Still Can't Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn't Easy" by Jamie Ducharme, click here. 


• To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here. 


• To check out the clinical trial titled "Intranasal Injection of PRP Versus Saline for Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction" by Drs. Patel and Yan, click here. 

This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Alexxandra Petrella, an anosmic living in Tucson, AZ. We talk about how she believes she acquired anosmia when she was very young, her own anosmia story, and her Scent Detection and Alert Service dog named Oliver.

I was very excited to speak with her and learn more about her own story including how she began working with Oliver. I know many listeners would be interested in having their own service animal to assist them with smelling so listen in to find out all about it!

• To connect with Alexxandra on Instagram, click here. 


• To connect with Oliver on Instagram, click here. 


• Learn more about the Invisible Disabilities Association by clicking here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.

This week, join me in listening to an interview with Jacqui Johnston, a long-term acquired anosmic from Melbourne, Australia. Jacqui and I talk about how she deals with anosmia, the very unique fact that her father was also an acquired anosmic, how Covid-19 has increased awareness of smell and taste disorders, and much more!

• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.


• To view the Anosmia Australia Instagram page, click here. 

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.

This week, I wanted to tell you all about an article written by Deborah Schoch for the New York Times back in June of this year. The article is titled “Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors”. I know that many of you listeners have experienced parosmia due to Covid and Deborah does a great job of highlighting some of the struggles experienced by people with this condition.

• To read the article “Strange Odors and Tastes Haunt Covid Survivors” by Deborah Schoch, click here. 


• To follow Deborah on Twitter, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, visit www.betterhelp.com/thesmellpodcast for 10% off your first month.

This week, join me in listening to an interview with Josie Wratten. Josie is originally from Yorkshire, England and has been in the US for about 20 years. She worked as an architectural lighting designer for the majority of her career and now works in voice acting and as a podcast host for the show called “Your Lighting Lady”. Josie has congenital anosmia due to Kallmann’s Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The majority of those with Kallmann’s Syndrome are male so being female with the condition is even more rare.

We discuss how she was finally diagnosed in college, how she figured out she didn’t have a sense of smell, and much more.

• If you'd like to connect with Josie on her personal Instagram, click here and for "Your Lighting Lady" click here. 


• If you'd like to connect with her on LinkedIn, click here. 


• To learn more about Kallmann's Syndrome, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.
  
  

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, visit www.betterhelp.com/thesmellpodcast for 10% off your first month.

This week, join me in listening to an episode with Adam Hawkins. Adam works as a postman, he’s originally from Birmingham and is currently located in the Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. He’s an extreme fitness enthusiast who’s always looking for a new challenge! During our interview, we talked about how he got involved in these types of challenges and how he uses them to raise awareness now for AERD. We also discuss his own smell disorder story! 

• To donate to Adam's fitness challenges click here. 


• To connect with Adam on Instagram, click here. 


• To learn more about the Samter's Society, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here. 


• To donate to STANA, click here.

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, visit www.betterhelp.com/thesmellpodcast for 10% off your first month.

This week, join me in listening to an episode with Charlie Atkins, aka @smell_you_never on social media.  Charlie is from Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, has a degree in genetics and works in the financial planning field.

Charlie and I talk about her experiences growing up with congenital anosmia, why she decided to start her social media pages, the importance of networking with others with anosmia, her work as a Fifth Sense Ambassador, and much more.

• To find Charlie on Instagram, click here and on TikTok, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, visit www.betterhelp.com/thesmellpodcast for 10% off your first month. 

This week, join me in listening to an episode with Thelma Poupazi, an anosmic who runs the social media pages @paranosemia. Thelma lives in Cyprus which she described as a Mediterranean island which sounds lovely to me.

Thelma and I talk about her experiences dealing with a smell disorder, her decision to begin her social media pages, her goals for the anosmic community, and much more!

• To connect with Thelma on TikTok, click here, on Instagram, click here, on Facebook, click here. 


• To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA) click here.


• To donate to STANA, click here.

The views expressed by podcast guests are their own.