Dr. Heard has completed medical missions across the world and won the Mrs. Illinois pageant--all for epilepsy awareness. Listen to Dr. Heard's story of why she chose to be a pediatric epileptologist and her creative approach for epilepsy education. You'll find yourself inspired to find your own form of advocacy.

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Wellness coach, Terra Ann, shares practices on how to heal our whole selves. Drawing from her own epilepsy journey, Terra Ann shares her practices of integrating food, lifestyle, and self-care into her every day. Great listen to keep up new year momentum!

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Bestselling author of NORMAL BROKEN, Kelly Cervantes, talks about what to do when life feels unsurvivable. She shares her experience and coping mechanisms--including feel like a deranged dancing chicken.

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Big thanks to Neurelis and SK Life Science for doing the deranged chicken dance with us!

What the EF podcast starts off 2024 with an elusive topic: DATING. When do you tell a date you have epilepsy? What do we expect from potential partners? Landis Wiedner chats with epilepsy advocate Brendan, who brings new year energy to the dating sphere.

We chat about our favorite coping strategies for surviving our favorite time of the year!

If you’ve never heard of a non-epileptic seizure (NES), neither had we! Dr. Strom and Meagan clear up the confusion for us and explain why docs are reluctant to talk about NES.

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That’s a wrap on Seizen 3! Thank you to all the listeners and Neurelis and SK Life Science for supporting this podcast!

Fave of the Week!

Temporal Tees - funny epilepsy merch :)

Resources mentioned in the episode:

FND Hope

Colorado University NES Clinic

FND Guide

Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a teen with epilepsy is what filmmaker Miles Levin seeks to showcase in his short film Under the Lights. Miles shares why he made the film as well as his personal experience with epilepsy in high school and how that compares to adulthood.

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Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago

If you're in Chicagoland, come to...

Consumer Event on 10/28/23!! Register here.

Casino Night on 11/4/23!! :) Buy tix here.

Miles Levin's Work!

Check out Under the Lights short film

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This week we chat with the queen of epilepsy advocacy, Tiffany Kairos, and ask the questions that can’t be answered in a doc’s office. Like…what does a marriage look like when epilepsy enters after the wedding day?

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Big thanks to Neurelis and SK Life Science for puttin’ a ring on it!

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Fave of the Week!

Christopher's Bakery - 15% off PROMO code: epilepsy15

Tiffany's resources:

Rise Above Epilepsy

The Epilepsy Network

Here’s something to tell your boss--the primary sponsor of the ADA also has epilepsy! We chat with Tony about his vigorous fight to get it passed and his mind-blowing journey with seizures.

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This Tuesday, Landis chats with Jared Muscat about why he wouldn’t let epilepsy stop him from doing his favorite thing: surfing. Water safety is tricky when it comes to seizures, and Jared shares how to stay safe without giving up your passion—no matter what it is.

Shout out to Neurelis and SK Life Science for helping put these important convos out there!

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Our fave of the week is the amazing organization ⁠Angels of Epilepsy⁠!

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Henry's Heroes Foundation: reach out to Nancy for a heart necklace

Paul's Purple Warriors

ADA service dog requirements