Category: Podcast

This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.

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Stop Saying These “Compliments” — They’re Not Kind, They’re Just Loud

Some of the most painful moments don’t come from cruelty, but from “kindness” said out loud without a second thought. Living with sarcoidosis has taught me that certain compliments land more like paper cuts than comfort—and once you hear them, you can’t un-hear them.

This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.

To support sarcoidosis research or learn more, please visit The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research

Learning to Sit With the Quiet: How Silence Became My Survival Skill While Living With Sarcoidosis

Living with sarcoidosis has a way of changing how you hear the world. When your body is already loud with symptoms, appointments, and internal negotiations, silence stops feeling empty and starts feeling necessary. This reflection explores how quiet moments—unexpected, unplanned, and deeply human—became one of my most reliable survival tools.

This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.

To support sarcoidosis research or learn more, please visit The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research

When TikTok “Doctors” Go Rogue: Real Healing Isn’t a Trend

Herbal and homeopathic medicine can absolutely help chronic illness like sarcoidosis and heart failure—but TikTok wellness hacks and unverified “miracle cures” are another story. In a world where influencers push detoxes, conspiracies, and half-baked science, it’s time to talk about what real healing looks like—and why you should trust research, not ring lights.

This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.

To support sarcoidosis research or learn more, please visit The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research

Dear Prudence, Who Hurt You? When Online Advice Goes Off the Rails and Lands in a Pot of Mush

Some days, while easing into the morning and pretending the world makes sense, I stumble across online advice so astonishing it makes sarcoidosis feel like the most logical part of my life. And recently, “Dear Prudence” delivered guidance so unhinged—I had to sit there blinking like a confused owl, wondering who exactly we’ve trusted with our emotional emergencies.