A new episode of A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness Podcast is now available.
In this episode, I talk about an email accusing me of sounding too positive to be believable. I’m looking at why hope doesn’t erase pain, why gratitude isn’t denial, and why sick people shouldn’t have to perform despair to prove they’re suffering. I share what fear, breathlessness, fatigue, medical trauma, and uncertainty actually feel like in my life, while explaining why humor and warmth are still allowed in the same room. I’m not pretending illness is easy. I’m refusing to let it speak for all of me.
This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.
More info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
Episode: Chronic Illness and Hope: Why Positivity Isn’t Pretending
Listen to the Episode:
2026-07-24T20:00:00.000Z
Tate Basildon
Discover more from Tate Basildon
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.