Season 2
June 1, 2021
S2:E14 Dana | Oncology Nurse, We Laugh to Survive
We’re closing out Mental Health Awareness Month with Dana, an introverted oncology nurse & parent - all this to say, she’s got many reasons to be fatigued. In a time where we’re more isolated than ever, Dana has experienced …
May 25, 2021
S2:E13 Dr. Sadie I You + Me = Curing Long Covid
This week we talked to Dr. Sadie Whittaker, the Chief Scientific Officer of Solve ME/CFS Initiative- a nonprofit whose mission is to find a cure for & end Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The developments …
May 18, 2021
S2:E12 Chelsea | TeleSocial: Connecting Through Calls
Continuing with the theme of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week we spoke to Chelsea, the Volunteer Resource Connector for L.A.Work’s TeleSocial Program — a program that our very own host Raymond started! What is TeleSo…
May 11, 2021
S2:E11 Viki | "This is my Second Pandemic."
TW: death & grief This week we connected with Victoria Noe, an award-winning author, speaker and activist. She is the perfect candidate for Mental Health Awareness month because of her contributions to the AIDS community & h…
April 27, 2021
S2:E9 Raymond & Caroline | Vax'd n' Wax'd
Surprise: we’re our own guests this week! Both of us share our vaccine stories and experiences. At this point Raymond has received both doses and Caroline has gotten her first. (Hashtag Team Pfizer.) Unrelated but after stay…
April 20, 2021
S2:E8 Jason | Cocktails To Go For Pandemic Woes
We've found a common theme among our April episodes: pivoting in the pandemic. This is exactly what our friend Jason has done (and quite well, we might add!). He owns The Long Room, a friendly neighborhood tavern in the Rave…
April 13, 2021
S2:E7 Jill | Special Education, Pivoting in the Pandemic
Our guest this week is Jill, a compassionate & determined woman with a big heart and too many emotions for one person to contain. Her big heart led her to a position as an early childhood special education teacher in St. Lou…
April 6, 2021
S2:E6 Nick | Vaccine Spotter Dot Org
Are you having difficulty locating a vaccine appointment? Do you wish there was a website that contained information for ALL your local pharmacies instead of having 20+ individual tabs open for each one? Well look no further…
March 30, 2021
S2:E5 Gemma I Parosmia V: Phantom Smells of Smoke
We round out our Parosmia Series with Gemma who experiences parosmia and it's equally evil twin: phantosmia. For those who don't know, phantosmia is an olfactory hallucination that makes you smell things that aren't there. F…
March 23, 2021
S2:E4 Anissa | Parosmia IV: "Am I Stuck Like This?"
In our fourth episode, we talk with Anissa - the self-described "cook of the family" who can barely bring herself to eat anything besides peanut m&ms. She spoke to us about how parosmia disconnects her from the rest of the w…
March 16, 2021
S2:E3 Chrissi | Parosmia III: AbScent & The Science of Smell Training
Chrissi Kelly is the founder of AbScent, a UK-based charity that is dedicated to providing support and trusted information to those affected by anosmia and other smell disorders. After her own struggles with smell loss, she …
March 11, 2021
S2:E2 Marilyn | Parosmia II: Tasting Metal, But Testing Negative
Compared to Brooke's episode on Tuesday, this episode is a great example of "same virus, different stories." In the second episode of our Parosmia Series, we talk to Marilyn who had some of the weirdest and worst symptoms of…
March 9, 2021
S2:E1 Brooke | Parosmia I: When Smells are No Longer Safe
We're kicking off Season 2 with a series about parosmia, perhaps the most odd and startling long-hauler symptom to date. Parosmia is dysfunctional smell detection characterized by the inability of the brain to correctly iden…