All Episodes

April 15, 2024 47 mins

Monica Michelle is joined by consultant and podcast host Tim Reitma.


Tim lives with Crohn's Disease.


In this episode, Monica and Tim discuss: 

  • Tim’s resiliency through managing his Crohn’s
  • The importance of self-advocacy, especially in the workplace 
  • Tim’s podcast why he shares stories of those with invisible illness 



TIMESTAMPS

00:47 - Tim's diagnosis 

06:31 - How and why Tim applies self advocacy

15:41 - Why Tim started his podcast

22:42 - Invisible condition etiquette

31:00 - What HR can do better for employees with invisible illness

39:31 - Tools Tim uses to care for his Crohn’s outside the home


The full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

Gregg Rosenthal and a rotating crew of elite NFL Media co-hosts, including Patrick Claybon, Colleen Wolfe, Steve Wyche, Nick Shook and Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic get you caught up daily on all the NFL news and analysis you need to be smarter and funnier than your friends.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.