Living Chronic
Welcome to the Living Chronic Podcast, where we have real, raw, and honest conversations about life with chronic illness and disability. Hosted by Brandy Schantz, a disabled veteran and chronic illness advocate, this podcast explores the realities of navigating work, healthcare, and everyday life while managing a disability or chronic condition. Each episode features insightful discussions with medical professionals, disability advocates, and individuals sharing their personal journeys. We tackle topics such as workplace accommodations, navigating the healthcare system, mental health, and breaking down societal barriers that often hold disabled individuals back. Whether you're living with a chronic condition, supporting a loved one, or looking to create a more inclusive world, Living Chronic is here to provide knowledge, inspiration, and a sense of community. Join us as we change the conversation around chronic illness—because thriving with a disability is not only possible but powerful. Subscribe now and be part of the movement!
Episodes
If you're suffering from depression and anxiety while chronically ill, you're not alone.
Do you know the signs of drug induced lupus? If you are on a TNF inhibitor, you need to know the signs so you can alert your doctor.
Be sure to subscribe to Living Chronic. We'll be discussing fatigue and more in our upcoming episodes.
Welcome to Living Chronic. My name is Brandy Schantz and this is my story about living chronic.
TNF Inhibitors are a class of drugs that treat various diseases such as Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis. Learn more about these drugs and how to find the right medication for your condition.
The death of Stephen "tWitch" Boss has made us all think about mental health and what to do when you are suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts. What we can do today is demand legislation.
Today we discuss how exercise can better help those of us living with chronic illness. Dr. Debra Stroiney will help us better understand how exercise can help us live our best lives while living chronic.
Mary Esna-Ashari is a Senior Director at Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. She is not just a Crohn's & Colitis Foundation employee, she's also a caretaker for family members with Crohn's disease. She is speaking to me about what it means to be a caretaker and how to help your family member with Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis.
Cynthia discusses what it's like living with multiple sclerosis, advocating for herself as a patient and a veteran, how she fought to get disability, and being a mom with MS.
Kelly Hof, RN, mother, chronic warrior discusses her battle with degenerative disc disease and how she has overcome her disease and learned to thrive.
Jill Buzby knows a few things about being a caretaker to the disabled, she has two children with developmental disabilities. Today she shares what she has learned along the way about advocating for her children, negotiating difficult bureaucracies, and living and loving.
I'm still working to learn more about how many people get drug induced lupus, what the process and procedures are around the Adverse Reaction Database, and how I can ensure what happened to me never happens to anyone else.
Today I'm interviewing Dr. Bruce Kehr and Nutritionist, Julie Wendt about root cause psychiatry, the role of nutrition in your treatment, and your mental health and diet and how it relates to your chronic illness. Potomac Psychiatry does whatever it takes to help each patient achieve a a full recovery from their suffering. This award-winning practice has improved thousands of lives. Instead of taking trial and er...
This week I interview Fred Diamond, author and podcast host of Love, Hope, Lyme. He discusses what he has learned about being a caregiver to someone with a chronic illness and what he has learned about Lyme.
I will be reading for weeks but there are already some clear takeaways.
Marissa Spratley is the Manager, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement at Crohns & Colitis Foundation in the Washington, DC metro area. Marissa is a Crohn's patient and another drug induced lupus survivor. Hear her story and how she is working to help others just like her.
This week I interview Melissa Schuster, Narcolepsy Type I patient, veteran, mom, and friend. She discusses her journey to get a diagnosis and to live her best life with Narcolepsy.
Dr. Rashidian, chiropractor and author of Cracking the Stress Secret, discusses his new book and how to learn to better deal with stress. When we seek advice on health and wellness, we are commonly told to reduce or eliminate stress in our lives. Dr. Rashidian and "Cracking the Stress Secret" takes a different stance. In this book, author, speaker, and chiropractor Amir Rashidian explains that striving to a...
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