Flowly Health Talk

TW: this episode discusses suicidal ideation and self-harm In today’s Health Talk, we’re joined by Dr. Jaimee Arnoff, a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in teens and young adults, including those in the deaf community. In this episode, we cover serious topics such as the rise in self-harm during COVID, how to manage and negotiate your role if you are a loved one or caregiver of someone struggling with their mental health, and even how Dr. Arnoff’s own experience with chronic pain has informed her work.

Celine interviews the co-founders of Neuro (www.getneuro.com) to learn about how they started, the mind-body (gut) connection and more. Flowly (www.flowly.world) is a smartphone app that offers Virtual Reality (VR) experiences for pain and anxiety. Each VR experience engages you in biofeedback for relaxation training to help give you the tools to manage pain and anxiety. Flowly sessions are short, on your phone, and can be completed at home or on-the-go.

Carla Pulliam has been a practicing clinical psychologist for 20 years. She has worked in both in and outpatient psychiatric and medical settings, and has a longstanding psychotherapy private practice.  In this episode, Dr. Pulliam takes us through different therapeutic approaches to managing various pain, mental health, and chronic conditions. Dr. Pulliam also answers listener questions on PTSD, ADHD, etc. Dr. Pulliam has worked with many populations and concerns including depression, anxiety, parenting issues, health and medical issues like diabetes, chronic pain, and more.

In this episode, we chat with the producer and host of one of the most well regarded podcasts on chronic and invisible illnesses: The Uninvisible Pod, Lauren Freedman. As an entrepreneur, voice actor, producer, and chronic illness advocate, Lauren shares her daily routine, her inner resources, and journey to learning how to manage her chronic condition with her busy schedule. Lauren has a wealth of experience advocating and sharing information around chronic illness, stemming from her own journey with depression, anxiety, and then being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease in 2017.

In this enlightening conversation, Kelly Mendenhall shares with Celine her work in highlighting medical gaslighting, what it is, and how she has personally experienced it as a Spoonie and chronic condition patient. Kelly is the senior community leader for SpineNation, one of the leading patient advocacy organizations for back pain. Kelly is also an author, blogger, and journalist raising awareness of medical gaslighting which often leaves women permanently disabled or worse. Kelly is a Spoonie who manages multiple invisible illnesses. She published her debut memoir last year called Skin in the Game: the stories my tattoos tell. She is now working on her second book, The Medical Gaslighting Project.