US vs THEM: Patients and Caregivers Confront Healthcare

Chronic Pain: The Silent Epidemic

This episode is focused on a topic that does NOT get enough attention: chronic pain. A 2022 study published in the journal Pain found that 50.2 million adults in the U.S. (that’s over 20% of us) reported pain on most days or every day… that makes it one of the most common chronic health conditions in America. Let’s rip the band-aid off! I’m joined by one of my favorite advocates for this important discussion… Barby Ingle from the International Pain Foundation.

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD): the Younger-Onset Dementia Often Mistaken for Alzheimer's

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is a younger-onset form of dementia often mistaken for Alzheimer's disease. Join me and my guests Sharon Hall and Amy Johnson for a candid discussion about their life-changing journeys having spouses diagnosed with this common form of dementia. Their stories will inspire you!

Mental Illness from a Mother's Perspective: Getting Real About the Lack of Support for Our Kids

You don’t know the whole story about mental illness until you’ve heard it from a mother’s perspective. Sydney Graham of Families for Addiction Recovery [https://www.farcanada.org/] (Canada), and Lindsey Hoggle, a Health IT Consultant, share their stories as mothers who have struggled for decades to get mental health services for their adult children -- in American and Canadian healthcare and social services systems that were never designed to support mental health. Their revelations will shock you.

Pediatric Transitional Care: Special Needs Kids Becoming Adults in the U.S. Healthcare System

Join me for an eye-opening discussion with two phenomenal fathers of young adults with special needs, Jeff Cousins from Navigating Life’s Detours [https://navigatinglifesdetours.com/] and Vik Sharma from tech startup MiraKare [https://www.mirakare.com/]. Jeff and Vik spoke to me about the challenges they’ve faced getting appropriate healthcare for their kids as they have transitioned from pediatric to adult care in a healthcare system that is completely unprepared to provide this care. This is an amazing discussion and may impact someone you know.

Frozen Shoulder: What Every Woman Aged 50+ Needs To Know (Part 1)

Join us for Episode 2 of Us vs Them: Patients and Caregivers Confront Healthcare [https://thewholecarenetwork.com/us-vs-them-patients-and-caregivers-confront-healthcare/], a no-ground-rules conversation about a condition you may not know about: Frozen Shoulder, featuring my friends Michele Houck of CircleOf [https://circleof.com/] and Theresa Wilbanks of Sustainable Caregiving [https://www.sustainablecaregiving.com/] (check out Theresa’s new book “Navigating the Caregiver River: A Journey to Sustainable Caregiving [https://www.sustainablecaregiving.com/book/]”). If you are a woman aged 50+, this is a discussion you don’t want to miss! Why? Because Michele, Theresa, and I all developed this condition when we hit menopause. Odds are... you may have it or know someone who does.