Fibromyalgia & the Caregiver, with Dr. John Fry

Living Life with Fibro with Life Coach, Dawn Hogan

Dawn Hogan is a certified Life Coach who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 10 years ago. Through life coaching, Dawn found the tools to empower herself and keep motivated to “LIVE” each day with fibromyalgia. Currently, she holds free monthly Fibromyalgia Life Empowerment Telecalls with 'members' from all over the U.S.

Fibromyalgia & the Caregiver, with Dr. John Fry

Dr. John Fry, psychologist, NFA board member and husband/caregiver to wife Elizabeth, who has fibromyalgia, will be the featured guest on this Friday’s podcast, May 7 starting at 12 pm Pacific. Dr. Fry will discuss “Fibromyalgia and the Caregiver,” including the challenges of being a caregiver, advice to other caregivers and patients without a caregiver.

Walk of FAME Team Leaders

Join us on Friday, April 30 at 12 pm Pacific as we chat with Walk of FAME Team leaders: Alicia “Bug” McConnell from California whose team “The Little Bug that Could” will be walking on May 15 at Cal State Fullerton; Destiny Thomas from Georgia Southern University and My Sisters Keeper will be hosting their event on May 1; and Allizon Munoz whose fellow students at Ohio Dominican University just finished their Awareness Day event last April 24.

Dr. Victor Rosenfeld on "Sleep and Fibromyalgia"

Dr. Rosenfeld is Board Certified in Neurology and Sleep Medicine and is the Medical Director for Sleepmed of Santa Barbara. He has published numerous medical articles on topics in Sleep Medicine and Sleep Electrophysiology. He is a frequent medical lecturer on a broad range of disease states including Sleep Apnea, Restless Legs, Narcolepsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Neuro-virology, and Migraine. His current research interest is in Chronic Pain and Fatigue and its relationship to sleep. We will also be speaking with Sue Ingebretson, author of the new book, "FibroWHYalgia." Both Dr. Rosenfeld and Ms. Ingebretson will be speaking at the National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day event on May 15, 2010 at Cal State Fullerton.

Interview with Lynne Matallana, president of the National Fibromyalgia Association

Lynne Matallana, president and founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association, will talk about how to "Make Fibromyalgia Visible," the NFA's theme for this year's National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, commemorated on May 12.