January 2021 Chronic Journeys with My Guest Toni Bernhard
I was so honoured (and fangirling) when seminal chronic illness author Toni Bernhard agreed to join me on the first Chronic Journeys of the year! We talk about Toni’s new pocket version of How to Be Sick, the magic of the three breaths technique, and other ways to make life with chronic illness just a…
Deciding who lives and who dies – the #onpoli podcast
As someone who lives with multiple chronic illnesses and disability, news about triage protocols excluding people like me is both worrisome and infuriating. I recently appeared on the TV Ontario #onpoli podcast to talk about it. Listen to the episode on deciding who lives and who dies on TVO.
Berserker Author with RA: An Interview with Erik Henry Vick
Settle in, my friends, you’re in for a treat! I somehow persuaded Erik Henry Vick, author extraordinaire with RA, to let me interview him. If you’re a regular reader of this website, you know I loved Errant Gods, the first book in his Blood of the Isir series, also featured on my list of books…
Lisa Sniderman: Being a Light in the Darkness for People with Chronic Illness
Lisa Sniderman`s book A Light in the Darkness: Transcending Chronic Illness through the Power of Art and Attitude is a memoir of her life as an artist with dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune disease. Using her artist persona, Aoede, the Muse of Song in Greek mythology, she greeted songs informed, winning multiple awards, until sidelined by…
Dealing with Pain in a Non-Medical Way: an Interview with Sarah Anne Shockley
Sarah Anne Shockley is the author of The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain. It’s a wonderful book with lots of great tips that can help you deal with pain in a compassionate and gentle way. I had the opportunity to interview the author via email about her…