Anastasia Hall, a masters student at Johns Hopkins, discusses her journey with chronic illnesses, including post-COVID symptoms, POTS, and Lyme disease. She also shares her creative outlet in hand-molded pottery and her efforts to simplify complex scientific information for the public through social media.
She emphasizes the importance of patient self-advocacy and understanding basic science concepts relevant to health. Anastasia highlights the challenges of getting accommodations from her university and the benefits of collaborative doctor-patient relationships. Anastasia advises building a support network and not hesitating to ask for help.
Thank you so much to Ana for joining my podcast and sharing her perspective! Please check out her IG: @science_with_ana
This week’s episode is in my bio! As always, thank you so much to everyone who listens, follows, shares and interacts with my content and a huge shoutout to the amazing guests who take time to come on my podcast. In the next episode, I am joined by @heartcharged!
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