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Unseen & BelievedEhlers-Danlos Syndrome Q&AWelcome back to season two of Unseen & Believed! In this episode, I'll be answering my most commonly asked questions about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, from the process of getting a diagnosis to managing joint pain. It's an episode you won't want to miss!
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2024-06-0114 min
Zero KnowledgeThe Role of Reth with GeorgiosSummaryThis week, Anna and Tarun catch up with Georgios Konstantopoulos, CTO of Paradigm and long-standing friend of the ZK Pod! First they cover the work Georgios has been doing since he last appeared on the show, covering everything from updates on Foundry to the more recent work on Reth. They then dig into what makes it different, what inspires its design, where it is heading and the eventual end goals of the project. They also chat about the general client node landscape, from the ETH 2.0 research days to present day, before diving into discussing...
2024-05-081h 22Unseen & BelievedThe Past Six Months: Dealing with Antibiotic Resistant InfectionsWelcome back to season two of Unseen but Believed! In this episode, I’ll be sharing why I suddenly became sick and remained sick for six months. From being dismissed to my life being at risk, it’s an episode you don’t want to miss!
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2024-04-1618 min
Zero KnowledgeParis 2023 Recap with Uma, Zaki and TarunThis week, host Anna Rose and guests Uma Roy, Zaki Manian and Tarun Chitra recap all things EthCC Paris. This impromptu chat takes a look back at the topics, talks, parties and goings-on of the Paris week and what really caught their attention. Expect some spicy takes, offtopic rambles, inside scoops and more.Here’s some additional links for this episode: EthCC LinksEthCC Website EthCC Side Events EthCC Mary Maller - How can we use Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Ethereum? EthCC Vitalik Buterin - a history of account abstraction EthCC6 After Movie EthCC6 Main Pl...
2023-07-261h 05Unseen & BelievedDealing with an Eye Disability: Interview with Laura ValentineHave you ever wondered what it’s like to go through school with an invisible eye disability? In this episode, Laura Valentine Lock shares about dealing her disability since she was four years old and how she’s learned to manage it in her professional career. As a local Miss America titleholder, she shares her story and inspires others to use what they’ve been through to positively impact others. In this episode, find out
1. The cause of Laura Valentine’s disability
2. How she learned to cope with bullying
3. Why she started her ministry
2023-06-2823 minUnseen & BelievedCoping with Trauma: Interview with Autumn WaldenHave you ever wondered how to cope with anxiety, depression, or CPTSD? In this episode, Autumn shares about dealing with trauma through both counseling and medication as well as different coping mechanisms. As a local Miss America titleholder, she shares her story and inspires others to take care of their mental health. In this episode, find out
1. Autumn's story of overcoming abuse
2. How she learned to cope with different mental health issues
3. How she’s using what she's been through to inspire others
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2023-06-2028 minUnseen & BelievedShine Your Light: Interview with Kinsey BurchettHave you ever wondered how to teach coping mechanisms to kids who might have invisible illnesses or mental illnesses? Well this is exactly what Kinsey Burchett is doing! As a local Miss America titleholder, she shares her story and reads her book to children about learning to shine your light and coping with their emotions. Listen to this episode to learn
1. Kinsey’s inspiration for Shine Your Light
2. How she learned to cope with difficult situations in her life
3. How she’s teaching others to do the same
If you’re intere...
2023-06-0726 minUnseen & BelievedManaging EDS and Mental Health: Interview with Camille SchrierCamille Schrier is most well known for being Miss America 2020, but did you know she has both Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS? Tune in to this episode to learn:
-How she got diagnosed with EDS
-How she succeeds in her Doctor of Pharmacy program with EDS
-How she managed being Miss America with EDS during a pandemic
This is our final episode in our EDS Awareness Month series, so you won’t want to miss it!
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2023-05-311h 06Unseen & BelievedLiving a successful life with EDS: Interview with Victoria PiekutIn this episode, we have a very special guest: Miss Pennsylvania 2020 Victoria Piekut! Not only has she been successful in pageantry, but she’s also a model, pageant coach, opera singer, and the CEO of her company Wight Elephant Boutique. She’s also been able to accomplish this all while dealing with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS! Listen to this episode to find out:
Her journey to getting diagnosed
What it was like competing at Miss USA during a pandemic
How she’s learned to manage her symptoms and have a healthy lifestyle
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2023-05-2449 minUnseen & BelievedHow to Get Diagnosed with EDS: Interview with Mallory FehlEpisode Summary
In this interview, Mallory talks about how she is currently in the process of getting diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). She was diagnosed with hypermobility when she was younger but there seems to be more to the story.
Listen to this episode to learn:
What kind of symptoms can lead to an EDS diagnosis
The process of getting diagnosed
How to manage your symptoms while in the process
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2023-05-1758 minUnseen & BelievedWhat is EDS?May is EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) Awareness Month, and awareness is so important since it is so under diagnosed. But what exactly is EDS, and how does it affect the people living with it? In this episode, you will learn
1. What Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is and the different types of it
2. Common symptoms of EDS
3. Additional resources about EDS
And stay tuned, because this month we have several special guests joining the podcast to share their experience with EDS!
Resources:
https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/
http://thezebranetwork.org/
2023-05-1310 minUnseen & BelievedHow to Workout with an Invisible IllnessListen to this episode to find out:
How to start working out
How your nutrition impacts your workouts
How to give yourself grace when you fail
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2023-04-0516 minUnseen & BelievedHow to Manage School with an Invisible IllnessEpisode Summary
Trying to manage school with an invisible illness presents a lot of unique challenges. Listen now to learn how to deal with:
1. Ableism in school
2. Balancing school and other responsibilities
3. Mental health struggles
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2023-03-2220 minUnseen & BelievedWhat is an Invisible Illness?For the first episode of Unseen but Believed, let's talk about exactly what an invisible illness is! We'll be covering what it is, how to know if you have one, how to get diagnosed, and more. We'll also get to dive into these topics more in the future, so stay tuned for future episodes!
2023-03-0811 minUnseen & BelievedTrailerThe "Unseen but Believed" podcast is about invisible illnesses and learning to manage them together. An invisible illness is any kind of illness which isn't easily seen and is therefore very difficult to get diagnosed. But even though these illnesses are unseen, they still should be believed. Tune in to learn how to advocate for yourself, how to deal with symptoms like brain fog and fatigue, and how to find purpose through your suffering. Hosted by Anna Konstantopoulos.
2023-03-0101 min
Zero KnowledgeFoundry with Georgios KonstantopoulousThis week, Anna & Tarun catch up with Georgios Konstantopoulos from Paradigm - a well-known OG crypto VC. They chat about his move to CTO at the firm, the team he has built and what they are working on. Then they dive into Foundry - a fast, portable, modular testing toolkit for Ethereum app dev written in Rust. They discuss the tooling landscape, why Foundry is making a bet on solidity, the different types of testing that developers are doing and other open questions in the field.Here are some links for the episode:Foundry on GithubEp.142...
2022-03-301h 09
Zero KnowledgeA Dip into the Mempool & MEV with Project BlancThis week, Anna chats with Dean Eigenmann and Edgar Aroutiounian from Project Blanc, a team building bots and developing MEV strategies. They revisit the topic of MEV, what it is and how teams like Project Blanc work to capture it. They also dive into the concept of re-orgs, accelerationism as a philosophy and get a look at what goes on in the Dark Forest.Here are some links for the episode:Monsters in the Mempool with Dan Robinson from ParadigmEpisode 168: Flashbots with Phil Daian and Stephane GosselinEpisode 188: Analyzing Osmosis & Preventing MEV with Sunny and Dev Dialectic...
2022-02-021h 01
Zero KnowledgeMonsters in the Mempool with Dan Robinson from ParadigmIn this week’s episode, we chat with Dan Robinson, a Research Partner at Paradigm. We talk about the world of crypto VC and revisit of the topic of the Ethereum mempool. We then hear Dan's story about how he and some colleagues tried to save a transaction from the monsters that lurk in the mempool as told in his blog post entitled “Ethereum is a Dark Forest”. For some background, here are some links: Ep 44: Blockchain 101: Transaction lifecycle & the mempoolEthereum is a Dark Forest By Dan Ro...
2020-10-2855 min
Zero KnowledgeLook into SolanaThis week, Anna and guest host Georgios Konstantopoulos chat with Anatoly Yakovenko from Solana network. They learn about this system and discuss the innovations that allow them to achieve high performance without sharding.For more on Solana check out their website - https://solana.com/We also mention this episode on VDF's with Joseph Bonneau. Here is a further explanation of the differences. Want to help support the show? Check out our grant on Gitcoin and please donate today! CLR Matching is...
2020-06-2459 min
Zero KnowledgePost-Devcon5 catch-up with Tarun, James & GeorgiosIn this week's episode, Anna catches up with Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet Networks), James Prestwich (Summa) and Georgios Konstantopoulos on the last day of Devcon5 in Osaka. In this special 99th episode, we cover a broad range of topics from their Devcon take-aways, emerging ideas in the ecosystem, the latest in PoS systems, Roll-up and DeFi, to the explosion in zero knowledge research, and more. We mention the following episodes, presentations and articles in our talk:James Prestwich talks Smart ContractsTarun Chitra on Statistical modeling of PoS systemsLight clients & ZKPs with CeloAriah Klages-Mundt - (In)Stability for...
2019-10-1659 min