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A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastMiniCast: The Hidden Side Effects of Prednisone No One Warns You AboutSometimes it is not the big symptoms that stop you in your tracks. It is the quiet ones. The bruises you cannot explain. The skin that tears a little too easily. Living with sarcoidosis and long term prednisone use means learning how your body changes in ways no one really prepares you for. In this episode, I talk about those small but unsettling moments, the kind that make you pause and ask what is happening to me now. Because chronic illness is not just about survival. It is about adapting to a body that keeps rewriting the rules.
2026-05-2907 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastLove, Caregiving, and Chronic Illness: The Spouse Who Helps You SurviveLiving with chronic illness affects more than the person with the diagnosis. It changes marriage, caregiving, routines, fear, and the quiet emotional work shared inside a home. In this episode, I reflect on sarcoidosis, heart failure, love, caregiving, and the spouse who has helped me survive the hardest parts of my life. This is a personal story about marriage under pressure, the unseen weight caregivers carry, and the kind of love that notices breathing, fatigue, fear, stubbornness, and hope without turning any of it into pity. For anyone living with chronic illness, or loving someone who is, this episode...
2026-05-2616 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastOxygen Therapy in Public and the Quiet Social Reality of Living with SarcoidosisWearing oxygen in public with sarcoidosis changes more than breathing. It changes the way people look at you, the way they try not to look at you, and the quiet assumptions they carry about what chronic illness is supposed to look like. In elevators, stores, and ordinary public spaces, those silent reactions tell their own story. This episode explores oxygen therapy, visible illness, social discomfort, and the strange gap between expectation and reality. It is about being seen, being misread, and learning that sometimes the hardest part of chronic illness is not the symptom itself, but what happens...
2026-05-2211 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Waiting Room Anxiety Nobody Talks About: Chronic Illness Test Results and ReliefWaiting for medical test results with chronic illness can feel like sitting through an awards show you never agreed to attend. Every pause carries weight, every glance feels loaded, and your mind fills in the blanks before anyone speaks. Living with sarcoidosis and heart failure means learning how to exist in that space between testing and knowing. But sometimes, the outcome shifts. Sometimes your body gives something back. This is a story about that moment when fear loosens its grip, even briefly, and you’re reminded that relief, even temporary, still matters.This podcast is narrated using an...
2026-05-1908 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Guilt I Carried That Was Never Mine: Living with Chronic Illness and Letting GoA moment from childhood can quietly shape how we carry guilt for decades. In this episode, I share the story of losing my stepfather at thirteen and the belief I carried for years that it was somehow my fault. Living with sarcoidosis and heart issues has taught me that emotional weight does not just live in the mind, it settles into the body. This is a reflection on how the stories we create in moments of trauma can linger, and how slowly, imperfectly, we begin to let them go.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice...
2026-05-1511 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy “You Don’t Look Sick” Doesn’t Offend Me: Chronic Illness, Friendship, and Looking Fine When You’re NotInvisible illness can make ordinary social moments surprisingly complicated. A simple comment, a changed friendship, or a curious question can turn into an emotional negotiation when your body carries more than people can see. This episode explores chronic illness, invisible symptoms, privacy, boundaries, friendship, dignity, and the pressure to explain yourself. It’s about living in a body that doesn’t always advertise what it’s doing, while still wanting to be treated as a whole person, not a walking medical summary.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own...
2026-05-1216 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Strange Math of Chronic Illness: What Sarcoidosis Taught Me About ExpectationsPeople sometimes ask how anyone living with sarcoidosis can stay positive day after day. The answer isn’t motivation, inspiration, or some magical personality trait. It’s something quieter… something most people miss entirely.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-05-0809 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Smoking Backpack: Chronic Illness in PublicA doctor’s waiting room is usually boring. Mine briefly turned into a low-budget suspense film because my portable oxygen backpack looked like it was smoking. Living with sarcoidosis and chronic illness means getting used to equipment, routines, and symptoms that feel normal to you but deeply suspicious to everyone else. What started as an ordinary appointment became one of those strange public moments where illness stops being private and starts becoming a spectacle. It was awkward, absurd, and, honestly, a little funny. Because sometimes the only way to survive the weirdness of living inside a body that makes it...
2026-05-0516 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastMiniCast: When the Wild Speaks: The Night a Fox and a Crow Changed EverythingOn a quiet sunset drive, I stumbled into a raw moment between a fox and a crow—two wild creatures locked in instinct and mystery. What began as an ordinary evening turned into a reflection on survival, intuition, and the strange ways nature mirrors our own chronic-illness battles.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-05-0204 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastGetting an AICD: What the Surgery Felt Like From the Hospital BedGetting an AICD implanted is not just a procedure. It is the moment heart failure stops sounding like a diagnosis on paper and starts feeling real in your body. In this episode, I share what it was actually like to hear I needed an implantable defibrillator, wait in fear, go under the operating lights, feel the strange sensations no brochure mentions, and wake up with emergency hardware in my chest. This is not the polished hospital version. It is the patient version, the human version, for anyone facing an AICD implant and wanting the truth in plain language from...
2026-05-0121 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Day the Hospital Treated Me Like a Human BeingHospital visits can start to feel like rehearsed disappointment when you live with sarcoidosis, heart failure, and the long, exhausting reality of chronic illness. I know that feeling well. So when I went to Westchester Medical Center for a right heart catheterization and was met with kindness, answers, eye contact, and actual respect, it caught me completely off guard. In this episode, I talk about why simple human decency can change the emotional weight of a procedure, why bad attitudes linger in the body, and why compassion in healthcare is not some deluxe extra. Sometimes good care is not...
2026-04-2821 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastMiniCast: Stop Saying You’re Allergic to Bees (When You’re Really Just Terrified of Nature)Ever wonder why everyone suddenly claims they’re “allergic to bees”? In this cheeky yet heartfelt take from a chef living with chronic illness, I explore what our bee phobia really says about fear, faith, and city folks who panic at pollen. Spoiler: the bees aren’t the problem.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-04-2505 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy I Don’t Say I Suffer From SarcoidosisThe words we use for chronic illness matter more than most people realize. In this episode, I reflect on a question my wife asked back in 2011, a question that changed the way I talk about sarcoidosis, heart failure, and illness itself. I share why I’ve never been comfortable saying I “suffer from” my diagnoses, and why that distinction became about more than language. It became about dignity, identity, and survival. Chronic illness is exhausting, frightening, and sometimes brutal, but the words we repeat to ourselves can shape how we carry it, and whether we let it become the whole...
2026-04-2421 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Spring Returns to a Chronically Ill BodySpring has a way of looking hopeful while also trying to crawl directly into your sinuses. In this episode, I talk about what it means to live with sarcoidosis, heart issues, and the shifting realities of chronic illness through the seasons. This is about pollen, fatigue, beauty, grief, adaptation, and those quiet moments that still manage to feel like life. If you live with sarcoidosis, chronic illness, or love someone who does, this episode is a grounded look at how the body negotiates change while the world keeps blooming anyway.This podcast is narrated using an AI...
2026-04-2116 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastMiniCast: The Day I Danced with a Monarch: A Reminder That Nature Still WinsAfter a week of rain and gray skies, I stepped outside and found myself face-to-face with a monarch butterfly—a rare, breathtaking sight that reminded me why we let dandelions grow and bees buzz in our yard. Here's why moments like these mean everything when you're living with chronic illness and still trying to find joy in the little things.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sa...
2026-04-1804 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastCAR-T, Autoimmune Disease, and the Strange Hope of a One-Time TreatmentA treatment built for cancer is now doing something that sounds almost unreal in autoimmune disease. In this episode, I talk through a story about CAR-T cell therapy, a woman whose body had been attacking her from multiple directions, and the uneasy hope that comes with hearing the words remission, reset, and maybe even recovery. This isn’t a miracle story, because real bodies are messier than that. But it is a story about what it means when medicine stops just managing suffering and starts asking whether the whole system can be rebooted. And for people who live inside un...
2026-04-1715 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastYou Didn’t Deserve This: Sarcoidosis, Shame, and Letting Go of GuiltWhat happens when chronic illness shows up and your first instinct is to blame yourself? In this episode of Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness, Tate reflects on growing up with guilt, being taught to question himself, and how that old wiring followed him into life with sarcoidosis. This is a quiet, honest conversation about shame, fear, faith, and the heavy stories we attach to illness. If you have ever wondered whether you caused your condition, deserved your suffering, or somehow failed your own body, this episode is a reminder that illness is not punishment, and guilt is not something...
2026-04-1413 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Insurance Says No: A Sarcoidosis Story About Unexpected HelpChronic illness teaches you that control is often an illusion. Tests, insurance approvals, medications, and diagnoses can feel like they belong to systems far bigger than the person living inside the body.For someone living with sarcoidosis and heart complications, routine medical tests are never really routine. They can determine whether the disease is quiet… or quietly returning.But every once in a while something unexpected happens.A phone call.A decision made by someone behind the scenes.A moment where the system that usually feels rigid suddenly bends in...
2026-04-1014 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastChronic Illness, Sarcoidosis, and the Absurdity of Racial AssumptionsAfter writing about winter tearing up my hands and posting a photo of my cracked, bleeding knuckles, I got an email that was less compassionate and more confused that I was not the race the sender expected. This episode is about sarcoidosis, chronic illness, medical stereotypes, and the exhausting way people reduce human beings to categories instead of meeting them with empathy. It is about what happens when statistics stop being information and start becoming assumptions, and why people living with rare disease deserve to be seen as people first, not demographic surprises. Because pain is pain, illness is...
2026-04-0712 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen the New Pulmonologist Asked About a Lung Transplant, I Already Knew My AnswerAfter insurance forced me to leave the pulmonologist who had known my lungs for twenty years, a brand-new doctor asked a question that hit me like a dropped skillet: had anyone discussed putting me on the transplant list? If you live long enough with sarcoidosis and serious lung disease, transplant eventually enters the room. But hearing the question and wanting the answer to be yes are not the same thing. This episode is about that first appointment, the shock of being asked so bluntly, and why my answer was already there, waiting.This podcast is narrated using...
2026-04-0320 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastRaised By Women, Tempered In Kitchens:How Respect Became My Quiet Rebellion (and Why I’m Done Laughing Along)I learned respect the slow way—by watching what happened when women spoke and men decided they were “too much.” By listening in kitchens where the food mattered more than the people making it. And by living long enough with sarcoidosis and heart failure to realize time is expensive, energy is limited, and “just ignore it” is the laziest advice on earth. This isn’t a victory speech or a halo-polishing session. It’s the story of how a kid who stayed quiet learned when silence starts sounding like agreement… and what finally made me stop swallowing my words....
2026-03-3114 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Dad Who Showed Up: Grief, Sarcoidosis, and the Inheritance of Dark HumorWhen you grow up learning who doesn’t show up, you start measuring love in smaller, sharper ways—like footsteps on a porch, a hand on your forehead at the school nurse’s office, or the kind of laughter that keeps you upright when your body (hello, sarcoidosis) is acting like it pays rent. This is about the dad I lost too soon—the one who earned the title—and the strange little lessons that followed me into adulthood… right up to cardiology appointments and the moments I have to decide whether I’m going to fold or make a joke...
2026-03-2716 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen My Heart Rebelled for Two Minutes—and My AICD Decided to Stay EmployedSome people collect souvenirs when they travel. I collect medical printouts. One routine cardiology visit handed me a neat little report, the kind that looks boring until you realize it’s basically a receipt for a moment your body tried to freestyle without permission. If you live with sarcoidosis and heart failure, you already know the feeling: you can be doing something painfully normal, and then your insides decide to audition for a disaster movie. This is the story of the day my heart tested the emergency system—and what it taught me about limits, denial, and why “I’m fine”...
2026-03-2418 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastVitamin D and Sarcoidosis: Why “Low Vitamin D Causes Inflammation” Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole StoryA new study claims low vitamin D may drive inflammation—but if you live with sarcoidosis, the story gets more complicated. Before reaching for supplements, there’s something important many headlines leave out.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-03-2012 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Forgotten Days: What Living With Sarcoidosis Taught Me About the Ordinary Moments Between the MilestonesWe remember diagnoses, heartbreaks, and miracles—but what about the quiet days that carry us between them? Living with sarcoidosis has made me realize the most important parts of life might be the ones our memory quietly skips over.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-03-1711 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastChasing Time: A Story From My Earlier Podcast, Pan to PenWelcome to nother bonus episode of short stories from my now closed podcast, "Pan to Pen."This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-03-1406 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Feather Pillow Lesson: What an Old Story Teaches Us About Words, Reputation, and Living with SarcoidosisA simple story about a pillow full of feathers has been told for centuries by rabbis, monks, and priests. I heard it once on the radio and it stuck with me—especially as someone living with sarcoidosis, where words from doctors, strangers, and even ourselves can linger longer than we realize. But the real lesson in the story isn’t what you think.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The...
2026-03-1210 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastCardiac Sarcoidosis and Sudden Death: The Disease That Can Hide in Plain SightSometimes sarcoidosis whispers instead of shouts. Someone can appear perfectly healthy, living their life, planning tomorrow… while something dangerous quietly hides in the heart. This episode reflects on a recent tragedy, a strange twist of fate, and the thin line between what doctors find… and what they don’t.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-03-1009 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastFrom Pan To Pen: "Chasing Raindrops"This bonus short story is from my now closed podcast, "Pan to Pen: A Storytelling Podcast."This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-03-0708 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Faith Turns Into a Shortcut: Why “Thank You, Jesus” Isn’t Always Enough for Chronic Illness.I read a lot of chronic illness blogs—part coping strategy, part writerly snooping—and I keep running into the same pattern: the urge to turn suffering into a spiritual trophy. Living with sarcoidosis has taught me faith can be a lifeline, but it can also become a convenient little crutch… the kind that looks holy while quietly stealing your agency. This one might make you laugh, sigh, or clutch your pearls—possibly all three.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body R...
2026-03-0515 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastSo You Still Think Covid Is Just a Bad Flu? Think Again: Why This Chef With Sarcoidosis Still Wears a MaskYou think Covid was just a bad flu and “done with”? Let me tell you why that belief didn’t exactly age well — especially if you’re someone living with sarcoidosis or any chronic illness where every breath matters. I’ll get personal, a little sarcastic, and explain why I still mask up even when the world says “move along.”This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Rese
2026-03-0307 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastFrom Pan To Pen: Be Patient CruiseA Bonus story episode from my now closed podcast, "Pan To Pen: A Storytelling Podcast."This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-02-2809 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe High Price of Staying Alive: Sarcoidosis, Chronic Illness, Insurance, and America’s Health Care Circus.Ever notice how sarcoidosis doesn’t just come for your lungs (or your heart, if it’s feeling ambitious)—it comes for your calendar, your energy, and your bank account too? This is the story of what “good insurance” looks like when the bills have six digits, the premiums creep up like a horror-movie soundtrack, and you realize staying alive in America is a subscription plan you never asked for… but can’t cancel.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info...
2026-02-2617 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen an Editor is A CROOK: A Cautionary Tale for WritersWhen you’re a writer with chronic illness juggling deadlines, the last thing you expect is your editor ghosting you mid-contract. This cautionary tale dives into how one “faith-filled” editor turned out to be a crook—and what every writer, especially those managing sarcoidosis or other chronic conditions, can learn about protecting themselves (and their wallet).This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-02-2405 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastBONUS EPISODE: From Pan To Pen: A Chunky Monkey FriendshipThis is a bonus episode. A Story from my now closed "Pan to Pen: A Storytelling Podcast"This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-02-2109 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastLiving With Heart Failure And An AICDIn 2007, a routine heart procedure turned into a life-changing diagnosis: heart failure. Nineteen years later, I’m still here—living with sarcoidosis, a defibrillator in my chest, and the constant awareness that my next heartbeat might depend on a tiny piece of metal and code. This is what surviving with an AICD really feels like—equal parts miracle, nuisance, and reminder to keep going.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward resear...
2026-02-1914 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastCOMING SOON: Stories From "Pan To Pen"I am sharing stories from my other podcast on this platform soon.Send a textConnect with me via BlueSky Social or at https://tatebasildon.com
2026-02-1800 min
A Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastThe Real Cost of Breathing: Portable Oxygen, Inogen, and the “Pay-to-Inhale” Price Tag.Living with sarcoidosis taught me a weird truth: the harder you work to keep your life normal, the more the system charges you for it. Portable oxygen was supposed to mean freedom—walks, errands, road trips, maybe even a little joy—until I met the fine print, the upsells, and the “special charger” that costs more than my first apartment’s microwave. If you’ve ever felt like breathing comes with a subscription fee, this one’s for you.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Con...
2026-02-1714 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen the Bank Meeting Ended in a Truck BedEver wondered what happens when an 18-year-old bank manager gets peer-pressured into a “mandatory meeting” that turns out to be rum shots and card games? Here’s the messy, hilarious, and surprisingly life-defining story of my first and only time getting drunk—complete with spinning rooms, questionable decisions, and one disgusted girlfriend (now wife).This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-02-1217 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastGratitude Beats Complaining When Your ICD Is Busy Keeping You Alive (Yes, I Said It)Living with sarcoidosis and an ICD means my chest has a tiny, judgmental hall monitor clocking my heart 24/7—so I’m fascinated (and slightly alarmed) by how many of us still choose to spend our limited energy angrily shaking our fists at modern medicine. If you’ve ever felt tempted to make complaining your full-time job, this is your gentle, sarcastic nudge to look at what’s actually keeping you here.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info abo...
2026-02-1015 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy My Kindle Will Always Win Over Physical BooksAs a chef, writer, and lifelong bookworm living with chronic illness, I’ve discovered that my Kindle isn’t just a gadget—it’s freedom. Between hospital visits, late-night writing sessions, and lazy Sundays with my pets, it lets me carry an entire library in my pocket without the weight or the guilt of unread stacks. Here’s why I’ll always choose my Kindle over physical books and why e-readers might be the best invention since espresso.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.C...
2026-02-0605 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy Cooking Shows Might Be Ruining Dinner (and Your Sanity)If you’ve ever tried to recreate a TV chef’s “simple” dinner and ended up wondering if you accidentally auditioned for a survival show, you’re not alone. As someone juggling sarcoidosis, heart failure, and a full-time chef life, let’s just say I’ve learned exactly how misleading those glossy cooking programs can be. And no—I’m still not over the raw chicken incident.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward r...
2026-02-0308 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy Self-Worth Isn’t Measured in Dollars: Finding True Value Beyond the Bank AccountIn a world obsessed with celebrity net worths and Instagram wealth, it’s easy to forget that our true value isn’t tied to money but to character, compassion, and integrity. As someone living with chronic illness, I’ve learned that self-worth has nothing to do with how much you earn—and everything to do with how deeply you live.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foun...
2026-01-3005 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Faith Becomes a Wall: Choosing Peace Over Painful Family ReunionsWhen religion divides families, sometimes the kindest thing you can do is stop trying to fix what faith has fractured. As a chef living with chronic illness and a full plate of chaos, I’ve learned that peace is sacred—and you can’t pray someone into respecting your boundaries.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-01-2705 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastRoller Skating With Sarcoidosis: Grieving My Old Body (Without Turning It Into a Life SentencI saw a guy land a ridiculous roller-skating trick in a beach town and my brain immediately volunteered my body for a stunt it absolutely did not agree to. Living with sarcoidosis has taught me that nostalgia can be sweet, savage, and weirdly funny—and sometimes the bravest move is not proving anything at all.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-01-2313 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Strangers Grab Your Phone, And Take A Piece Of Your Life With ItEver had someone snatch your phone while you were just trying to show them a picture? Twice in one day, it hit me how much of my entire life—accounts, passwords, memories, even my brain power—now lives inside this little iPhone. As a chef with sarcoidosis and heart failure who once memorized entire bank account numbers and directions without GPS, I’m wrestling with the good, bad, and ridiculous sides of tech dependence.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsM...
2026-01-2007 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastHow Quitting the News Saved My Sanity (and Why You Might Want to Try It Too)After years of drowning in headlines, outrage, and “breaking news” pings, I finally unplugged—and discovered that peace, calm, and mental clarity are a lot more satisfying than doomscrolling. Here’s how quitting the news improved my mental health, lowered my stress, and helped me start living again.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-01-1605 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhy I Stopped Watching The Last of Us on MaxThis podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-01-1303 minA Body Rebels: A Chronic Illness PodcastWhen Life Cancels Your Walk and Sends a Rainbow Instead.A chef living with chronic illness discovers that sometimes life’s soggy disappointments lead to unexpected beauty—like when a canceled dog walk turns into a rainbow moment that slaps you with perspective. A story about resilience, humor, and finding color in the drizzle.This podcast is narrated using an AI voice. The words, reflections, and lived experience are my own.Contact A Body RebelsMore info about Sarcoidosis and to donate toward research: The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research
2026-01-0904 min