Dancing with Disease Podcast

Episode 9: Stop Caring About Your Cellulite!

In this episode I talk about why we need to focus on what our body can do and not on what our body looks like. 

Episode 8: Keeping Track

In this episode I talk about how I'm able to get so many things down: by keeping track of the important stuff. 

Episode 7: Non-Negotiables

We all have things we must do in a day to feel our best. I like to keep things simple and keep the important things front and center. 

Episode 6: The Fear Never Leaves

Episode 5: The Appointment Circuit

How you plan and approach your appointments can help you stay focused and organized. Listen in for the three ways I reduce the stress around appointments, and actually flip them around to be enjoyable. 

Episode 4: The Rabbit Hole

This episode talks about the questions some ask as they try to determine how they got sick, and why I no longer ask those questions. 

Episode 3: Motherhood

Living with disease while raising children hurts. I use three principles to help my sons cope with this so they can see me and not the illness.

Episode 2: Dealing with Diagnosis

This episode deals with the surreal moment you first hear the words of your diagnosis and takes you through a few ways to move through your new reality. It also features some of the sounds of Toronto traffic. The latter wasn't ideal, but this journey is about working with what I have. 

Episode 1: Hello!

I'm super excited (and nervous) to put this out into the world. I'm sharing my story because when I was so sick that it hurt to think and had doctors doing all kinds of procedures and tests on me, I would have done anything to know that someone out there was facing Wegener's Disease and living a full life. Please note, you'll hear the effects of this disease on my airway as I take noisy breaths before I speak. I let this hold me back for too long. So here I am, Darth Vadar voice and all!