Just Talking Podcast

Just Talking Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 490 - With Stacey Simms
March 05, 2019

Stacey Simms returns to the podcast to recap Diabetes Podcast Week, discuss the opportunities for new podcasters to engage in the medium, and her perspective on the hybrid closed loop technology for people with diabetes, and their caregivers. Keep up...

Episode 489 - With Kerri Sparling
February 26, 2019

Kerri Sparling returns to the podcast to talk about the end of her blogging adventure, the exciting future of hybrid closed loop technology, mourning her cat Siah, and the wonderful rabbit hole of random top level domains. While it's still a thing,...

Episode 488 - With Pamela Jessen
February 19, 2019

This week I'm joined by Pamela Jessen for a conversation about her life with multiple chronic conditions including trigeminal neuralgia, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue. We also discuss her perspective on the ongoing stigma surrounding patients...

Episode 487 - With Katie DiSimone
February 12, 2019

It's Diabetes Podcast Week! Katie DiSimone joins me for a chat about working together at Tidepool, finding an opportunity to give back to the diabetes community with Loop Docs, and navigating the tricky balance of parenting a teen with diabetes. Keep...

Episode 486 - With MarlaJan Wexler
February 05, 2019

This week I'm joined by MarlaJan Wexler for a conversation about her life with multiple chronic illnesses including a heart defect that resulted in low oxygen for years and lupus. We also discuss the evolution of her patient advocacy platform, her...

Episode 485 - With Barby Ingle
January 29, 2019

Barby Ingle joins me this week for a conversation about living with endomitriosis and reflex sympathy disorder, the ongoing stigma facing women with chronic pain, creating the International Pain Foundation, and preparing for the upcoming International...

Episode 484 - With Megan Elizabeth Lewellyn
January 22, 2019

This week I'm joined by Megan Elizabeth Lewellyn for a conversation about life with multiple sclerosis, battling the stigma of perception around medical marijuana, becoming an advocate for cannabis as a valid treatment option, and her book, "Segway...

Episode 483 - With Bonita Shelby
January 15, 2019

Bonita Shelby joins me for a conversation about facing threatening health challenges, battling breast cancer, finding a balance between traditional and conventional therapies, and the value in humor in the face of adversity. Keep up with Bonita at...

Episode 482 - With Christalle Bodiford
January 08, 2019

This week I'm joined by Christalle Bodiford for a conversation about living with epilepsy, the challenges of a misdiagnosis, the relief when a proper diagnosis is received, battling stigma, and creating a nonprofit organization in Life Elektrik to...

Episode 481 - With Rebecca Pine
January 01, 2019

Happy New Year! Rebecca Pine joins me this week to talk about her breast cancer diagnosis, weighing the social and personal implications of breast reconstruction surgery, and co-founding The Breast and the Sea, a written and photographic project...