We Are Churning Butter | Questions, Hot Takes, and Our Rudest Guest Ever!
Release Date: 01/14/2022
We're Super Fun | The Comeback Episode
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Alaina and Claire are BACK! They talk about their unintentional summer hiatus and why it was so necessary. They remember good things also exist in the world and Alaina reminds everyone what self care is NOT and what resilience is. They reminisce about how the podcast started and how much they've changed, they talk about the hero complex, and they share how hard it is to find balance between feeling effective and feeling constantly negative. They talk about holistic wellness and the importance of finding what works for you - physically, emotionally, spiritually. Hear about what they've been up...
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We All Understand TikTok Now | Travel Plans and Stories
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Claire shares another medical update… or lack of update… and they agree it’s a good time for another light-hearted episode! Both Alaina and Claire talk about their current and upcoming travel plans. Claire has decided not to wait any longer to pursue her adventures and Alaina gives a description of hospital visits in Northern Ireland. They end by sharing what they've learned so far about More Info:
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We Can All Be Advocates | Featuring Dr. Apryl Alexander
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
G&C has a very special guest today: Dr. Apryl Alexander. At the time of this recording, Apryl is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She is a clinical psychologist with concentrations in forensic psychology and child and family therapy, and has been widely recognized for her research and advocacy work. Apryl joins the pod this week to discuss health and advoacacy. Apryl talks about endometriosis, a diagnosis she formally received in college, despite knowledge of it long before. Endometriosis is likely underdiagnosed, due to...
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We're Conspiracy Theorists Now | YA Novels and Health Conspiracies
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Alaina and Claire are reunited in this long-distance episode. Claire fills us in on her recent health updates and they discuss the familiar challenges of health insurance and medical supply companies. Claire updates us on how the Insulin 4 All protest went and the challenges she's been facing in work. They talk about the lack of space for mental health considerations in the current medical system. Both agree that the lack of regulation on food and beauty products is susicious and incredibly problematic. With all the news, the awareness of our broken systems, and the exhaustion of work and...
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We're Talking Trauma | "Live" from Northern Ireland
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Alaina joins from Northern Ireland to discuss what she's learning about trauma-informed practices. She talks about how trauma appears in all levels of society, to various resulting behaviors, and how systems can be build better to support everyone. This is especially true in the medical field and it's important to talk about the trauma that people with chronic illness and pain and disability experience. She discusses some of the myths around intergenerational and transgenerational trauma (check out links below for more). Lastly, she explains that there is still a lot of hope to be found in...
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We Want Everyone To Be Themselves | Featuring Red
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
TW: Suicide. We've got another cousin on the G&C pod - this time to share important conversations about gender and mental health! Meet Red, Claire's cousin, a fellow heathcare worker, chronic illness warrior, and a non-binary, trans masc person. Red talks about his journey of self-discovery and how our pronouns are able to keep changing. They discuss how body image and expectations have become too much of a focus and talk about body neutrality as an option instead. Red shares the range in how companies and communies use pronouns and consider gender, and discusses taking an inadequate...
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We Are All Contributing | Featuring Brittany, T1International
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Meet Brittany - Brittany is a Type 1 diabetic advocate and legislative lead with the Massachusetts chapter of T1International. A historian at heart, she loves to talk and write about the discovery of insulin. In her free time, she’s just a normal diabetic girl enjoying life with her cat, husband, etsy store, and many piles of books. Brittany shares her diagnosis story and she and Claire talk about the challenges of learning about diabetes. They share how they got involved in T1International and the movement for Insulin for All. Learn about how easily everyone can get involved in politics,...
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We Must Protect the Cheese | Mental Health Month?
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Alaina and Claire wanted to talk about mental health in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, but got side tracked by Monkeypox, babies, racism in the US, abortion rights... and cheese. The truth is, there is a lot going on to disrupt our mental wellness right now. Horrifying acts are become normalized and people feel exhausted and overwhelmed. Their best advice for you is to give yourself rest sometimes and protect your physical health and to listen to your own voice about what "mental health" means to you.
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We Are Respectfully Scrappy | Featuring Kelsey Griffith
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
Kicking off Mental Health Month, G&C welcomes Kelsey Griffith to the show. Kelsey is a mental skills specialist at who works with young athletes and teaches about how important mental health is in the context of sports and athletics. Kelsey explains the difference between clinical sports/performance psychology and mental skills specialists and shares the story of her own injury that led her down this path. She discusses clinical versus situational depression and the stigma around mental health. Kelsey focuses a lot on failure and motivation and shares how helpful it is to learn those...
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We Support All Reproductive Decisions | Featuring Greta Kohl
Gin and Chronic, The Podcast
G&C is excited to introduce you to a special guest, Greta Kohl, an inspiring advocate for women's health. She shares about her chronic illnesses: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Endometriosis, and Interstitial Cystitis and the journey it took for her to get her diagnoses. Particularly with Endometriosis, she acknowledges the privilege she has had; most people with uterises don't get the diagnosis for YEARS! People with uterises get so used to the rhetoric, "It's just your period" and pain is minimized. often causes Greta the most pain and change in lifestyle. It affects the large intenstine and...
info_outlineAlaina and Claire start out with some of your "hot takes" and questions, and you'll hear from our rudest accidental guest! They end with a conversation about how to respond to someone who has recently received a life-changing diagnosis.