In the Hot Seat: Greg Answers YOUR Questions About Epilepsy and Caregiving Pt 2
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Release Date: 09/19/2025
Cathryn Dylan Ortiz (The Pitt) on How to Be a Good Caregiver When Someone You Love Has Epilepsy (Part 2)
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Cathryn Dylan Ortiz — Emmy-hopeful for her role as Brenda Azurmendi on The Pitt — is also a caregiver in real life: her husband lives with epilepsy. In Part 2 of her conversation with Greg Grunberg, two caregivers compare notes on the parts of this that rarely get talked about — guilt, marriage, and the guesswork of lloving someone whose condition you can't control. Greg cares for his adult son Jake, who lives with epilepsy. Cathryn cares for her husband. In this episode they talk about why caregivers blame themselves even when they've done everything right, how to keep a relationship...
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The Pitt's Cathryn Dylan Ortiz on Real Epilepsy Caregiving (Pt. 1)
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Cathryn Dylan Ortiz got the audition of a lifetime for HBO Max's The Pitt while she was in a hospital room with her husband, who was mid-seizure. Weeks later, she played a mother living through her own son's medical crisis on screen. In this Part 1 conversation, Cathryn sits down with Greg Grunberg to talk about building a career while carrying a caregiver's daily reality — the protocol she's built for her husband's seizures, the guilt that shows up even when she does everything right, and a discovery about a medication interaction that changed how her family thinks about safety. Part 2,...
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Living with Epilepsy On Camera: Anchor Zeke Shapiro Talks About It with Greg Grunberg
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Zeke Shapiro was diagnosed with epilepsy at 14 — and today he's a TV news anchor and reporter. He sits down with Greg Grunberg to talk about disclosing epilepsy at work, the seizure that happened in his newsroom, and the team that made sure it never stopped him from doing the job he loves. In this episode of Talk About It with Greg Grunberg, Zeke shares his epilepsy journey — from a diagnosis that came out of nowhere, to chasing a career in journalism, to moving solo to Quincy, Illinois for his first job in the news. Along the way he and Greg talk about what it really looks like when a...
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Is It LEGAL to Run A Marathon BACKWARDS? with Loren Zitomersky
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He's not going the wrong way, he's just going HIS way! In this episode of Talk About It, Greg sits down in studio with Loren Zitomersky - A.K.A. the "Backwards Guy." Loren has gained a ton of publicity over the years for attempting to break the world record for fastest marathon run backwards, and he does it all in the name of raising awareness for epilepsy! Before he was born, Loren's dad had a son who tragically died due to SUDEP, so he has devoted his athletic life to his brother's memory. Collectively, he has done over 80 interviews or televised segments with Inside Edition, the Boston...
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TRIPLE THREAT: Singer, Actor, Epilepsy WARRIOR! with Audrey Kaller
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She sings! She acts! She hosts the epilepsy walk! She is a WARRIOR! This week on Talk About It, Greg sits down with a guest who is SO overdue for an interview that we can't believe she hasn't been on yet! Audrey Kaller is a singer and an actress who is racking up quite an impressive stretch in her young career with a brand new single, "Mood Swing Lover" coming out alongside a great performance on ABC's The Rookie debuting this weekend. What is most impressive, though, is that she is relentless in talking openly about her epilepsy diagnosis, and advocating everywhere she goes for seizure first...
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20 Questions with Grunny! Pt 2
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
When life is leaving you with so many questions, especially when you are dealing with an epilepsy diagnosis, sometimes it is good to hear some answers from someone with experience. Good thing we have our in-house expert, Greg Grunberg, to answer the call! Welcome to the final chapter of our two-part series in which Greg answers the top 20 questions that have come from the epilepsy community. While he says he might not have all the answers, he speaks from his heart after nearly 30 years of being a caregiver to his son with epilepsy, and he is here to assure you that it is going to be okay. We...
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20 Questions with Grunny! Pt 1
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Get ready to Talk About It! Or in Greg's case, answer about it! In this two-part series, Greg takes on your 20 most-asked questions and responds from the heart, giving authentic insight from an epilepsy advocate and caregiver. In this part 1, we cover some of the heavy questions that weigh on patients and caregivers, from "why me?" to "what can I do about caregiver burnout?" Social isolation, disagreements among parent caregivers, driving safety, refusal to take meds - these are all things that patients and caregivers have to confront head-on, and Greg is here to provide a steady voice in the...
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From Spectrum to Seizures: Bullying, Jobs, and Stigma with Holly Robinson Peete!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
We here at Talk About It are so excited about our expansion into helping raise awareness for conditions that are related to epilepsy. One of the conditions at the top of our list is autism spectrum disorder. Did you know that approximately 25-30% of children with ASD will develop epilepsy in their lifetime? But not only are these conditions medically correlated, they also share similarities when it comes to bullying, stigma, job prospects, dating, and everyday life experience. That means, of course, we need to TALK ABOUT IT! Greg sits down in studio with his good friend Holly Robinson Peete,...
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DOGS DETECT SEIZURES, BEFORE! - Katie Gonzalez explains!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Sit... Stay... Talk about it! This incredible episode is all about our very best friends, and the most adorable heroes of the epilepsy community, dogs! Greg chats with Katie Gonzalez, founder of Little Angels Service Dogs. LASD is a nonprofit that trains incredible canine candidates and passes the graduates on to families in need of a service dog for so many medical conditions, from seizure alert to autism help, mobility assistance, diabetes, stress and anxiety disorders, and so many more. In this part 1 (part 2 is coming soon where Greg will go to the center and see the training in...
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The Best Of 2025!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg
Happy New Year from all of us at Talk About It! In this special to kick off the new year, Greg and Nick take a look back at some of the best moments that sparked conversation in 2025 and reflect on what could be learned from them. It was incredibly difficult to narrow down our top moments, since every guest brings such engaging and valuable conversations when talking about their epilepsy journey or their insight into various aspects of being a caregiver or living with epilepsy, but we did our best! As you watch or listen, be sure to go back and watch the full episode on talkaboutit.org,...
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On this episode of Talk About It, we conclude this short two-part series in which Nick asks Greg questions that have come in over time from caregivers, people living with epilepsy, and even questions that Nick has for Greg. If you missed part one, we encourage you to go back and hear Greg speak candidly about his family's experience on the journey with Jake and reminding you that you are not alone and there is support for you. This episode gets more practical - discussing Jake's routines that he has established to minimize the potential for a seizure, how to talk to medical professionals when you have appointments, how to research treatements, and what is in store for the future of Talk About It! Get your notebooks out and be ready for all the invaluable information that you are about to hear!
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