S7 - Episode 14 - Science Episode: Revisiting the TikTok Thing, Sex Differences
Release Date: 09/19/2021
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Bullying, No Way! (with Jaylen Arnold)
Tourette's Podcast
In this episode, Jhonelle sits down and speaks with our guest, Jaylen Arnold. Arnold is the founder of Jaylen's Challenge, a non-profit that spreads awareness on anti-bullying. Jhonelle and Jaylen speak about their years of friendship, Jaylen's story of how he started Jaylen's Challenge when he was getting bullied for having Tourette Syndrome, the impact his organization has made across schools, tips for dealing with bullying in school, and much more! For more information on his organization, you can visit For more information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic...
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Season 9 - Episode 6 - I Have Tourette Syndrome, Is That a Problem?
Tourette's Podcast
This week, Britney and Jhonelle sit down and speak with our guest, Kel Hannum. In this episode, we talk about his experience serving in the U.S. Airforce for 23 years as a civil engineer officer, others' responses to learning he had TS while serving, his experience with PTSD, parallels between tic disorders and PTSD, being diagnosed later in life, and much more! For more information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic disorders, visit the Tourette Association of America at . Fight stigma, raise awareness, expand community.
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Season 9 - Episode 5 - Behind Closed Doors, I've Got This
Tourette's Podcast
This week, Britney and Jhonelle have a special guest: Colleen! In this episode, we talk about OCD, how it's stigmatized just like Tourette Syndrome is, and the real debilitating toll it can take on a person. If you want to learn more, head over to the Tourette Association's YouTube channel to watch "." For further information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic disorders, visit the Tourette Association of America at . Fight stigma, raise awareness, expand community.
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Season 9 - Episode 4 - Same Tic, Different Font
Tourette's Podcast
In this episode, Jhonelle and Britney take a lighthearted approach and talks about weird and humorous things their tics have made them do. They also talk about the importance of being able to laugh them off from time to time and how laughing with a person who tics instead of at them are two different and important distinctions. For more information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic disorders, visit the Tourette Association of America at . Fight stigma, raise awareness, expand community.
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Season 9 - Episode 3 - The Great Advocacy Journey
Tourette's Podcast
In this episode, Britney and Jhonelle share their stories on how they began advocating about Tourette Syndrome, the ups and downs that come with advocacy, the Tourette Association's National Conference in June, and advice and tips for what to be prepared for if you're interested in advocating. For more information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic disorders, visit the Tourette Association of America at . Fight stigma, raise awareness, expand community.
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Season 9 - Episode 2 - Weird Things With Tics
Tourette's Podcast
In this episode, Britney Wolf and Jhonelle Bean talk about how tics affect them, some features of tic disorders, like echopraxia, tics versus stimming, imposer syndrome, and much more. For more information and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and other tic disorders, visit the Tourette Association of America at . Fight stigma, raise awareness, expand community.
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Season 9 - Episode 1 - Change of Command (Britney and Jhonelle!)
Tourette's Podcast
It's a whole new season of Tourette's Podcast! Ben is back at the interview mic with two very special guests who bring us a path-altering twist. On this episode, we pass the torch to your amazing new hosts from the Tourette advocacy world: Britney Wolf and Jhonelle Bean. After a bit of hello and reintroduction, Ben, Britney and Jhonelle get to the classic Touretter conversation that this podcast has been about from the start. Enjoy, relate, share, and please show your love for Britney and Jhonelle as they take over and expand perspective on the Tourette community's favorite podcast. This is an...
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S8 - Episode 16 (Finale) - The Immediate People
Tourette's Podcast
It's a moving season finale episode talking with guest Allen Shoaff (a Tourette Association Rising Leader and Youth Ambassador) after highlighting the upcoming Tic Con and a dedication to a Touretter the community recently lost. A subsequent project seeks to build a top-class treatment facility for complex cases of Tourette. Thanks so much to the for making another season of episodes possible. Tw: Some discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation, depression during our conversation with Allen. Condolences to the family and friends of Ryan "Larry" Lawrence. . Tic Con -...
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S8 - Episode 15 - Night Workouts
Tourette's Podcast
Back after Ben's laryngitis outage, it's a new episode, and our guest is Shelby Ally, a model and actor from Orange County, Calif., who manages a tic disorder and insomnia but has found power in self-acceptance and advocacy. Shelby, doing professionally what she loves, emphasizes the pursuit of dreams, with the acknowledgement of challenges. Plus: Listener questions about tics and temperture, art, and the TAA explainer card.
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S8 - Episode 14 - Breathing Weird
Tourette's Podcast
We're back from our holiday and personal-biz break with a solid conversation Ben recorded recently with guest Sophie. This wasn't their first time talking; Sophie had involved Ben in a project she was working on regarding Tourette portrayals and the media experience. They examine that a bit before covering all sorts of life ground, as tends to happen with Tourette conversations. And mark this on your calendar (United States folks): March 8, the National Day of Advocacy, with a visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for Tourette and tic disorders. We'll repeat this info on the podcast in the...
info_outlineRecall our episode a while back with the authors of scientific report examining why doctors were seeing reported swells of young women over the course of the pandemic with Tourette-looking symptoms, and how social media like TikTok -- by way of the tic-heavy videos posted by influential Tourette personalities -- might be a player. We're revisiting that on this episode, but from a different angle. What else might be going on? Are we getting it wrong when it comes to what Tourette looks like in females?
What we examine:
Are there real differences in how Tourette expresses in boys versus girls, men versus women?
What's up with that observed boost in young women presenting tics? TikTok?
What do we know about Tourette Syndrome nowadays from a science standpoint?
How involved are Tourette patients in the conversations and work in science and medicine?
Our guest is Tourette scientist (and longtime friend of the show) Dr. Christine Conelea, who has been doing amazing work busting Tourette myths and bringing clarity to the public.
@cconelea on Twitter (and her 56-second summary of Tourette neuroscience)
EXTRA: @ticsntatts discussing the "functional tics" thing
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