Champions for HD Podcast

*Trigger warning* This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution if these affect you. Follow Champions/External links: linktr.ee/championsforhd Website Follow Shelby: https://www.shelbylentz.com/ linktr.ee/shelby_lentz In their discussion about Huntington's disease (HD) and personal ex...

*Trigger warning* This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution if these affect you. In this conversation, Jenna Woodard shares her experience with Huntington's disease (HD) in her family. She discusses her first memory of HD and how she found out about her own diagnosis. Jenna also t...

*Trigger warning* This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. If you are interested in participating or would like to know more about this study, click here: https://www.championsforhd.org/research to schedule a time with Paige or email her at (wikman.p@northeastern.edu)  Spotify P...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I sit down Amy Abbott. Amy lost her husband, Jody, to Huntington's Disease. Jody was a musician and had a true love for music. Amy shares the dark moments her and her children had to go through behind the scenes...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I sit down Kevin Bailey. Kevin is living with Huntington's Disease and lost his mother to it in a tragic way. Kevin was one of our first donations in 2018 when we became an official 501c3 nonprofit. It was an hon...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I sit down with Sarah and Brandon, a couple who are battling HD. Brandon was diagnosed with HD a few years back. They talk about the highs, the lows, and the importance of a strong foundation and partner in a rel...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I sit down with Londen and her daughter Autumn to talk about Autumn's life since her diagnosis with Juvenile Huntington's Disease.  Before editing, this was a 3 hour conversation! We had so much fun. We laughed,...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Samantha Peterson joins me to share living her life gene positive with Huntington's Disease: the highs and the lows. She shares how she fights everyday not only for herself, but her children. Listen to the episode to h...

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**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I am joined by Jessica who shares her tramautic childhood living with her mother, who suffered from HD, and how it effects her currently. She also shares her life living gene positive. Listen to Jessica's full ep...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I am joined by Domonique who shares her HD testimony. Her mother battled HD and su*cidal ideations. Domonique has tested positive for the disease and shares her life with a positive diagnosis and the importance o...

Order Brave Breanna: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Breanna-Through-Juvenile-Huntingtons/dp/B099BYQ2FK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=brave+breanna&qid=1631066574&sr=8-1 Follow Champions: https://www.championsforhd.org/ https://www.instagram.com/championsforhd/ https://www.facebook.com/championsforhd/ Follow Shelby: https://www.instagram.com/shelby_lentz/ https://www.shelbylentz.com/ Suppo...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I am joined by Kya Rowlins. She shares her journey with HD in her childhood through her mother's battle with the disease, and her life being at-risk. Listen to Kya's episode to learn more about how she is a Champ...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I sit down with Londen and her daughter Autumn to talk about Autumn's life since her diagnosis with Juvenile Huntington's Disease.  Before editing, this was a 3 hour conversation! We had so much fun. We laughed,...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I am joined by one of my dear friends, and fellow Huntington's Disease Advocates, Kyra Ashley Clarke for the second time. She was our first podcast guest, a Champions for HD Ambassador, and our current 2020 Champ...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today we are deep diving into potential benefits of getting tested for Huntington's Disease. This question was left as a comment on our social media post today and it gave me the idea to come on here and talk about wha...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Today I am joined by Evonne. She is 32 years old and living with Huntington’s. She works as the Director of Youth and Childhood Ministries at a Catholic school in Indiana. She is also a Champions for HD 2021 Social Med...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Welcome back to the show. I first want to apologize for the delay in episodes. I ended up coming down with COVID a few weeks ago and I had it pretty badly. Thankfully I am feeling much better now, just fighting off sev...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Megan returns to share her PREGNANCY from IVF! This means her baby will be HD FREE! What a blessing!! Follow Champions: https://www.championsforhd.org/ https://www.instagram.com/championsforhd/ https://www.facebook.com...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Loren joins me to share her father's journey of life before HD, after his initial diagnosis, and current life with him being in a nursing home. Despite the hardship, she continues to hold on to her favorite memories of...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Heather is one of our Champions for HD donation recipients. She joins us to share her story with her diagnosis of Huntington's Disease, and how she continues to keep fighting despite having symptoms. She shares the hig...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. My sister would've been 15 years old this month. Last Wednesday, February 17th was her birthday and the first one our family has spent without her. It's been nearly a year since she passed of Juvenile Huntington's Dise...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. I am joined by my sister, Delaney, to talk about Huntington's Disease in our family from her perspective. She is a sophomore in college and living at-risk for the disease. We talk about overcoming trauma with forgivene...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Megan joins me to share her experience with IVF. She was one of the first to receive a grant from the nonprofit, Help Cure HD. Help Cure HD specifically focuses on HD family planning and granting funds for couples who...

**Trigger warning** This show contains hard topics on life with HD which can including speaking on topics of abuse, neglect, su*cidal ideations and more. Please listen with caution. Our first episode of 2021! Brittany Johnson joins us to talk about her family overcoming her mother's diagnosis of Huntington's Disease in 2018 and how they are living their lives to the fullest despite having HD In th...