Chronically Illing Out

Ch-Illing In Review Today we welcome on Amelia Hall — creator of Trailblazing with CP and Accessibility Specialist — for a wonderful conversation into Amelia’s story and the role that CP (Cerebral Palsy) has played in her life, how it has helped to shape her views on accessibility and equity, and how she advocates for everyone’s rights. Take a moment to subscribe and follow Amelia Hall ’s work — a...

ChIlling In Review The day before Juneteenth, the DOJ quietly released a memo reinterpreting the 1999 Olmstead decision — the ruling that keeps disabled people in their communities instead of institutions. It's not a law, and that's the point. This week, NH state rep, psych nurse, and congressional candidate Paige Beauchemin joins Nieta Greene of Disability Community for Democracy, Nick, Beth, and...

Chronically Illing In Review Today was a hard and necessary conversation—the DOJ is openly coming after our right to visibly exist as a person with disabilities. Take a moment to read through Nieta Greene ’s official statement on the DOJ Olmstead Memo and my article from this morning. We must all be loud and actioning on this — we will not be erased. Disclaimer Chronically Illing Out is a podcast...

Meditation of the Day * link to follow for “Paws for a moment” by Beth Cruz — with pictures from Beth Cruz , Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Soso's World , Casey is NeuroDivergent Hodgepodge , and Courtney M 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 ! Disclaimer Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived exp...

Chronic Illness In Review This week’s Chronically Illing Out lands on an uncomfortable truth: the disability community is fracturing itself from the inside. Nick Paro opens by naming the divisions playing out on Substack right now — people attacking each other, misrepresenting each other — and frames the whole hour around a single question: how do we bridge the gaps within our own ranks before we...

Chronic Illness In Review Dr. Greeley Miklashek is 80, recovering from long COVID and a second round of prostate-cancer radiation, and unwilling to apologize for any of it. He’s also a retired neuropsychiatrist who treated 25,000 people, wrote Stress R Us , and spent a career arguing that what most of his colleagues called “disease” was, more often than not, a body trying to survive chronic stress...

Chronic Illness In Review The Monday after Mother’s Day begins with a head cold, a missing co-host, and a discussion on grief. Beth is out sick — appropriately, on a show about chronic illness — so Nick Paro, Soso, and Stephanie Wilson, PhD, hold the morning between them. The heart of today’s show is all about the chronically ill body keeping track of loss whether the dishes are done or not, and i...

Chronic Illness In Review This week’s discussion pulls a single thread — what does it actually take to function when your diagnoses keep stacking? Mack Devlin, a former journalist now medically retired, joins Nick, Beth, Soso, and Stephanie with one of the most compounding stacks the show has hosted: Becker’s muscular dystrophy, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 LADA diabetes, hypertension, depression,...

Chronic Illness In Review This week’s panel takes the long way around to a simple idea — that the labels we use to sort each other are, at best, a starting place, and that the most interesting parts of a person tend to live just past where the label stops. Nick, Beth, Soso, and Steph sit with guest Stefan Pasek — a Polish-born writer in Minnesota with PDD-NOS — and let the conversation move from “...

Trigger warning : this episode contains discussion on sexual assault and violence. Chronic Illness in Review Marilyn Bretherick arrives at this episode as someone who has spent the last year doing the hard, unglamorous work of starting over from the inside. She carries CPTSD, ADHD, and anxiety — and a background in sexual abuse and human trafficking that she describes with a precision that only co...

Chronic Illness In Review Kait Justice arrives at this episode as someone who’s lived—and advocated—through chronic illness - either labeled or not. She carries fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dysautonomia with POTS, cervical cranial instability, and a decade’s worth of misdiagnosis. And the conversation Nick, Beth, Soso, and Stephanie navigate with her speaks to the messy reality: what it m...

Disclaimer: Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived experience. We are not trained professionals—and we do not claim to be—rather, we discuss our stories and current events to build community and solidarity. Know that you are not alone—and if you are in crisis, call...

Disclaimer: Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived experience. We are not trained professionals—and we do not claim to be—rather, we discuss our stories and current events to build community and solidarity. Know that you are not alone—and if you are in crisis, call...

Disclaimer: Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived experience. We are not trained professionals—and we do not claim to be—rather, we discuss our stories and current events to build community and solidarity. Know that you are not alone—and if you are in crisis, call...

Disclaimer: Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived experience. We are not trained professionals—and we do not claim to be—rather, we discuss our stories and current events to build community and solidarity. Know that you are not alone—and if you are in crisis, call...

Disclaimer: Chronically Illing Out is a podcast and weekly roundtable discussion that provides a safe space for real chronic illness and mental health conversations—by people with lived experience. We are not trained professionals—and we do not claim to be—rather, we discuss our stories and current events to build community and solidarity. Know that you are not alone—and if you are in crisis, call...

Meditation of the Day Actions You Can Take * Check out the new Sick of this Shop! * Check out Banner & Backbone Media ’s new BroadBanner network and affiliate calendar — including all Sick of this Shit Publications branded shows! Sign the Petitions: * Demand Congress Subpoena Key Figures on the Epstein Case * Investigate Presidential Use of the Autopen for Pardons and Executive Actions * Mandate t...

Meditation of the Day Actions You Can Take * Check out the new Sick of this Shit Publications Merch Shop! * Check out Banner & Backbone Media ’s new BroadBanner network and affiliate calendar — including all Sick of this Shit Publications branded shows! Sign the Petitions: * Demand Congress Subpoena Key Figures on the Epstein Case * Investigate Presidential Use of the Autopen for Pardons and Execu...

Meditation of the Day Actions You Can Take * Check out the new Sick of this Shit Publications Merch Shop with an automatic 20% off during the first week of February 2026! * Check out Banner & Backbone Media ’s new BroadBanner network and affiliate calendar — including all Sick of this Shit Publications branded shows! Sign the Petitions: * Demand Congress Subpoena Key Figures on the Epstein Case *...

Meditation of the Day Thank you Polly Walker Blakemore , Sushipheliac 🍣🍥🍣 , Natasha K. , cynmac , Cris , and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Beth Cruz , NeuroDivergent Hodgepodge , and Soso's World ! Join me for my next live video in the app. Actions You Can Take Sign the Petitions: * Demand Congress Subpoena Key Figures on the Epstein Case * Investigate...

Today’s meditation can be found here: Thank you Polly Walker Blakemore , julie elder , Cathy Stein , Sandra Steffen , LeftieProf , and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Beth Cruz , and Soso's World ! Join me for my next live video in the app. Actions You Can Take Submit questions and artwork for Nick and Walter to respond to and showcase: * Sick of this Shit...

Thank you Cat , Noble Blend , Kim G , Eric Lullove , Laura Tompkins , and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Margaret Williams, MS, ACC , Beth Cruz , and Soso's World ! Join me for my next live video in the app. Support our amazing guest Margaret! Actions You Can Take Support Ukraine: * Donate towards generators Call your public servants on important issues: *...

Thank you Polly Walker Blakemore , Courtney 🇨🇦 , Patricia Wren , PaulM , Laura Tompkins , and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Beth Cruz , and Soso's World ! Join me for my next live video in the app. Actions You Can Take Learn new skills: * B. Cognition Labs — empathy forward, human centered, experiment based Leadership & Growth Courses for Higher Ed & Non-...

ChIlling in Review This week’s Chronically Illing Out with Nick Paro , Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Soso's World , and Beth Cruz is a reflective, end-of-year discussion into burnout, visibility, and the power of community. We look back on the emotional labors of showing up while unwell, celebrate our individual and collective growths, and discussed intentional goal-setting while prioritizing presence...

ChIlling In Review Today’s Sick of this Show opened with a familiar tone: honesty and community. Nick Paro , Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Beth Cruz , and Soso's World come together for a wide-ranging conversation blending our lived experiences with an expert’s insights. We welcome on Dr. Eric Lullove , a nationally recognized wound care specialist, to dig into how chronic illness, inflammation, recov...