The Chronic Illness Therapists Podcast
is meant to be a place where people with chronic illnesses can come to feel heard, seen, and safe while listening to mental health therapists and other medical professionals talk about the realities of treating complex medical conditions.
Want to be a guest on the podcast?
Currently accepting requests from other mental health therapists and other health professionals who specialize in chronic illness and pain.
Just fill out the form below, and I’ll reach out to you to discuss next steps!
The Chronic Illness Therapists Podcast
Have you ever wondered how a therapist can actually help you with your chronic illness?…
Does seeing a therapist make you feel like “it’s all in your head?”
Listen in while I interview therapists across the world who specialize in chronic illness. Our goal is to demystify the therapy process, so you can finally get the help and support that you deserve.
New episodes air every two weeks on Fridays on Apple, Google, and Spotify.
Want to suggest a topic for the podcast? Just fill out this form to tell me what you'd like to hear about!
Below you'll find all my newest blog posts. I write about lots of different topics - sometimes about things I discuss in my podcast episodes, and other times just sharing thoughts and ideas that aren't connected to the podcast. Take a look and enjoy!
Ep. 3: Responding From Trauma and Our Relationship with Chronic Pain and Disability with Rachelle Friedman LCSW
Rachelle Friedman LCSW is an Arizona-based therapist serving people with chronic pain and chronic illness. She shares her own experience with POTS, EDS, and MCAS in this episode, truly giving insight into what it's like to constantly feel like you have to fight to be heard. She talks about responding from trauma and how that impacts our relationships with our doctors. Her main goal is to help clients take charge of their lives in an ableist world - no easy task! She gives some really great, concrete examples of how to live with hope and calm instead of from a place of trauma.
You can find Rachelle on Instagram and TikTok @brainsocialworker.
Ep. 2: Imperfectly Perfect: How Art Therapy Helps Chronic Pain and Perfectionism with Zara Drapkin LCSW
Zara Drapkin LCSW is an art therapist specializing in working with people with chronic pain and invisible illnesses. Zara gives us tangible art therapy exercises that you can try at home when you're looking for something to distract you enough from the distress of the pain but simultaneously help you connect to your body in a way that helps you take care of yourself.
Ep. 1: Meet Destiny - Introduction to The Chronic Illness Therapist
In this episode, you'll meet Destiny Winters - a mental health therapist who specializes in helping people with chronic illnesses live full and meaningful lives despite chronic pain and invisible health issues. Destiny's assistant, Rachel, asks Destiny some really insightful questions to get the conversation started. We talk values, choices, self-compassion, community, and therapeutic modalities.