The Patients Perspective

MANGLED MONDAYS (PART 2) - HOW MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA AFFECTS PHYSICAL CARE

For the second half of this Mangled Mondays episode, the hosts Kyla and Candice continue their discussion from Part One, Candice begins by diving back into the endless ocean of controversy that surrounds mental health and physical care.

MANGLED MONDAYS (PART 1) - HOW MENTAL HEALTH STIMGA AFFECTS PHYSICAL CARE

Hosts Candice and Kyla have a very long discussion about how mental health stigma affects patients care while in health care systems. Episode is cut into two parts as we wade into an endless ocean of controversial waters.

FORTUNATE FRIDAYS - #2

Host Susie, talks on relaxation techniques.

RANDOM DROP - KYLA’S MOTHER DISCUSSES BEING PREGNANT WITH KYLA WHILE IN A LIFE THREATENING LUPUS FLARE

WARNING - THIS EPISODE SPEAKS MORE LIGHTHEARTEDLY ABOUT A LIFE THREATENING DISEASE. SOME PERSONS WHO ARE NOT AS FAR ALONG IN THEIR OWN JOURNEYS MAY NOT FIND ITS CONTENT HUMOROUS AND AGREE WITH HOW IT IS PRESENTED. KNOW THAT THE HOST AND GUEST USE HUMOUR TO NAVIGATE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND THIS STORY HAS BEEN RETOLD OVER A 40 + YEAR TIME SPAN SO ITS EFFECTS ON THE SPEAKERS HAS CHANGED WHICH CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE INSENSITIVITY. THE PATIENTS PERSPECTIVE RECOGNIZES THIS BUT ASKS SENSITIVE LISTENERS TO FORGO THIS EPISODE. DIFFERENT STAGES IN DISEASES AND PERSONALITIES CREATES DIFFERENT WAYS OF TALKING AND PROCESSING TRAUMATIC EVENTS, IN FACT THIS IS ONE REASON WHY MULTIPLE HOSTS AND GUESTS WERE REQUIRED TO CREATE THE PODCAST.
Kyla’s mother sits down with Kyla to tell the story of her complicated birth while in multi organ failure with Lupus, which caused her (while pregnant with Kyla), to develop temporary drug induced psychosis.

THRIVING THURSDAY - RESULTS OF CHALLENGE #2

Hosts Susie, Candice and Kyla discuss how the week long positivity challenge #2 went.

TOUGH TALK TUESDAY - ASSUMPTIONS IN HEALTHCARE

Hosts Candice and Kyla, have a table talk with patient and author Michael Whone on some of the assumptions made about them due to their health.

WARRIOR WEDS - ANONYMOUS FRIEND WITH BIPOLAR FEELS HE CAN’T EXPRESS FEELINGS AFTER DIAGNOSIS

Kyla talks to a long term male friend whom she has known for over 20 yrs, about his bi polar diagnosis and how it effects his ability to express his emotions

THRIVING THURSDAYS - CHALLENGE #2 BEGINS

Positivity challenge #2 is picked!

MANGLED MONDAYS - ILLNESS AND THE INTERNET

Cohosts Candice and Kyla, discuss some positive aspects of using the internet when suffering from illness.

RANDOM DROP - SUNSHINE, DISEASE AND HEAT SENSITIVITY

I speak with Candice (cohost) about sun and heat safety during summer!