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Publisher |: Jason Herterich

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Disability,; Health,; Interview,; Personal Journals,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Documentary,; Health & Fitness,; Mental Health,; Personal Journals,; Society & Culture

Discomfort Zone is a podcast about living with chronic illness and disability. Through interviews, conversations, and stories, each episode uncovers what it means to be chronically ill and disabled. Jason helps listeners understand that the best way to cope with the discomfort of illness is to turn towards it and laugh at it.

Jason is an engineering graduate who reinvented himself as a podcaster and chronic illness/disability advocate after developing fibromyalgia, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

People |: Jason Herterich
Country Of Origin |: Canada
Produced In |: Toronto, Ontario
Premiere Date |: 2019-09-25
Related Hashtags |: #chronicillness,; #ChronicPain,; #COVID19,; #COVID19,; #Fibromyalgia
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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16 Available Episodes (27 Total) / Average duration: 00:21:22

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

16 Available Episodes (27 Total)Average duration: 00:21:22

Oct 15, 2020

00:30:54

I was too sick to attend my sister’s wedding, so she wasn’t expecting me to deliver a speech.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterCheck out our Official Invisible Not Broken Facebook group

A transcript is available in the show notes.Read the definition of marriage on dictionary.com

Written, Produced, and Sound Designed by: Jason Herterich

Audio Engineering by: Justin Maradin

Special thanks to: Gordo, Barry, my Mom, Luke, Emily, Hallie, and Lisa

Sep 16, 2020

00:13:20

My gym teacher ridicules me in front of my peers, prompting the question: was my child-acting career a fluke? If so, what does that say about my legacy? What does free pizza have to do with any of this?Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterA transcript is available in the show notes.Written, Hosted, Produced, and Sound Designed by: Jason HerterichAudio Engineer: Justin Maradin

Aug 18, 2020

00:26:28

About Keith

Keith McArthur is an author, speaker, kidney transplant survivor, and rare disease dad. He is the host of the CBC Podcast Unlocking Bryson’s Brain, an 8-part documentary-style podcast about his son Bryson, his rare disease, and his family’s search for a cure. Keith is also the CEO and Head of Science for CureGRIN, an organization dedicated to finding cures and therapies for people around the world suffering from GRIN disorders.

Links

Listen to Unlocking Bryson’s Brain on CBC Listen, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

To help support research into GRIN disorders, you can donate to: CureGRIN or U of T’s GRIN Disorders Research Fund

Follow Keith on Twitter

Follow CureGRIN on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Follow Discomfort Zone on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Aug 17, 2020

01:07:17

The Humancare Podcast features conversations with health entrepreneurs, care professionals, patient advocates, and industry change-makers all with the mission to humanize healthcare in common. In every episode we offer unique stories paired with education, actionable tips, tricks and takeaways all to help you better navigate healthcare and transform it into Humancare.

This episode features Allyn Amerogen, a wellness coach who specializes in empowering women with chronic illnesses.

Listen and subscribe to Humancare on: INB website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts

Click here for the show notes

Aug 08, 2020

00:27:02

Keith’s son Bryson is a charming and outgoing 13-year old who loves his family, friends, and school. But he faces tremendous challenges. He lives with a rare genetic disease that has his brain locked at the developmental level of a 1-year old. The closure of schools has been especially hard on Bryson as he no longer has access to many of the tools he uses for therapy.

Keith, host of the CBC Podcast ‘Unlocking Bryson’s Brain’, talks about life as a rare disease dad, the impact COVID has had on his family, and his search for a cure to Bryson’s brain disease.About Keith

Listen to Unlocking Bryson’s Brain on CBC Listen, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen.To help support research into GRIN disorders, you can donate to: CureGRIN or U of T’s GRIN Disorders Research FundFollow Keith on TwitterFollow CureGRIN on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterFollow Discomfort Zone on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Credits

Written, Hosted, Produced, and Sound Designed by: Jason HerterichVideo Editor: Raihan HussainAssociate Producer: Rahima MullaAudio Engineer: Justin Maradin

Aug 04, 2020

00:22:59

Lindsay is no stranger to adversity. While most 11-year olds were out playing with their friends, she was at home caring for her mom. Now a front-line healthcare worker in the midst of a pandemic, she is faced with unprecedented challenges. Lindsay shares her insights on how the government could ensure the safety of personal support workers and their clients.

About Lindsay

Lindsay Couture has been a live-in caregiver for her mom since a young age. Supporting her through respiratory issues and 2 double lung transplants. It was while caring for her mom she realized that caregiving was her passion. Lindsay went to school to become a PSW in 2016 and graduated with honors. Since then Lindsay has worked in both the long-term care sector and in the community helping support our most vulnerable. Lindsay got away from corporate work after experiencing burnout and has now taken a different approach in the PSW profession. While no longer working in the corporate world, Lindsay has opened her own homecare company, Oakwood Home Healthcare. Being a PSW herself Lindsay knows the struggles and hardships PSWs go through in their profession. Between working the front-line, and managing a team of compassionate PSWs by herself, Lindsay makes time to advocate for change in the PSW profession.A full transcript with photos is available in the show notes

LinksOakwood Home HealthcareFollow Oakwood Home Healthcare on Facebook and InstagramFollow Discomfort Zone on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterCreditsWritten, Hosted, Produced, and Sound Designed by: Jason HerterichVideo Editor: Raihan HussainAssociate Producer: Rahima MullaAudio Engineer: Justin Maradin

Jul 28, 2020

00:22:13

Early in the pandemic, Melissa spent all day on the phone with disabled people living in fear of COVID-19. Their fears echoed many of her own. Melissa shares her recommendations on how the government can better meet the needs of the disability community.

About MelissaMelissa Graham is an advocate for social justice, public speaker, writer, researcher, and community organizer. Melissa is also the founder of the Toronto Disability Pride March, an annual event that began during the Occupy movement. As a social worker and an activist, she fights oppression from an intersectional perspective, and by encouraging others to speak from their lived experience. She has written about these experiences in a number of anthologies and articles. Melissa is also about to begin her first year of PhD studies exploring ableism and sanism within the field of Social Work. A full transcript with photos is available in the show notesLinksToronto Disability Pride March Direct Funding ProgramFollow Discomfort Zone on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterCreditsWritten, Hosted, Produced, and Sound Designed by: Jason HerterichVideo Editor: Raihan HussainAssociate Producer: Rahima MullaAudio Engineer: Justin Maradin

Jul 26, 2020

00:12:25

Meditating at a jungle monastery in Thailand brought me inner stillness. Then Rob showed up.

A full transcript with photos is available in the show notes

Links:

Short Video Documentary of Wat Tam Wua

Wat Tam Wua Website

Social Media

Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Resources

Substance Abuse and Suicide: A Guide to Understanding the Connection and Reducing Risk

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 1-800-273-8255 (1800-273-TALK)

The Crisis Text Line

7 Cups of Tea An anonymous, 24-hour chat with trained professionals

Audio:

I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward

small-group-laughter by ch0cchi

Jul 24, 2020

00:17:34

Award-winning filmmaker and journalist Karina Sturm joins the show to talk about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder she lives with. She opens up about the medical gaslighting she experienced during her long path to diagnosis and how she transitioned from laboratory technician to chronically ill patient to journalist and filmmaker. Karina then talks about her feature-length film, We Are Visible, the challenges she faced while making it, and the false ‘fabricated or induced illness’ (FII) allegations many of her interview subjects experienced.'

We Are Visible' highlights the challenges people living with invisible illnesses face every day, specifically in the context of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The film features seven stories including people of all ages (5 - 60 years old), from six different countries with diverse backgrounds, different financial standing who are all differently affected by this invisible condition. They will share their challenges, fights, and fears, but also their achievements, hopes, and triumphs.

A full transcript with photos is available in the show notes

Karina Sturm

sturm.com/">Journalistic Website

are-visible-film.com/">We Are Visible Website

shit-i-am-sick.de/">German Blog

We Are Visible Trailer 2

Follow Karina on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

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Produced by: Jason Herterich

Audio Engineering by: Justin Maradin

Editing help provided by: Melanie McPhail

Jul 17, 2020

00:23:02

My parents returned from their vacation in Cuba on March 7th. A few days later, my dad developed a cough and fever. His symptoms rapidly progressed. Could it be COVID-19?

A full transcript with photos is available in the show notes

Links:

Produced by: Jason Herterich

Sound design by: Jason Herterich

Audio Engineering by: Justin Maradin

Social Media

Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Links

Boston Globe - How Accurate Are Coronavirus Tests?

Oct 15 | 00:30:54

10 - The Night of the Speech

Sep 16 | 00:13:20

Bonus Episode - Default

Aug 18 | 00:26:28

9 - Caring in a Crisis Pt 4 - Unlocking Bryson's Brain: Keith McArthur

Aug 17 | 01:07:17

Introducing: Humancare

Aug 08 | 00:27:02

8 - Caring in a Crisis Pt 3 - A Rare Disease Family: Keith McArthur

Aug 04 | 00:22:59

7 - Caring in a Crisis Pt 2 - Firefighter Without a Hose: Lindsay Couture

Jul 28 | 00:22:13

6 - Caring in a Crisis Pt 1 - Echoes of a Community: Melissa Graham

Jul 26 | 00:12:25

Bonus Episode - A Monastic Skunking

Jul 24 | 00:17:34

5 - We Are Visible: Karina Sturm

Jul 17 | 00:23:02

4 - COVID-19 Has Arrived...In My House?

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