Spooning with Spoonies Podcast
1) 14. Writing & Portraying Chronically Ill Love Stories in Theatre | Ali Hardy
What’s a chronic illness storyline you wish was shown more in the arts or on TV? The confident chronically ill teen who’s dating? The nurse who just happens to have a picc line and a chronic illness? ...Show More
14. Writing & Portraying Chronically Ill Love Stories in Theatre | Ali Hardy
22:54 | Apr 27th, 2021
2) 13. Closing the Communication Gap with LCSW Kristine Hoestermann
People are not mind readers... today’s episode explores communication between partners throughout the chronic illness journey and is full of tips on ways to reconnect when your normal shifts. Kristine...Show More
3) 12. Pregnancy, Motherhood, & Marriage with IBD | Melodie N Blackwell
What would parenthood with chronic illness look like? For Melodie N. Blackwell, wife to a cancer fighter, mom of 2, serial entrepreneur, health advocate, & founder of Color of Crohn's and Chronic Illn...Show More
4) 11. Asking for What you Need Amidst Mold & Lyme Disease | Lauren Keller
“All you can do is ask for what you need , and if the response isn’t what you had hoped for, that’s fine too because you still get information from it”- Lauren Keller In this episode Noa chats with La...Show More
5) 10. Redefining Masculinity in Relationships | Ijmal Haider
“Being a man is just being comfortable in exactly who you are.” -Ijmal Haider What does being a man really mean? Today Ijmal Haider, a man living with Ulcerative Colitis, wears his heart on his sleeve...Show More
6) 9. Helpful Humor for Dating w/ Chronic Illness | Caroline Rock
“That lightning the mood can be so so valuable when you’re dealing with this really heavy depressing life long incurable illness that you’re carrying around with you”- Caroline Rock Laughter is the be...Show More
7) 8. The Intimacy of Caregiving Relationships | Jessi Smith
“Relationships that involve caregiving, require a type of intimacy that a lot of relationships between able bodied people don’t ever have”-Jessi Smith You don’t often see relationships between d...Show More
8) 7. First Date Fashion & Other Statements w/ Disability Fashion Designer | Keisha Greaves
You’re using your carefully allotted spoons to get ready for a first date. You survey your closet. Jeans or bloatproof joggers, which do you go for? In today’s episode, Keisha Greaves, a disability fa...Show More
9) 6. Dating Yourself & Discovering True Self Love | Nitika Chopra
What is self love really beyond the facemasks, and green smoothies? Nitika Chopra, a chronic illness advocate, podcaster, former TV show host, blogger, and founder of Chronicon, who lives with Psorias...Show More
10) 5. Traveling with your Partner While Managing EDS & Co | Katya
Katya, a chronic illness travel blogger, sits down with Noa to share her experiences traveling the world, pre covid, with her partner while managing Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, F...Show More