Best Kerry Jeffery Podcasts (2024)

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Ask Kerry: Questions and answers about the emotional issues of chronic illness 50:04

15d ago50:04

50:04

In this episode I answer questions from my chronic illness community including: Can you speak to the cost of the unique stressors in chronic illness including not being able to trust the guidance of doctors, trying to resolve health problems alone and how do you cope when taking expert advice goes badly for you? How do you revise your story of self…

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How my chronic illnesses affect my everyday life 1:02:56

2M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

Today (June 19th, 2024) marks 4 years since my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis which makes this the perfect time to talk about how my chronic illnesses affect my everyday life. In this podcast I open up about each of my 4 different autoimmune diseases, the impact they have on me, what's changed what ongoing issues I still have and how I deal with them. T…

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Why this isn't a 'you' thing. 48:52

2M ago48:52

48:52

One of the big, missing pieces in supporting people with chronic illness is that there is so little acknowledgment that becoming chronically ill changes peoples lives and that this creates complex emotional issues that are in fact, completely normal. The typical experience is that you get your diagnosis (or not) and leave the doctors office with no…

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Chronic illness, jealousy and envy. 47:00

3M ago47:00

47:00

One of my main objectives both with my podcast and my work, is to educate and validate the very normal emotional experiences and issues that come with becoming chronically ill. The feelings of jealousy and envy are the ones we don't talk about because it creates so much guilt and shame to even admit them to yourself, let alone to others. Watching y…

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Dealing with anxiety and the 'what if' thoughts. 44:21

3M ago44:21

44:21

Anxiety and dealing with constant 'what if' thoughts are something that every human has to deal with as our brain is trying to interpret our environment for potential threats to try and keep us safe. But when you live with chronic illness, you will experience new levels of fear that create specific types of anxiety that non chronically ill people n…

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How to maximize your chances of getting the support you need. 42:12

4M ago42:12

42:12

When you live with chronic illness, you can feel so very alone which makes getting support more important than ever. What's often shocking though is discovering just how little support is actually out there! There is so little knowledge about chronic illness in our communities, families, medical and social support systems that you can end up feel j…

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Everything you need to know about brain fog and what you can do about it 50:00

4M ago50:00

50:00

If you live with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, then you understand just how frustrating and debilitating brain fog can be. From the embarrassment of forgetting simple words, losing your ability to concentrate and focus or reading the same lines over and over again and still not being able to take it in, brain fog can have a significant im…

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What people who live with chronic illness most want you to understand 53:38

5M ago53:38

53:38

This episode is a collaboration between myself, my clients and my social media community. We all know that one of the biggest issues we face is the lack of understanding about what chronic illness is and the ongoing impact it has on those of us living with it. In this episode I share what those of us with chronic illness most want people to underst…

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Self-Pity, Self-Compassion and Toxic Positivity 42:13

5M ago42:13

42:13

There is no denying that when it comes to chronic illness, there is a huge gap in peoples understanding of just how much it changes your life, energy and ability. So when it comes to trying to share your feelings, doubts, fears and sadness about your experiences of living with chronic illness, you are so often met with toxic positivity responses li…

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Rest and Guilt 41:29

6M ago41:29

41:29

When you become chronically ill, one of the biggest challenges you will face because of how the disease so often limits your energy and ability, is an increased need for rest. In fact, rest is an essential component of responsible chronic illness management. Yet so many of us struggle with embracing rest because of ongoing issues of feeling guilty …

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Perfect Music Takes a Golden Eye - Grant Kirkhope - Iconic Composer 49:34

6M ago49:34

49:34

Grant Kirkhope shares with us his journey through a combination of education and solo dedication. His unique approaches and adjacent connectivity to the folks who created RARE built a platform for Grant to bring his talents to manifest some of the most memorable music in the history of video games. Time-travel with us as we revisit some of his grea…

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The King of Voices - Jon St. John - Legendary Voiceover Talent 45:44

6M ago45:44

45:44

Jon St. John is world renowned for being the incredible voice of DUKE NUKEM! Jon has a career spanning decades not only as the Alien Ass Kicker, but also as an unforgettable radio personality, many iconic voices from hit animations, and more epic characters in video games like Dota 2, Guild Wars 2, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Jon shares…

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Managing your energy with chronic illness 54:39

6M ago54:39

54:39

The hallmark symptom of all chronic illness is without question, the fatigue. Every time I ask my community which symptom they most wish they could eliminate permanently, fatigue tops the list. It is debilitating, disabling and usually coincides with things like brain fog, pain, anxiety and depression. So it's no surprise that learning how to manag…

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Chronic illness and Boundaries 36:24

8M ago36:24

36:24

Having good boundaries in our relationships at any time are essential, but during the holiday season, they take on a much bigger importance! There are so many expectations, pressures and emotions that only happen during the Holidays and New Years Eve that are a sure fire way to ramp up your anxiety and guilt and send you crashing into a major flare…

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Ask Kerry: Questions and advice for partners. 54:53

8M ago54:53

54:53

When you get chronic illness, it doesn't only change your life. The impact on your family and partners can be huge, potentially damaging and be the cause of so much guilt, conflict, resentment and division. A few weeks ago, I asked my wonderful email community to ask their partners what sorts of issues or advice they most needed and they definitely…

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The top 5 Chronic Illness irrational thoughts. 34:19

9M ago34:19

34:19

Irrational thoughts, otherwise known in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy circles as Cognitive Distortions are something that everyone experiences. The problem with these irrational thoughts is that they can and do influence our behaviour, emotions, beliefs and relationships and they are key contributors to high levels of stress. They are also the bigg…

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What to do when you have given up hope. 47:25

9M ago47:25

47:25

When you live with chronic illness, chances are high that you have experienced many moments of fear, overwhelm and grief and for so many of us in the chronic illness community, it can lead to such despair that you give up all hope. Hope of ever feeling better, hope of ever finding someone to help you, hope of being believed and hope of ever creatin…

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The five key emotional issues of chronic illness and how they can affect you. 54:19

10M ago54:19

54:19

One of the biggest issues of living with chronic illness is that people don't "get it". They don't understand what it is, how much it impacts every part of your daily life and the complex emotions that go along with it. And because people don't get it and there's so much lack of knowledge and acceptance, you can be left feeling isolated in your exp…

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10 things Iv'e learned from 10 years of chronic illness. 57:54

10M ago57:54

57:54

October 8th was my 9th anniversary of the Hashimoto's diagnosis that left me sitting in the ruin of my life, cognitively and physically disabled with no idea if I was going to survive or ever have a chance of recovery. Because my descent into chronic illness was a year long, worsening process of what I thought at the time was terrible perimenopause…

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How to deal with unsolicited chronic illness advice 44:23

11M ago44:23

44:23

We all know that one of the biggest frustrations about living with chronic illness is the unsolicited ‘have you tried….?’ suggestions. Especially when it’s being given by someone who has no experience or knowledge about what living in your body with your illness is actually like. Even worse when it's being given by another person with chronic illne…

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Let's talk about not letting the illness define you. 51:57

11M ago51:57

51:57

When you live with chronic illness, one of the things you may hear quite often is a version of "not letting the illness define you" either as a caution or warning from other people or as a fear that you hold yourself as you struggle to hang on to your former life, abilities and identity. Where does this thing about "not letting the illness define y…

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The Pro's and Con's of changing how you eat to manage chronic illness. 59:45

12M ago59:45

59:45

Changing how you eat to manage chronic illness can be a very triggering and divisive topic for so many in our chronic illness community because how and what we eat is about so much more than simply satisfying hunger. Food is family, community, culture, comfort, tradition, belonging and in many cases, the only sanctioned way to 'treat' or "indulge" …

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All about how people pleasing affects your chronic illness and what you can do about it. 48:52

1y ago48:52

48:52

How do you know if you are a people pleaser? If you say yes to 3 or more of these statements, you definitely have some people pleasing characteristics which could be making your chronic illness symptoms worse. You find it really hard to say no to requests You often find yourself overcommitting to plans, events or responsibilities You rarely ever di…

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Losing your old life and self to chronic illness. 42:04

1+ y ago42:04

42:04

One of the biggest emotional issues that the people around us can't seem to understand is how becoming chronically ill feels like losing your old life and your old self. It's one of those big, intensely personal catastrophic events where you can clearly see and describe how you used to be and how you are now, the before and the after when everythin…

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A New Home for Storytellers - Spinrack CEO Melissa McGinnis and CVO Jeff Pierce 34:33

1+ y ago34:33

34:33

The hearts and minds behind SPINRACK, Melissa McGinnis (Chief Executive Officer) and Jeff Pierce (Chief Visionary Officer) share with us a FIRST EXCLUSIVE chat about the amazing community experience they built with a team of next generation focused geniuses. SPINRACK is a home for people who produce, discuss, or collect original comic stories, emer…

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Moving through the grief of chronic illness: The audio book 59:44

1+ y ago59:44

59:44

Way back in 2017 when I was still in the midst of adapting to life with chronic illness, I was searching for some sort of psychological grief model to help me make sense of everything I was going through. There was nothing out there that I could find that was helpful as most of them were trying to adapt the model that Dr Elizabeth Kübler-Ross creat…

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A Symphony of Skills - Stephen Ddungu - Video Game Creator and Solo Developer 46:12

1+ y ago46:12

46:12

We had the pleasure of discovering the creative savant Stephen Ddungu online thinking his content was the next Square Enix game only to find out it was the work of one man! From the other side of the world in Great Britain we were educated by Stephen on all the steps of creating a video game from scratch by himself from his vast knowledge in animat…

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It's the New Way To Go - Ernie Kim AKA itstheG.O - Variety Streamer 52:55

1+ y ago52:55

52:55

Ernie Kim AKA itstheG.O is a variety streamer, content creator, and fashion reviewer. An unstoppable zoomer with street cred on virtually everything virtual as he navigates the routes and challenges of being an entrepreneur in this massive digital landscape. He shares with us the stories of fitting in and finding his place in the world. Ernie prese…

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How the emotionally issues of Chronic Illness really affect your body. 47:39

1+ y ago47:39

47:39

When you become chronically ill, along with all the disbelief, medical gaslighting and accusations of "it's all in your head", you can also meet a lot of armchair psychologists. And they just love to tell you all about the deep seated issues, long hidden trauma and other weird and wonderful subconscious things that not only created your chronic ill…

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A Blade of Strength - Kerri Ann Hoskins - Video Game Character Icon 38:29

2y ago38:29

38:29

Kerri Ann Hoskins is an incredible woman of personal and professional achievement. Her adventurous spirit and unflinching determination is a testament to what can be achieved through positive perseverance. Kerri is a Video Game Character Icon along with being a gymnast, super model, martial artist, weightlifter, wrestler, and stuntwoman. After appe…

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As Good As It Sounds - Beau Jimenez - Part 2 of 2 - Sound Designer at Playstation Studios 42:11

2+ y ago42:11

42:11

Beau Jimenez is a Sound Designer & Ear Exciter at PlayStation Studios who picks up right where he left off from PART 1 of his conversation with us in this epic PART 2 of his career. Beau leads the way inventing breakthrough technology that has become the NEW STANDARD in the evolution of player immersion in the video game entertainment industry. As …

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The Sound a Genius Makes - Beau Jimenez - Part 1 of 2 - Sound Designer at Playstation Studios 41:39

2+ y ago41:39

41:39

Beau Jimenez is a Sound Designer & Ear Exciter at PlayStation Studios who is driven to push the limits of game audio and help steer a team towards excellence. He is a passionate sound creator, a positive, solution-oriented leader, a fierce collaborator, an avid field recordist, and a technical tinkerer. His goal is to continue to foster a fun, crea…

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The Doodle That Made A Difference - Artist - Jeffery P. Lee 37:03

2+ y ago37:03

37:03

Jeffery P. Lee is a visionary artist whose foresight and instincts propelled a quirky evolutionary game to international recognition ushering in the Golden Age Video Games by his creation of Q*Bert! He has been doodling illustrations ever since he was a kid and never turned off the faucet of his flowing creativity. Thousands of hours of paper and p…

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The Game Changer - Head Coach of NBA2K Boston Celtics CLTX GAMING - Ricco Phinisee 29:57

3y ago29:57

29:57

Ricco Phinisee brings the attitude and experience of a winner to his every day actions. His schedules are tightly packed with tasks and goals geared toward helping gamers excel. Pushing them to reach their true potential on the court and off. As a Head Coach of the Boston Celtics NBA2K Team (CLTX GAMING) he brings the leadership to his team in the …

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The Grandfather of Video Games - Studio Manager and Sr. Creative Director Mark Turmell 1:07:16

3y ago1:07:16

1:07:16

Mark Turmell is the “grandfather of video games” with a Creative Directing, Game Designing, Lead Programing, and Coding career that spans from the APPLE II era to present day. Each game brought across the finish line cemented his name in history as a video game trend-setter, prophet, and pioneer. Mark takes us through some fascinating accounts of v…

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Chronic illness and body hypervigilance. 1:02:59

3y ago1:02:59

1:02:59

If you have ever experienced body hypervigilance before, then you will know how debilitating it can be. Hypervigilance is a symptom of trauma and PTSD where you are left scanning your environment constantly for any potential external threat. When you have body hypervigilance, the threat is internal and it can feel like your constant awareness and v…

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No School like the Olde Sküül - Rebecca Ann Heineman - Part 2 of 2 29:20

3+ y ago29:20

29:20

Rebecca Ann Heineman continues her incredible stories of the founding and rise of Interplay Productions. Her developing the first female character and pronoun system in RPG games showcased first in Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. Developing, creating, porting, and debugging hundreds of games throughout the course of leaving Interplay Productions to f…

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A True Champion - Rebecca Ann Heineman - Part 1 of 2 47:23

3+ y ago47:23

47:23

Rebecca Ann Heineman USA's first video game champion at 16 years old in 1980 playing Space Invaders. She has worked on over 250 games, helming the development of critically acclaimed titles like The Bard’s Tale 3: Thief of Fate and Dragon Wars. She co-founded Interplay Entertainment in 1983 and shares with us the play by play of the historical mome…

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Welcome to Rapture - Composer - Garry Schyman 58:19

3+ y ago58:19

58:19

Garry Schyman is the stunningly talented composer, conductor, and musician of video games and film. He has been nominated and won numerous awards for his video game scores, including "Soundtrack of the Year" for Bioshock. Currently, he is teaching Screen Scoring at one of the best music schools in the country, the USC Thornton School of Music while…

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Dreamscape Into Landscape - Senior 3D Environment Artist - Lisa Fleck 49:19

3+ y ago49:19

49:19

Lisa Fleck is a Senior 3D Environment Artist who has been creating art and observing the outside world all her life. With a decade in the video game industry contributing to AAA and Indie games across many genres she shares with us her journey. She brings us amazing memories of her early days as a gamer with a dedication to schoolwork while being p…

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Dating with Chronic Illness. Episode 11 Season 2 57:41

3+ y ago57:41

57:41

Dating no matter what your age or situation is absolutely guaranteed to bring out all of your insecurities and living with chronic illness adds a whole new level of difficulties. How do you deal with feeling "less than" you were before? How much do you share about your illness? How do you work around dietary issues? How and when do you disclose you…

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Call in the Bounty Hunters - Co-Creator of HUNTDOWN - Tommy Gustafsson 38:02

3+ y ago38:02

38:02

Tommy Gustafsson is the Co-Founder of Easy Trigger Games, honors us from the deep north of Trollhättan, Sweden. This is the guy behind the story, graphics, concept, music, and art direction of the greatest hard-boiled 80's cyberpunk styled retro platformer arcade shooter ever: HUNTDOWN. Tommy talks about the process, influences, and challenges maki…

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All about Medical Gaslighting and how to deal with it. 1:01:56

3+ y ago1:01:56

1:01:56

If you live with chronic illness, then you have probably experienced some form of Medical Gaslighting. In fact, having an experience of Medical Gaslighting seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Gaslighting in any setting is a form of emotional abuse, however Medical Gaslighting is not only emotionally damaging, it can result in disability…

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Round One FIGHT! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina - Part 1 of 2 37:28

3+ y ago37:28

37:28

Master Daniel Pesina is The original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART I of II Master Pesina shares with us some of the most amazing history with John …

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Johnny Cage WINS! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina - Part 2 of 2 25:42

3+ y ago25:42

25:42

Master Daniel Pesina is the original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART II of II Master Pesina shares with us some philosophy and impactful lessons thro…

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Saving The Day - Project Lead / Art Lead - Weston Tracy 35:00

3+ y ago35:00

35:00

Weston Tracy saves us all with a game that is original and inventive. He is the Project Lead and Art Lead of the incredible "metroidvania" 2D action adventure game Savior. After a 30 year love affair with pixels, Weston is building the game he started designing in 4th grade. Through his experience and dedication he assembled an awesome crew to help…

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Voice of a Generation - Legendary Video Game Voice Actor - Kyle Hebert 37:51

3+ y ago37:51

37:51

Kyle Herbert is a voice powerhouse with credits of the video games and shows we all know and love! He gives us samples of some of the iconic video game character voices while sharing aspiring tips on following your passion to build an epic career! We will discuss what inspired him and how he created the memorable sounds that shape our childhood and…

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The VR Guru - Freelance VR Game Tester - Titus Fury 31:05

3+ y ago31:05

31:05

Titus Fury himself joins us in the "real world" to let us know what life is like as a committed Virtual Reality Gamer joining the streaming universe, as he play tests all the latest games and apparatuses. This is our 1st Podcast so we are very excited to kick it off and join the community of excited listeners who want to know more about the world o…

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Recovery and my new life with Type 1 Diabetes. 50:06

4y ago50:06

50:06

So there I was, home from my second hospitalisation with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, physically frail, very underweight and emotionally traumatised. I had my diagnosis of LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) and was left to sort out my new life as an insulin dependant person. Chronic illness isn't just the physical issues though. The emotional is…

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Hospitalisation and getting my new diagnosis. 46:45

4y ago46:45

46:45

After several months of worsening health, extreme weight loss and becoming physically unable to care for myself, I was admitted to hospital and spent 5 days in intensive care where I came close to dying. I emerged a week later with a new diagnosis of type 1.5 LADA (Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) that I had difficulty accepting, feeling traum…

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