Best Michelle Irving Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 26: Anessa: Shifting Identity: Career and Chronic Illness 55:17

3M ago55:17

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Having been diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, a rare Autoimmune Disease, Anessa Powell has dedicated her career to raising awareness and advocating for workplace inclusion through her company, AllAbility Recruiting. In this episode, we dive deep into discussions around the experience of getting a diagnosis and medical gaslighting that so many patie…

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Ep 25: Antara: Endometriosis at Work 27:50

4M ago27:50

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Endometriosis affects roughly 10% of reproductive age women and girls globally, and on this episode of The Pyjama Interviews pod, I’m joined by Antara Mascarenhas discussing how she has navigated this diagnosis that so many women experience in the workplace. She shares her experience and advice on the: The Diagnostic Odyssey, How to talk with your …

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Ep 24: Peter: Disclosing Chronic Illness at Work 1:01:45

4M ago1:01:45

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Did you know that 38% of people living with chronic illness are in professional, leadership roles? This is exactly what Dr. Peter Ghin’s recent report, "Disclosing Illness at Work,” found. Peter lives with ME/CFS, and on this episode of The Pyjama Interviews pod, he shares both his personal experience of chronic illness and career as well as the re…

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Ep 23: Jenn: Return to Work with Calm Confidence 56:25

4M ago56:25

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This week, I talk with Jenn Sharp about On this episode of The Pyjama Interviews sharing how a diagnosis of Lyme disease turned her world of work upside down. Jenn went from accelerating her career in Human Capital and Talent Management, to confronting the world of disability policies, being bed bound and then making it all the way back to full-tim…

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Ep 21: Authentic Leadership: Befriending your Insecurity with BJ Miller 1:00:27

4M ago1:00:27

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How do we face our own insecurities? When you are navigating your career and living with a disability/ chronic health condition it can feel like people either expect too little of you, or too much. And there is an awkwardness around you and your condition. In this vulnerable and powerful episode BJ Miller shares his deeply personal experience of na…

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Ep 22: Hannah: Asking for Accomodations with Ease 51:45

5M ago51:45

51:45

This week's episode is all about disclosure, and how to ask for accomodations. (you'll be surprised at the most common ones) Plus I talk with Hannah Olson, CEO and Co-Founder of Disclo and Chronically Capable about her own experience of Lyme disease, and starting her career. Which all lead to her start up journey, and what pivots she has had to mak…

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Ep 20: What are Healthy Professional Boundaries for Chronic Illness? 48:56

5M ago48:56

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What do you do when exhaustion hits at work? How to move on from performing wellness and pushing through at work when you live with chronic illness. In this episode with guest Amina Altai shares her own evolution of professional boundaries at work. Plus why it's important to identify your own 'story' of work and how work 'should' be done. We also g…

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Ep 19: Career Climbing, Stalling and Thriving with Nicola Pye 52:27

5M ago52:27

52:27

How do you manage a high profile London career in Management Consulting while also living with chronic illness? Who do you tell what? And when? In this brand new season of the Pyjama Interviews we are diving deep into Career and Chronic Illness. Our guest Nicola Pye shares her own experience of the rollercoaster of chronic illness throughout her ca…

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Ep 18: Motherhood, Business & Crohns with Natalie Supps 59:03

1+ y ago59:03

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Parenting with Chronic Illness. In this episode Natalie Supps shares her experience of parenting, anxiety and living with chronic illness. Plus how her diagnosis journey with Crohn's disease, how she shared her chronic condition at work, and how to decide if starting a business is good for you.⁠ About Natalie Natalie was diagnosed with Inflammatory…

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Ep 17: How do you deal with chronic illness while living alone? Guest Dara Shashoua 47:11

1+ y ago47:11

47:11

In this week's episode Dara Shashoua and Michelle talk about the hard things including: Medical gaslighting and the path to getting a diagnosis with MS. Navigating chronic illness while living alone. Why spoonies are well equipped to run their own businesses. And top tips for doing it in ways that work for you and your body. About Dara Dara is a pa…

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Ep 16: Chronic Illness and Beauty with Nitika Chopra 54:51

1+ y ago54:51

54:51

Chronic Illness Discernment is a crucial skill when it comes to the Wellness Industry. In this episode Nitika Chopra and Michelle talk about the way the Wellness Industry has in many ways, been our default home of information and resources.⁠ But how it hasn't served our community very well. Learn: How to self-love really means when living with chro…

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Ep15 Life with Endometriosis and Art - Danica Gim 44:03

1+ y ago44:03

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Why is it so hard is it to get a diagnosis of Endometriosis? In this episode artist Danica Gim shares Her experience with endo throughout her teenage years and how her boyfriend called it first. What it's like managing your career while living with endo, including as a flight attendant. How art become a way to transform her childhood experiences wi…

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Ep 14: Chronic Illness and Living with Uncertainty (with Eva Minkoff) 1:01:06

1+ y ago1:01:06

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What do you do when you are a dancer diagnosed EDS (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)? In this episode Eva Minkoff shares how she is: Preparing for a life filled with uncertainty and finding a way through the fears. Making the bridges between us as patients and doctors so the relationships are healthy, honest and productive. The unusual journey of being a pa…

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Ep13 Unwell Women with Elinor Cleghorn 59:32

1+ y ago59:32

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Why do women remain undiagnosed and treated like it's all in our heads? In this episode the amazing Elinor Cleghorn (author of Unwell Women) shares with us both her personal experience of living with lupus, and also her professional analysis of the long history of medical misogyny. You'll learn about: Why women's pain and other symptoms are dismiss…

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Ep 12: Career and Chronic Illness with Fatemeh Khatibloo 48:21

1+ y ago48:21

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How do you manage your career while also living with chronic illness? In this interview we dive deep with Fatemeh Khatibloo, Director of The Office for Ethical and Human Use at Salesforce. You'll learn how to navigate a high profile career with authenticity. Plus the raw truth about depression, chronic illness and finding your way. And how we move …

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Episode 11: Mental Health and Chronic Illness with Lauren Freedman 1:06:57

1+ y ago1:06:57

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How do you take care of your mental health when you are living with chronic illness? In this interview with Health Coach Lauren Freedman you'll learn about the toxicity of hustle culture and its impact on those of us living with chronic illness. Plus how to stop internalising the shame placed on living with chronic illness. And a whole lot of real …

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Episode 10: Sustainable wellness with Flic Manning 56:53

2+ y ago56:53

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What is sustainable wellness when you are living with chronic illness? In this episode spoonie and wellness expert Flic Manning shares with us her personal strategies for navigating treatment, drugs, side effects and B.S. Hear how she interviews clinicians to see if they are the right fit for her! Plus why she shares her experience of Crohn's disea…

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Episode 09: Work, Marriage and ME/CFS with Ashely Kalagian Blunt 1:08:45

2+ y ago1:08:45

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What happens in a marriage when a vibrant author experiences chronic fatigue? In this episode author Ashley Kalagian-Blunt shares about the long diagnosis process for her chronic fatigue condition. Hear her wisdom about how to stay connected to your dream life even while living with chronic illness. Plus how Ashely navigates marriage and employment…

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Episode 08: How do I tell other people about my diagnosis? with Kath Elliott 1:03:57

2+ y ago1:03:57

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How to manage other people's reactions to your diagnosis? In this episode breast cancer advocate Kath Elliott shares how she used her PR skills to share her shock diagnosis and tell other people how she wanted them to relate to her. Kath shares how she discovered a large lump in her breast in 2019 which was the impetus for her starting on a sacred …

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Episode 7: Badass Boundaries for women living with chronic illness Michelle Irving 1:09:04

3y ago1:09:04

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How do you have boundaries when you are living with chronic illness? In this interview Sarah Ramey turns the tables and interviews Michelle Irving - in a raw, real and bold conversation. Michelle talks about how she found her own Badass Boundaries when she really needed to stand up for herself around treatment and care. Plus how she managed work an…

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Episode 6: Managing a career while living with chronic illness 57:02

3y ago57:02

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_______________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe On: Apple Podcasts Spotify Subscribe on Android RSS _______________________________________________________________________________________ How do you navigate your career while living with chronic illness? Spoonie Entrepreneur Tanya Doumouras and rece…

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Episode 5: Managing my spoons with therapist Lauren Selfridge 55:46

3y ago55:46

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How do you tell people you have a chronic illness? Lauren Selfridge is San Fransisco based therapist who lives with remitting multiple sclerosis. In this episode of The Pyjama Interviews podcast she shares with Michelle Irving who to tell what, at work about your chronic illness, especially the tricky disclosures about an invisible illness.⁠ Plus h…

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Episode 4: In search of a diagnosis - my EDS journey with Izzy Kornblau 46:23

3y ago46:23

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Ever wondered how to navigating relationships, schooling, travel and healthcare, all while chronically ill. Izzy Kornblau is 23 year old New Yorker with a wealth of experience about living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, along with other conditions it causes (POTS, Gastroparesis, Muscle Tension Dysphonia, and TMJD). She shares with Michelle Irving how…

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Episode 3: Business, love and living with endometriosis with Samantha Wills 45:40

3y ago45:40

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_______________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe On: Apple Podcasts Spotify Subscribe on Android RSS _______________________________________________________________________________________ Samantha Wills started her self-titled jewellery company on the kitchen table when she was just 21 years old. Sh…

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Episode 2: Finding your way through chronic illness with Sarah Ramey 1:04:33

3y ago1:04:33

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Sarah Ramey knows what it's like to work in demanding roles and 'perform wellness'. She worked on the 2008 Obama campaign, wrote and performed her own songs all while her body was breaking down with chronic illness. She lived with mysterious illnesses which doctors couldn’t diagnose or treat and she joked that she should write a book about it. And …

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Episode 1: The secret world of chronic illness with Jacinta Parsons 54:56

3y ago54:56

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Jacinta never intended to be a radio broadcaster. She dreamed of being a teacher, but chronic illness de-railed her. In conversation with host Michelle Irving, Jacinta shares how you can dissociate from your body while living with chronic pain and the benefits of coming home to your body.⁠ Plus what it feels like to hit rock bottom and how she made…

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Ep 26: Anessa: Shifting Identity: Career and Chronic Illness 55:17

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Ep 25: Antara: Endometriosis at Work 27:50

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Ep 24: Peter: Disclosing Chronic Illness at Work 1:01:45

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Ep 23: Jenn: Return to Work with Calm Confidence 56:25

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Ep 21: Authentic Leadership: Befriending your Insecurity with BJ Miller 1:00:27

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Ep 22: Hannah: Asking for Accomodations with Ease 51:45

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Ep 20: What are Healthy Professional Boundaries for Chronic Illness? 48:56

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Ep 19: Career Climbing, Stalling and Thriving with Nicola Pye 52:27

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Ep 18: Motherhood, Business & Crohns with Natalie Supps 59:03

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Ep 17: How do you deal with chronic illness while living alone? Guest Dara Shashoua 47:11

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Ep 16: Chronic Illness and Beauty with Nitika Chopra 54:51

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Ep15 Life with Endometriosis and Art - Danica Gim 44:03

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Ep 14: Chronic Illness and Living with Uncertainty (with Eva Minkoff) 1:01:06

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Ep13 Unwell Women with Elinor Cleghorn 59:32

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Ep 12: Career and Chronic Illness with Fatemeh Khatibloo 48:21

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Episode 11: Mental Health and Chronic Illness with Lauren Freedman 1:06:57

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Episode 10: Sustainable wellness with Flic Manning 56:53

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Episode 09: Work, Marriage and ME/CFS with Ashely Kalagian Blunt 1:08:45

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Episode 08: How do I tell other people about my diagnosis? with Kath Elliott 1:03:57

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Episode 7: Badass Boundaries for women living with chronic illness Michelle Irving 1:09:04

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Episode 6: Managing a career while living with chronic illness 57:02

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Episode 5: Managing my spoons with therapist Lauren Selfridge 55:46

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Episode 4: In search of a diagnosis - my EDS journey with Izzy Kornblau 46:23

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Episode 3: Business, love and living with endometriosis with Samantha Wills 45:40

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Episode 2: Finding your way through chronic illness with Sarah Ramey 1:04:33

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Episode 1: The secret world of chronic illness with Jacinta Parsons 54:56

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