Welcome to the full archive of Major Pain’s Podcast Episodes Chronic Illness. Since 2021, we have been dedicated to sharing unfiltered chronic illness stories and deep-dive disability interviews. You can browse hundreds of episodes below by searching for specific guests, conditions, or topics like undiagnosed illness and patient advocacy. This complete resource is regularly updated to bring you the newest voices from the chronic illness community.
In this episode of Major Pain, we continue our talks with people dealing with hidradenitis suppurativa. Today we talk to Angel, a mother of five who has had multiple health challenges. A self described “homestead mom”, Angel loves to grow vegetables in the garden and make her own food like Read more
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Parish Armstead was only 7 years old when the first signs of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) appeared. This is a painful inflammatory skin condition that causes boil-like abscesses and scarring, which can occur anywhere that hair follicles grow. These abscesses are known to reform in the same spot even when surgically Read more
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For Tim Cummings, growing up with a brother who lived with epilepsy often felt like there was a mysterious presence in their shared childhood room. Seizures would often affect his brother Matthew in the middle of the night, a terrifying experience for young Tim to witness. It felt like there Read more
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In The Paper Bag Plan, the new film from writer/director Anthony Lucero, a father named Oscar (Lance Kinsey) who discovers he has cancer, decides to teach his disabled son Billy (Cole Massie) to become a grocery bagger in the hopes of landing his first job and beginning a life of Read more
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In the lifespan of this podcast we have never heard a story quite like Alia’s. Up until she was 27, she was living a healthy, active life. She was a vegetarian since the age of 15, and an avid gym-goer who continued to hit personal bests on lifts. Using her degree in philosophy Read more
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Tara Sundem took the first steps on her journey to co-founding Hushabye Nursery while working as a neonatal nurse practitioner in neonatal intensive care units. She would help care for babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), what used to be referred to as babies born addicted to various drugs. Read more
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Stacey is seemingly living the dream. Working as a social media manager and patient advocate for Rare Patient Voice, she balances work with being a wife, mother, dog mom, caregiver, and pursuing her goal of a happy healthy home on the islands of Hawaii. For most people the normal struggles Read more
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Brenda Snow was diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in the early 1990s, during an era when treatment was minimal and the condition was poorly understood—a time often marked by a ‘diagnosis and adios’ approach. Like many facing chronic illness, her diagnostic journey was filled with medical gaslighting and doctors Read more
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Joan, or as she is better known on the internet Joan of Heart, is an enthusiastic content creator who is best known for her YouTube channel Pedal Playhouse. There she shares her passion for effect pedals not just by reviewing them, but demonstrating what they are capable of along with Read more
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Bonnie is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Washington state as well as a nationally registered and board certified art therapist. As an undergrad in psychology and art, Bonnie knew she wanted to help people but was initially hesitant to take on the graduate school needed to become an Read more
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