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Ep 26: Anessa: Shifting Identity: Career and Chronic Illness
 Having been diagnosed with Addisonâs Disease, a rare Autoimmune Disease, Anessa Powell has dedicated her career to raising awareness and advocating for workplace inclusion through her company, AllAbility...
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Ep 25: Antara: Endometriosis at Work
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Endometriosis affects roughly 10% of reproductive age women and girls globally, and on this episode of The Pyjama Interviews pod, Iâm joined by Antara Mascarenhas discussing how she has navigated this diagnosis that...
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Ep 24: Peter: Disclosing Chronic Illness at Work
Did you know that 38% of people living with chronic illness are in professional, leadership roles? This is exactly what Dr. Peter Ghinâs recent report, "Disclosing Illness at Work,â found.Â
Peter lives with ME/CFS,...
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Ep 23: Jenn: Return to Work with Calm Confidence
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...
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Ep 21: Authentic Leadership: Befriending your Insecurity with BJ Miller
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...
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Ep 22: Hannah: Asking for Accomodations with Ease
 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...
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Ep 20: What are Healthy Professional Boundaries for Chronic Illness?
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...
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Ep 19: Career Climbing, Stalling and Thriving with Nicola Pye
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...
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Ep 18: Motherhood, Business & Crohns with Natalie Supps
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...
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Ep 17: How do you deal with chronic illness while living alone? Guest Dara Shashoua
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...
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Ep 16: Chronic Illness and Beauty with Nitika Chopra
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...
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Ep15 Life with Endometriosis and Art - Danica Gim
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...
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