
Labor Pains: Working While Chronically Ill
06/03/22 • 35 min
Sarah and Kelly welcome guest host, Rosalind Joffe, to discuss all the challenges and benefits of working while chronically ill.
After being diagnosed, one of the next largest concerns is working. Can you still do your job with your condition? How much do you disclose at work? What else should I be considering?
Sarah and Kelly cover all this with Rosalind, who has coached others on these questions for over 20 years. Come for the critical career questions. Stay for Sarah's oversharing, yet again.
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Guest Speaker Bio
Rosalind Joffe has proven successes in coaching nearly 1,000 people for almost 20 years. Co-author of Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, published by Demos Health, Rosalind is recognized as a national expert on chronic illness and work. As a leading career coach who focuses on chronic illness, she has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe , msnbc.com, WebMD, ABC Radio, MORE Magazine and Fast Company, just to name a few. Rosalind has published in dozens of disease organization and health journals and writes a widely acclaimed blog, WorkingWithChronicIllness.
Rosalind serves on the Board of Directors of Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) where she sits on the Governance Committee and serves as Chair of the MHQP Consumer Health Council.
Rosalind holds a Masters in Education, is an International Coaching Federation accredited coach, a certified Mediator and has completed advanced training in Focusing Practice.
Resources
Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, Rosalind Joffe MEd (Author), Joan Friedlander (Author) Demos Health
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Sarah and Kelly welcome guest host, Rosalind Joffe, to discuss all the challenges and benefits of working while chronically ill.
After being diagnosed, one of the next largest concerns is working. Can you still do your job with your condition? How much do you disclose at work? What else should I be considering?
Sarah and Kelly cover all this with Rosalind, who has coached others on these questions for over 20 years. Come for the critical career questions. Stay for Sarah's oversharing, yet again.
Join us on the Unchosen Fork.
Guest Speaker Bio
Rosalind Joffe has proven successes in coaching nearly 1,000 people for almost 20 years. Co-author of Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, published by Demos Health, Rosalind is recognized as a national expert on chronic illness and work. As a leading career coach who focuses on chronic illness, she has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe , msnbc.com, WebMD, ABC Radio, MORE Magazine and Fast Company, just to name a few. Rosalind has published in dozens of disease organization and health journals and writes a widely acclaimed blog, WorkingWithChronicIllness.
Rosalind serves on the Board of Directors of Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) where she sits on the Governance Committee and serves as Chair of the MHQP Consumer Health Council.
Rosalind holds a Masters in Education, is an International Coaching Federation accredited coach, a certified Mediator and has completed advanced training in Focusing Practice.
Resources
Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, Rosalind Joffe MEd (Author), Joan Friedlander (Author) Demos Health
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Disclaimer: The contents of this podcast, including text, graphics, images, and other materials created and/or disseminated by The Unchosen Fork are for informational purposes only. The Contents are NOT intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, before beginning a nutritional plan and/or taking nutritional supplements. Reliance on any information provided by this podcast, others content appearing on this podcast, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk. None of the contents of this podcast are intended to be relied upon for medical treatment or diagnosis. The Unchosen Fork, their affiliates, nor any of the host family members assumes any liability or responsibility for damage or injury to person or property arising from any use of any product, service, information, or instruction contained on this Podcast.
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The Secrets of the MRI
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Hear from DJ Quam, an industry expert, as he breaks down all the things that you always wanted to know. This episode has it all.
Academic Drama? Check.
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Guest Speaker Bio
DJ Quam is a Global Product Manager with GE Healthcare's Magnetic Resonance (MR) business. In this role, he oversees end-to-end product development of Magnetic Resonance imaging systems - including engineering research & development, marketing, manufacturing and supply chain strategy and commercial activation of new and existing products.
DJ also leads a Milwaukee-area non-profit supporting LGBTQ+ individuals by providing scholarships, grants and access to resources to promote their Health, Equity and Prosperity.
DJ holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Biomedical & Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He resides in the area with his husband.
Resources
Engstrom M, McKinnon G, Cozzini C, Wiesinger F. In-phase zero TE musculoskeletal imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2020;83(1):195-202.
In-phase zero TE musculoskeletal imaging
M. Engstrom, G. McKinnon, C. Cozzini and F. Wiesinger
Magn Reson Med 2020 Vol. 83 Issue 1 Pages 195-202
Accession Number: 31429994 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27928
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31429994
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Grief : A New Understanding
How does grief work? Kelly and Sarah tackle the big topic with a big guest. Dr. Mary Frances O'Connor joins them for a conversation about grief and her new book, The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss.
Dr. O'Connor shares her thoughtful insights and research on how grief is not a single circular series of phases, preparing for inevitable hard moments in one's life, and how grief can be a community experience. Kelly discusses how The Grieving Brain arrived at the exact right moment and Sarah fangirls out.
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Guest Host Bio:
Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab, which investigates the effects of grief on the brain and the body. O’Connor earned a doctorate from the University of Arizona in 2004 and completed a fellowship at UCLA. Following a faculty appointment at UCLA Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, she returned to the University of Arizona in 2012. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, and Psychological Science, and featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and The Washington Post. Having grown up in Montana, she now lives in Tucson, Arizona. For more information go to www.maryfrancesoconnor.com.
Resources:
O'Connor, M.-F. (2022). The Grieving Brain: New discoveries about love, loss, and learning. HarperOne.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
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