Take a Pain Check

by Natasha

Welcome to the Take a Pain Check podcast, a community founded and hosted by the one and only Natasha Trehan. Our podcast is all about diving into the nitty-gritty conversations about health, relationships and everything in between when it comes to living with a chronic illness. With personal experiences from guests, we aim to create an engaging space for anyone looking for support, inspiration, and a good laugh. And we don't just stop there. By bringing together a diverse and amazing lineup of healthcare professionals and patients, we're modeling a wide variety of perspectives. This is especia

Episodes

Episode 7 - Rheulationship

34m · Published 18 Apr 16:30

Jordan Colangelo comes on our weekly podcast to talk about what it is like to be in a relationship with someone that has a rheumatic disease. His JIA knowledge is also tested and he might actually be more knowledgeable than we thought!

Episode 6 - Skating with a Jinx

34m · Published 11 Apr 16:32

This week's guest is speed skater Bethany Mckinley-Young. Having suffered from JIA since the age of 13, speed skating at the national level and the Canadian Games, she joins us to talk about being an athlete with a chronic disease.

Episode 5 - Growing up with JIA

36m · Published 04 Apr 16:06

This week we have Julie Beausoleil, a mental health advocate, on our podcast to talk about JIA as the only thing she ever knew, mental health, medications, and we end off with some laughter:)

Episode 4 - I Have Arthritis (And It's So Much Fun)

34m · Published 28 Mar 16:09

Maggie also known as Arthritis Kid, comes on our fun weekly podcast to talk about music as a form of escapism, a viral TikTok, arthritis camp and being confident with juvenile arthritis.

Episode 3 - The Story behind Cassie and Friends

35m · Published 21 Mar 15:23

David Porte, the chair of Cassie and Friends, comes on our weekly podcast to give us the parent perspective, the behind the scenes of his charity organization and information about support out there.

Episode 2 - The Rheumour Mill

31m · Published 14 Mar 16:24

In our second episode, we have the president and founder of Rheumours, an organization and University of Alberta club that aims to dispel rumours about rheumatic diseases. We laugh and cry in this episode as we talk about the journey that got her here and her own fight with arthritis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 1 - The Beginning

44m · Published 08 Mar 16:35

Hi everyone! This is our new podcast Take a Pain Check. This is the beginning of our journey together as two young adults sharing our stories with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Medications, advocacy, support groups and much more!

--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Take a Pain Check has 97 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 67:17:05. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 24th, 2024 19:15.