The Invisible Crisis: Recent Episodes
Saadiya
Welcome to The Invisible Crisis Podcast, the space where we talk about health, happiness, and everything in between. Inspired by her journey with sickle cell anemia, join Saadiya as she learns, explores, and understands what it truly means to live a healthy and enriching life.
How can we make self-care more accessible? Who is 'That Girl' and why do we have to become her? This week I speak with Hafsa Issa-Salwe who is the host of Mind Pretty Soul, the podcast that talks about that which gives you peace of mind, keeps you looking pretty, and makes your soul sing. Hafsa shares her mental health journey with me in a candid conversation and how she is now approaching life. She also shares with me what self-care means to her and how we can shape the idea of self-care to make it work for us and our circumstances.
Finally, That Girl has been trending on TikTok so we dive deep into this trend and discuss how social media, money, and optimization has commodified self-care.
Listen to Mind Pretty Soul: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Y8ylDPGXaaE4cDzg8JHCi?si=f57631cf180d4015
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I talk to Nkechi from Sickle Fitness. Nkechi is a London-based health and fitness blogger who shares her journey with fitness while also managing a chronic illness. I know from first-hand experience that this is a fine line to walk as a gym session can sometimes lead to a hospital admission. However, as a society, our lifestyles have become increasingly sedentary, so it’s important to make sure that we’re taking care of our bodies through movement while also not pushing it beyond its limits. Today Nkechi and I talk about getting that balance right and her journey so far. Follow Nkechi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sicklefitkech/ Follow The Invisible Crisis Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinvisiblecrisispod
Jordan and I speak about entering our 30s single and how our dating lives have changed over the years. We also discuss happiness and try to understand the different ways you bring happiness into your life. Can you be single and happy? We definitely think so!
Jordan is a London based graphic designer, exhibition fanatic, and good friend. Join us for this candid conversation on our experiences dating in London and how race can impact your dating app experience.
Connect with Jordan: https://www.jordanenaboifo.com/
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Today we're talking about using creativity to tell our most difficult stories. Kashif Boothe is a writer, producer, and director who shares his take on representation in media and the importance of seeing diverse stories - race, gender, and ability.
Connect with Kashif Boothe - https://www.kashifboothe.co.uk/
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Moving abroad and becoming can impact your mental health in unexpected ways. You may be faced with times of loneliness, homesickness, and FOMO as you forge out a new life for yourself. In this episode, I talk with Christine about moving from Toronto to London and her self-care rituals that have helped her manage her mental health abroad. Follow The Invisible Crisis Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinvisiblecrisispod/
Katerina Tiliakou is a London-based journalist specializing in reporting on the Middle East. We talk about how she manages stress and burnout in her career, what she has learned along with way, and how it is to have a sister with Thalassemia - a chronic illness.
Learn more about Katerina Tiliakou here: https://katerinatiliakou.github.io/index.html
Connect with Katerina Tiliakou on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiliakouk
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When you think of masculinity, what words come to mind? Protector, provider, strength? What about Nurturer, insecure, vulnerable? How does this definition change if you’re dealing with a chronic illness?
Does our view of masculinity change if someone has a chronic illness? What constitutes as masculinity and is it a social construct? Dunstan Nicol-Wilson talks to me about how his perception of masculinity has changed over time while dealing with Sickle Cell Anemia. He tells me the importance of communicating with family when you need help, going to therapy, and how it's time to change our perception of masculinity.
Read Dunstan's blog series: https://sicklecellanemianews.com/sickle-sagas-dunstan-nicol-wilson/
Read Dunstan's blog Redefining Masculinity’s Core Traits With Sickle Cell Disease: https://sicklecellanemianews.com/columns/redefining-masculinitys-core-traits-with-sickle-cell-disease/
Unlearn Everything with Jason Wilson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnr11zeZRKs&ab_channel=BreakfastClubPower105.1FM
Follow Dunstan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dd_dunstan/
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Season two of The Invisible Crisis Podcast is finally here!! After a bit of a (long!) break, the podcast is back to share stories on physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Join me as I learn about: 🔸Chronic illness, 🔸Mental health, 🔸Health disparities in our society, and; 🔸Emotional health This season I talk to people about mental health, self-care, staying active with a chronic illness, and much much more. Follow along on Instagram: @TheInvisibleCrisisPod or TikTok: @Saadiyayu
In this solo episode, I share some experiences on my ever-changing journey with my health and life, and some lessons I’ve learnt along the way. I chat all about the limiting beliefs that have come up for me in relation to my chronic illness, and how these have manifested from a place of fear. I discuss the difference between taking necessary cautionary measures and adopting beliefs that limit and undermine our power. I hope this episode helps anyone facing limiting beliefs in health and life, and serves as a reminder that with our biggest struggles comes our biggest growths.
Iris Goldsztajn is a freelance writer shedding light on how today’s diet culture and attitudes around food can affect us both physically and mentally. In this episode, Iris shares how her relationship with food developed into an unhealthy obsession, how this was encouraged by the society we live in, and ways she continues to protect herself and others from perpetuating disordered relationships with food. From medical professionals through to social media, we discuss how health has become synonymous with restriction and how damaging it can be to control our natural tendencies around food. Iris provides such a refreshing perspective on a topic relevant to many and reminds us all that true wellbeing lies in our own bodies and the innate wisdom they hold.
Intuitive Eating Resources:
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/
Kirsten Ackerman - https://www.theintuitiverd.com/
‘Just Eat It’, Laura Thomas
Hear more from Iris:
Instagram: @irisgoldsztajn
Twitter: @irisgoldsztajn
Website:www.irisgoldsztajn.com
Whitney Joseph is a Banking & Finance Lawyer at a London law firm and founder of The City Prescription. She started The City Prescription to help those living with Sickle Cell Anaemia, and other chronic illnesses, in their transition from education into the workplace. We talk about her journey through university with Sickle Cell Anaemia, working in the corporate world with chronic illness, and the different ways in which we can learn to advocate for ourselves in the work place. For many, working in such a busy environment with a chronic illness can be daunting, however, Whitney shares how, with the right support and knowledge, there are ways to achieve the career goals we want without jeopardizing our health.
Read more about her incredible work: https://www.thecityprescription.com/
Instagram: @thecityprescription
Twitter: @whitneycjoseph
TouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5F8IVSIL7n-iFbTD3L-ig/videos
Sanaa Lynne is a Chronic Fatigue Coach who is dedicated to empowering women to heal and manage their chronic fatigue through lifestyle changes. She focuses on idenitfying the root of fatigue and nurturing an energy rich lifestyle for her clients. We talk about her own journey with chronic pain, being misdiagnosed, the impact on her body image, and how her faith as a muslim has played a big part in her journey so far. Sanaa has such a great energy and her focus on helping other women to heal from fatigue and pain is definitly needed in a space that often downplays or ignores womens health concerns.
Read more about her incredible work: https://sanaalynne.com/
Connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanaalynne/
Connect with her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanaalynne
I catch up with Petra from S.C.R.E.A.M to talk about growing up with Sickle Cell Anemia, a chronic illness, and realising that you're slightly different to the rest of your friends. We took a look at moving abroad to New York City at a young age, having conversations with managers at work and also feeling comfortable enough to open up to friends about your condition. Petra started S.C.R.E.A.M to raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia in the same way as other conditions such as Diabetes or Cancer and hopes to change the narrative one story at a time. Social Petra: www.instagram.com/petrapetra.london S.C.R.E.A.M: www.instagram.com/join_scream
There are a lot of unnecesary barriers when it comes to receiving the best healthcare possible, and in today's episode I share some useful tips on how to advocate for your health so that you're in the best possible position to recieve the healthcare that you deserve before you've even walked through the door. This is a topic I hope to explore deeper in further episodes with doctors, but for now, I break down tips, based off my experience with Sickle Cell Anemia, into the following: 1-Document your symptoms, 2-Rule out the basics, 3-Find the right words to describe your symptoms, 4-Have people in your corner. Hopefully these tips will help those experiencing chronic pain or an invisible illness.
Each year 300,000 babies are born with Sickle Cell, but what exactly is it? In this episode I give a quick overview of the main triggers and complications, how it impacts life and I’ll be exploring a tough moral dilemma - what would you do?
A health and happiness podcast that will explore stories of navigating life with a chronic illness while taking a deeper look into the medical world, learning about nutrition, and what it means to be ‘Happy’