Dr. April Seifert is a social cognitive psychologist, data scientist, entrepreneur, wife, mother, thriving with MS — and skydiver. She is the co-founder of Peak Mind: The Center for Psychological Strength. (https://www.peakmindpsychology.com/) She joins us for an informed and inspiring discussion about navigating family life, growing up with rare illness, and learning to succeed beyond your fear. (Recorded in 2020.) 

The rest of the world has learned what life with a longterm health condition is like. We dive into why we're not handling this well, what this means for the next few months, and how you can use it to educate those around you about life with your chronic health condition.

It’s that time of year when we all want to turn over a new leaf and change for the better. It’s also that time when we set ourselves up for crushing failure! Most resolutions fail a few weeks into a new year. Here’s why you fail and what to do to succeed instead. 

In a special episode, we'll talk about living well through the COVID-19 outbreak with an already existing medical condition. Here are the medical, emotional, social, and practical tips you need. And share your questions to @chroniclifepod on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram so Dr. Payne can provide more answers.

Chronic illness changes our identity. Sometimes we feel like we’re losing ourselves, but we don’t have to. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Danielle Ripley Burgess was a two-time cancer survivor before 25 — and she's devoted her life to making lives better. Join us on your favorite podcast app! We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Chronic illness is no joke, but a sense of humor does help! We all need a little grace and a bit of fun in the face of something awful. Join us on your favorite podcast app! We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Caring for one another needs planning and conversation. It requires rethinking and renegotiating the relationships we value most. Here's how. Join us on your favorite podcast app! We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Fatigue is not just being tired. We need to recognize what's happening and use different tools. Here’s the difference and what to do so that fatigue doesn't always get the best of you. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Don & Kevin discuss care giving and making sense of a confusing healthcare system with CaRessa Hutchinson, RN, Founder and CEO of ModRN Health. Discover some resources you can use to get the best from your healthcare. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

The ongoing distress of chronic illness and caregiving erodes the foundations of our most important relationships: trust, respect, and hope. We must learn to recognize these effects and work together to preserve the relationships that give our lives joy and meaning. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Self-advocacy is part of life with a chronic condition. We find ourselves against a healthcare system that doesn’t have our full interests in mind. It can leave us feeling like a victim, and it’s exhausting to battle as a warrior. But there may be some better options. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Don and Kevin open a discussion about coping with chronic conditions. It’s surprising and overwhelming. There’s a lot more to cope with than you ever imagined there will be. This is where you start. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Don & Kevin introduce themselves, talk about their journeys with chronic illness, and discuss where this podcast is heading. They also get into the tricky balance between the need of the healthcare system for us to be "good patients" and our need to be seen first as real people with concerns that go far beyond our medical care. We invite you to get involved, so visit us at our website, email us, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.