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The Teacher He Never Wanted: Crohn's Disease with Nima Koucheki
Nima Koucheki is a Swedish writer living in Amsterdam. He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at thirty, after his stomach collapsed on a trip to Naples. Two surgeries and months on liquid formula followed, and at his lowest he weighed 56.7 kilo...
OCD: 10 Things I Would Do If I were Newly Diagnosed
Hi guys! Long time no see! (or hear). I recorded this episode from bed during a chronic illness flare, and I'm so glad I did! I had been wanting to talk about OCD for a while now, as it is something I have been dealing with for around 2 years. ...
Five Public Health Updates You Should Know
In honor of Thank You Public Health Day, here are five public health updates you should know! This episode was recorded over a month ago. Although a temporary funding bill was passed and signed into law on November 12, 2025, ending the governme...
Hysterical Histories: Unhinged Medical Myths about Womens Bodies
Welcome to The Sick Gaze Podcast! In this episode, we time-travel through centuries of wild medical myths, questionable “treatments,” and deeply rooted biases that have shaped women’s healthcare as we know it.From the ancient id...
My Experience with Chronic Illness
Hi everyone, and welcome to this quick episode. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share some of my journey with chronic illness. I live with rheumatoid arthritis and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, two conditions that have t...