Episodes 109
Avg. Duration 54m
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Apple Rating 4.9 (44)
Since Aug 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!

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How to exercise with an achy body || Ask Alex with Dr. Reyes

Jun 10, 2026 13m Bonus

This week on Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Dr. Taylor Reyes is back for the deeper dive, and we are getting into one of the HARDEST things for us sick chicks in the chronic illness community. Movement.…

The Most Underutilized Tool in Women's Health? Pelvic Floor PT (ft. Dr. Taylor Reyes)

Jun 08, 2026 1h 21m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with Dr. Taylor Reyes, a physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor health. Something I WISH I knew about after my endometriosis surgeries, and am…

Your Hormones Are Why Your ADHD Gets Worse Every Month | Ask Alex with Dr. Brighten

Jun 03, 2026 44m Bonus

This week on Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Dr. Jolene Brighten is back, and we are getting into something that I wish someone had explained to me years ago. If you have a neurodivergent brain and have…

Endometriosis Guide: How to get Diagnosed, Treatment Options & Co-morbidities, with Dr. Jolene Brighten

Jun 01, 2026 1h 19m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with THE Dr. Jolene Brighten, board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist, bestselling author of Beyond the Pill, Is This Normal and…

The Communication Framework That Saved Us During My First Trimester | Ask Alex

May 27, 2026 14m Bonus

This week on Calling in Sick's Ask Alex, I'm getting into something I've wanted to talk about for a while!! The communication strategies that have actually made a difference during my first…

How My Chronic Illness ACTUALLY Prepared Me for Pregnancy

May 25, 2026 42m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm getting honest about something I was maybe a little overconfident about going in. I thought 25+ years of managing a complicated, unpredictable chronic illness had…

Ticks Are On the Rise: Everything you NEED to Know About Lyme Disease RIGHT NOW! (ft. Ali Moresco)

May 20, 2026 29m Bonus

This week on Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Ali Moresco and I are getting into everything happening in the Lyme disease world RIGHT NOW. It's Lyme Awareness Month, ticks are predicted to be worse than…

Got Bit By a Tick? Here's Exactly What To Do: The 411 on Lyme Disease (ft. Ali Moresco)

May 18, 2026 1h 2m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with Ali Moresco, Lyme disease advocate, founder & CEO of Moresco PR, and Executive Board Chair of Project Lyme, to talk about the tick-borne…

Motherhood with Chronic Illness | Q&A with Cortney Gensemer

May 13, 2026 1h 7m Bonus

In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m joined by Cortney Gensemer, PhD - scientist, chronic illness patient and mom - to talk about the questions so many of us with chronic illness are quietly…

How Research is Changing the Future for Chronic Illness Patients (ft. Cortney Gensemer)

May 11, 2026 1h 27m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with someone who lives this chronic illness life from both sides of the equation. Cortney Gensemer, PhD is a scientist at ChronicleBio, a patient with…

WE’RE PREGNANT!! + how my chronic illness is doing

May 04, 2026 47m

GET YOUR TISSUES READY!!!! Because this week, on Calling in Sick, I’m sharing the biggest news yet… after 7 years of praying, delayed timelines, a miscarriage and so many set backs. We. Are. FINALLY.…

Revisit: Starting a Family with Chronic Illness

Apr 29, 2026 1h

If you've been following me on socials, you already know this, and if you don’t, then sit down for this new…. Saint Cooper and I are PREGNANT!! 🎉 We spent last week celebrating this surprise, and I…

Revisit: My Motherhood Journey with Chronic Illness: IVF, Surgery Setbacks & Hope After Loss

Apr 27, 2026 40m

If you've been following me on socials, you already know this, and if you don’t, then sit down for this new…. Saint Cooper and I are PREGNANT!! 🎉 We spent last week celebrating this surprise, and I…

Diets & Wellness Advice That Can Actually Harm Chronic Illness Patients (ft. Mickey Trescott)

Apr 22, 2026 24m

In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m joined by Mickey Trescott to talk about one of the most confusing parts of living with chronic illness: figuring out what’s actually helping… and what might be…

AIP Diet Explained: What It Is, How It Works + Where to Start (w/ Mickey Trescott)

Apr 20, 2026 1h 13m

This week on Calling in Sick, I’m sitting down with Mickey Trescott (@mickeytrescott), one of the original voices behind the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), to talk about what AIP actually is, who it’s…

The Conversation Chronic Illness Patients Are Terrified to Have With Family (ft. Shamekka Marty)

Apr 15, 2026 22m Bonus

In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, I’m joined by Shamekka Marty to discuss the deeply personal and often invisible impact of living with chronic illnesses… how the diagnosis and disease ripples…

Medical Gaslighting, Racial Bias & a Kidney Transplant: Shamekka Marty's Unfiltered Chronic Illness Story

Apr 13, 2026 1h 23m

This week on Calling in Sick, we are honored to sit down with one of the most resilient and powerful voices in the chronic illness community: Shamekka Marty, better known as Mika or the “Pretty Sick…

The Truth About Sushi, CBD, and Hair Dye During Pregnancy; Q&A with Dr. Natalie Crawford

Apr 08, 2026 18m Bonus

In this Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Dr. Natalie Crawford and I are diving into a rapid-fire round of fertility "hot takes" and essential pregnancy "no-gos". We cut through the noise of social media…

Trying to Conceive With Chronic Illness (ft. Dr. Natalie Crawford)

Apr 06, 2026 1h 38m

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with Dr. Natalie Crawford, fertility specialist, reproductive endocrinologist, and someone who gets it on a whole different level because she's been on…

Brands Ignore the Chronic Illness Community; Q&A with Ashton McGrady

Apr 01, 2026 40m Bonus

In this week’s episode of Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, accessibility consultant Ashton and I are diving deep into the world of inclusive beauty and why the industry needs a major shake-up. We…

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