The Complex Dynamic of Body Image & Weight Loss Surgery

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Born Without an Eye | Unilateral Anaphthalmia & The Disability Spectrum

What happens when you’re born with a medical anomaly so rare that doctors treat you like a "cluster of defects," but you grow up feeling completely able-bodied? This week, the boys sit down with Kayla, who was born with unilateral anaphthalmia. Which is a fancy way of saying she ...  Show more

Getting Your Back Blown Out | $40K Hernia

It may have started with a joke about getting his "back blown out", but it turned into a wild story of a two-year medical saga involving brutal nerve pain, mobility issues, and a diagnosis nobody saw coming? Meet our new friend Ryan, a professional drummer who felt a literal "pop ...  Show more

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