Bonus: Care Denied

Why are millions of us – kids included – losing Medicaid coverage, oftentimes by accident? And how can we get it back? We’ll answer these questions with Medicaid expert Joan Alker, and hear Litha’s story – an Arkansas resident who lost coverage for five months, all while coping w ...  Show more

Roughly 42 million Americans are caregivers for an older loved one. It's work that is exhausting, gratifying, and lonely all at once. In Season 2 of Uncared For, host SuChin Pak talks to family caregivers about how they do it - how they balance their careers, kids, navigating our ...  Show more

As the Paralympics come to a close, Ricki speaks with snowboarder and Paralympian Amy Purdy, who at age 19 was placed on life support and underwent a double amputation after getting diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. Amy tells her story and explains to Ricki how she was abl ...  Show more

In Episode 24 we are joined by guest Jess Ekstrom. We dig into how we attached our self-worth to our work. We discuss how to get back to loving the process of the work and not being so focused on the goal. Jess Ekstrom is the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, a company that d ...  Show more

Natalie Rose (@wakeupandsmelltherosay), therapist and wonderful human, joins us to share her journey with disordered eating, which began during her high school years due to social pressures and a desire for acceptance. We talk about her struggles with body image that led to a cyc ...  Show more

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Up until now, in our culture, we've generally talked about physical health and mental health–but there's an emerging conse ...