{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"469 Chronic Health Issues - Karolyn Gehrig","description":"Karolyn suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disease that affects her joints and internal organs as well as being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She rarely goes more than two weeks without a visit to the hospital.&amp;nbsp; She's the creator of #HospitalGlam, a movement that utilizes photography and fashion to create awareness of invisible injuries and help empower patients. Topics discussed are PTSD, sexism, the difficulties of dealing with chronic pain and unresponsive doctors, finding a community online of &quot;engaged patients&quot; with the same diagnosis, and self-care. More About Our Guest&amp;nbsp; Follow her on Instagram @KarolynPRG Her website is www.KarolynGehrig.com The archived Tumblr site referred to is still at www.hospitalglam.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by&amp;nbsp;BetterHelp&amp;nbsp;online counseling. &amp;nbsp;To get a&amp;nbsp;free week&amp;nbsp;go to&amp;nbsp;www.BetterHelp.com\/mental&amp;nbsp; Must be 18. This episode is sponsored by&amp;nbsp; SquareSpace.&amp;nbsp; Go to www.SquareSpace.com\/mental for a free trial.&amp;nbsp; When you're ready to launch use the offer code mental for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Paul's SquareSpace site is www.paul-gilmartin.squarespace.com This episode is sponsored by Roman.&amp;nbsp; To get started go to www.GetRoman.com\/mental for a free online visit and free two-day shipping. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via&amp;nbsp;iTunes and leave a review.&amp;nbsp; It costs nothing.&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mental-illness-happy-hour\/id427377900?mt=2 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Spread the word via social media.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;It costs nothing. Our website is&amp;nbsp;www.mentalpod.com&amp;nbsp;our FB is&amp;nbsp;www.Facebook.com\/mentalpod&amp;nbsp;and our&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;are both @Mentalpod&amp;nbsp;  -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor&amp;nbsp;(with occasional rewards)&amp;nbsp;for as little as $1\/month&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com\/mentalpod&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Become a one-time or monthly donor&amp;nbsp;via Paypal&amp;nbsp; or&amp;nbsp;Zelle&amp;nbsp;(make payment to mentalpod@gmail.com)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor\u2019s Products\/Services  --------------------------------------------------- ","author_name":"Mental Illness Happy Hour","author_url":"http:\/\/mentalpod.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12685058\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/62027894"}