Welcome to the Living Chronic Podcast, where we have real, raw, and honest conversations about life with chronic illness and disability. Hosted by Brandy Schantz, a disabled veteran and chronic illness advocate, this podcast explores the realities of navigating work, healthcare, and everyday life while managing a disability or chronic condition.
Each episode features insightful discussions with medical professionals, disability advocates, and individuals sharing their personal journeys. We tackle topics such as workplace accommodations, navigating the healthcare system, mental health, and breaking down societal barriers that often hold disabled individuals back.
Whether you're living with a chronic condition, supporting a loved one, or looking to create a more inclusive world, Living Chronic is here to provide knowledge, inspiration, and a sense of community.
Join us as we change the conversation around chronic illness—because thriving with a disability is not only possible but powerful.
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Brandy Schantz is an Army veteran, Crohn's patient, fibromyalgia warrior, drug-induced-lupus survivor and loving wife and dog mom. Her experiences with chronic illness, misdiagnosis, and severe drug reaction have led her to fight for patient advocacy, better drug adverse reaction advertising, and a better life for chronic illness patients and the disabled.
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Brian Lowery is a social psychologist who focuses on the way relationships shape who we are and can be, with a particular interest in the way we find meaning in life. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and his PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles.
He has been on faculty at Stanford University since 2002.
Brian is the author of the book Selfless: The Social Creation of You. His book makes the case that our selves are created in both deep and fleeting relationships and social interactions. In so doing, he pushes against the idea of radical individualism and makes the case for deeper investment in the communities that nurture us all.
Brian also hosts the podcast Know What You See. In his podcast he interviews people from a variety of fields and walks of life to deepen our appreciation for the experiences that make us all human.