The Kidney Collective
A podcast that gives voice to the many facets of living with kidney disease. Learn more at kidneyfund.org/podcast.
The Kidney Collective
Latest Episodes
S2E8: "You Turn Your Pain Into Purpose", Alport Syndrome with Ellie Kugler
Mike and Tamara are joined by Ellie Kugler, an AKF Ambassador, Kidney Health Coach and bodybuilder who is living with Alport syndrome and lupus. Ellie talks about the difficulty she faced getting a diagnosis and how the relatively new understan...
S2E7: "My Will to Live is Stronger Than This Disease", Lupus Nephritis with Della Major
Mike and Tamara talk with Della Major, an AKF Ambassador, Kidney Health Coach, teacher and life coach who is living with lupus nephritis. As a self-proclaimed “squawker”, Della is practiced in sharing her story of learning about both kidney dis...
S2E6: "The Hardest Punch I Ever Took", FSGS with Marc Coronel
Tamara and Mike are joined by Marc Coronel, the founder of Lifestyle Athletics, a former amateur professional boxer and a TEDx speaker. He is living with focal segmental glomerulosc...
S2E5: "This is My Second Life", PKD with Tamara Walker
Tamara Walker joins Tamara and Mike for a conversation about polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic condition that causes many cysts to grow inside your kidneys and can lead to kidney failure. Tamara shares how she was surprisingly diagnose...