Episode 94: Grief and Fibromyalgia with Pat Sheveland
As an eternal optimist, Tami likes to keep this podcast positive, often focusing on ways you can feel better with fibromyalgia. But you can't talk about fibromyalgia without exploring the darker side of things, like the grief many of us experience. Grief affects all of...
Episode 93: Chronic Illness At Work with Julie Hamilton
If you’re struggling right now with working with fibromyalgia or other chronic illnesses, there is hope. Whether you’re an employer or an employee, today’s interview will be fabulous for you. Tami is thrilled to share this interview with Certified Fibromyalgia Coach® Julie Hamilton about her...
Episode 92: Addiction, Dependency, and Withdrawal with Dr. Chelsea Liebowitz
In today’s episode, Tami is excited to be joined by Doctor of Pharmacy Chelsea Liebowitz, who’s here to clear up all these questions and more. As a pain patient herself, Chelsea spent years seeking answers for her chronic pain, and she knows your pharmacist's...
Episode 91: Conditions Related to Fibromyalgia
Many of the symptoms people blame on fibromyalgia are actually due to coexisting conditions. Too many people go too long with the wrong diagnosis, taking inappropriate medications, and following unnecessary protocols because their provider didn’t identify the correct cause. This topic came up a lot in...
Episode 90: FDA-Approved Fibromyalgia Medications: Ask the Coach
“I’d like to try Lyrica, but I worry about if I ever had to come off. Should I try it?” For today’s Ask The Coach episode, I’m answering this question sent in by Sarah in the UK. When treating fibromyalgia, we have to attack it from...
Episode 95: Sleep Better with Sovann Pen
Unrefreshing sleep is one of the hallmarks of fibromyalgia, and it’s hard to face the day when you wake up feeling depleted. With Fibromyalgia, we find three significant sleep issues that we must address: struggle with getting to sleep, problems with staying asleep, and...