
Chronically Alive + Thriving
Living alive + thriving with chronic pain + illness in the midst of a chronically sick world. Acknowledging the mess, but not letting it define you.
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25 episodes
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S2EP26: Season 2 Wrap Up, and Exciting News for Kristina Irene Podcasts with Alexi Cortopassi
In today's episode, I chat with Alexi Cortopassi as we wrap up season 2 of Chronically Alive + Thriving, and welcome her as my Podcast Manager. She will be working behind the scenes as we prepare for the exciting release of my new true crime po...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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29:15

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S2E25: Meditation on Unity with Ali Piotrkowski
In today's episode, I welcome back Ali Piotrkowski. We catch up for a bit before she guides us through a wonderful & much-needed meditation on unity.Take 15 minutes from your day to reset your mind and body.You can connec...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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22:45

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S2E24: The Make a Wish Flight by Patrick Plum
In today's episode, I welcome back Patrick Plum. We chat a bit about his life as a pilot and the impact our actions have on others. He also narrates a story he wrote about one of his most memorable experiences as a pilot.
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Episode 24
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S2E23: The Power of Curiosity with Scott Manduck
In today’s episode, my guest Scott Manduck and I talk about how his wife’s Lyme disease diagnosis propelled him to get curious, do the research, and make lifestyle choices for their entire family, which aided in their healing as a whole.&nbs...
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Episode 23
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52:58

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S2E22: A Trailblazers Path to Transformation by Michael Mitter
In today’s episode, you’ll hear a story written and narrated by my friend, Michael Mitter. It's a story about relationships and connectedness between parent and child, child and extended family. It's a story about trailblazing a...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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28:09

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S2E21: A Doctor's Journey to Thriving with Lupus with Dr. Manisha Rayavarapu
Today, I welcome Dr. Manisha Rayavarapu. She is a Family Medicine physician, author, warrior, and lupus advocate, among many other things.She joins me today to talk about her journey through residency, her diagnosis and healing through l...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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41:46

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S2E20: Musings from an almost 40-year-old narrated by Kristina Irene
In today's episode, I share a sneak peek into my past. The road that's led me to here - the cliff notes version of it at least. This is...Musings of an almost 40-year-old.
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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17:56

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S2E19: Pain in the Vag - Living with and healing Vaginismus with Paige @NovaSeventh
In today's episode, my guest and I talk about one of my favorite topics, SEX!We get real and raw because we believe there needs to be more safe spaces to engage in healthy conversations about sex. Is it painful or pleasurable? What ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:02:35

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S2E18: These Are My People with Alisha & Gina
My guests in today's episode are two of my favorite people. They have walked with me through all the things for the past decade and I don't ever want to do life without them. They are my people.We talk about how we met, the pandemic, re...
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Episode 18
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S2E17: Lyme, Reiki, and Biomagnetic therapy with Amanda Dahl
In today's episode, Amanda Dahl, of Dahl Holistic Health shares her journey of healing from Lyme disease, the benefits of reiki and biomagnetic therapy, and how she helps others on their healing journeys.You can connect with Amanda on I...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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47:11

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S2E16: Unfiltered Beauty with Rachelle Yarnell
Salon owner, Rachelle Yarnell joins me to talk about how she navigated owning 4 salons through a pandemic, what she learned about herself and others through that, and how she plans to reinvent herself this year.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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36:24

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S2E15: Season Two, Let's Get This Party Started with Silvia Tobin
Welcome to season 2 of Chronically Alive + Thriving!Today’s guest is my friend, Silvia Tobin. In this episode, we talk about the parallels between Mexico and the United States when it comes to searching for a diagnosis, being diag...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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59:13

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S1E14: That's a Wrap with Kristina Irene
Reflecting on past episodes and this past year while preparing to move ahead.MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: All content, including text, graphics, images, audio, and other information heard on this podcast or available on our site and socia...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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10:24

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S1E13: Slow Poison with Lori Triplett (part 2)
Part 2 of my interview with singer-songwriter, Lori Triplett. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, head over to listen to that first.Part 2 of my conversation with singer-songwriter, @loritriplettmusic is live now!She dishes on...
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Episode 13
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21:02

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S1E12: Slow Poison with Lori Triplett (part 1)
In today’s episode, I interview my dear friend and talented singer-songwriter, Lori Triplett. We talk about how taking big risks takes major guts.Lori shares her story and gives us a sneak peek behind her recently released EP, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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34:51

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S1E11: Let's Talk About Gut's, Baby (part 2) with Dr. Nanci Miklowski, MEd, ND
In today’s episode, Dr. Miklowski, MEd, ND & I dive back into our conversation about gut health. We talk about how one size DOES NOT fit all, how stress management plays a huge role in gut health, practical ways to manage that stress, fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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37:36

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S1E10: Let's Talk About Gut's, Baby with Dr. Nanci Miklowski, MEd, ND (part 1)
In today’s episode, I welcome back Dr. Nanci Miklowski, MEd, ND of Cleveland Natural Health. She helps me kick-off our month-long series, “Let’s talk about Guts, baby” by sharing all things gut health with us. Our conversation has been split...
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Episode 10
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29:16

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S1E9: Me, Myself, and Kristina Irene
In today's episode, you're stuck with lil' ol' me expressing my gratitude, reflecting on past episodes, and sharing a few of the good habits that I've learned along my healing journey.MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: All content, including text, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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18:27

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S1E8: I Am Exactly Where I Need To Be with Ali Piotrkowski
In today's episode, I interview my friend, Ali Piortrkowski. She shares about her personal health challenges and journey of discovery, how yoga has improved her life, and the things she does to help herself and those around her grow....
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Episode 8
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36:54

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S1E7: Living Alive with Patrick Plum
Fellow human and former Lyme Disease Assassin, Patrick Plum shares a little bit about his exciting decision to officially sign-off his Facebook Lyme disease advocacy platform, some of the habits he created that helped him grow through his heali...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:43

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S1E6: Never Too Far with Emily Hayes (part 2)
Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Emily Hayes. She dives right into talking about her journey of healing, being a mom of special needs children, and how God met her directly in her mess.MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:22

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S1E5: Never Too Far with Emily Hayes (part 1)
In today’s episode, I interview my childhood friend, Emily. This conversation has been split into 2 episodes. Today you’ll get to hear part 1 of our conversation.CAUTION & TRIGGER WARNING!In this episode, our conversation touche...
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Episode 5
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29:33

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S1E4: Give Life To Your Heart And Home
My friend, Jessica Rupprecht, and I talk about learning to give life to your heart and home through miscarriage, grief, acceptance, healing, motherhood, self-care, homeschooling, and COVID-19.CAUTION & TRIGGER WARNING!In this ep...
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Episode 4
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52:17

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S1E3: Go Natural And Thrive With Nanci Miklowski, MEd, ND
Dr. Nanci Miklowksi shares a holistic approach to simple, yet effective self-care habits we can practice every day to help us thrive in the midst of our mess.Connect with Dr. Miklowski by visiting: www.gonaturalhealth.com...
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Episode 3
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