I report to you live from EULAR 2023 in Milan in a very special mini-series!
Featuring news on what I am working on at the world-famous and largest European Rheumatology conference, I tell you what I see on the ground, in the sessions, the breakthrough research and advances in the rheumatology field through a patient's eyes.
Join me every day this week live from EULAR!
For live tweeting during sessions, follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelvsarthritis.
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DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

This week, we are joined by special guest Molly Schreiber, Patient and Community Director of Savvy Cooperative, who shares with us their Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 1 Diabetes lived experience and their work at Savvy Cooperative, helping to amplify patient and caregiver voices.
Find our Guest: @mollyeschreiber (Instagram) @mollyschreiber (Twitter)
Follow the HOST: @joelvsarthritis (Insta/Twitter/Facebook)
Watch The Chronic Pain Club and these interviews LIVE on YouTube to join the conversation!
Please remember to leave a review and subscribe wherever you listen to help more people find our peer support community. <3
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

The Chronic Pain Club returns as Zoë Clark joins us to talk about her Ankylosing Spondylitis journey, how it feels to go through multiple and sometimes incorrect diagnoses, disability identity and how her work as an Allied Health Professional and patient advocate helps her and many others.
 
Find our Guest: @ZoeTheOsteo (Instagram) @ZoeClarkOsteo (Twitter).
Follow the HOST: @joelvsarthritis (Insta/Twitter/Facebook)
Watch The Chronic Pain Club and these interviews LIVE on YouTube to join the conversation!
Please remember to leave a review and subscribe wherever you listen to help more people find our peer support community. <3
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

The Chronic Pain Club has more real patient stories and chronic illness awareness.
This week, we were joined by James Hillery - Ankylosing Spondylitis patient and two-time contestant on the Great British Bake Off. He shares his AS journey candidly, and we get lots of behind-the-curtain insider info on what is happening on the set of The Great British Bake Off! This one was a must-watch/listen!  - Watch the Chronic Pain Club live on our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@JoelvsArthritis) on Sunday Evenings!
You can find our guest on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Cluckmuckcook and Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cluckmuckcook
Follow the HOST: @joelvsarthritis (Insta/Twitter/Facebook)
Watch The Chronic Pain Club and these interviews LIVE on YouTube to join the conversation!
Please remember to leave a review and subscribe wherever you listen to help more people find our peer support community. <3
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

In this episode, originally recorded in August 2022, we are joined by the inspirational Emma Townley for a Psoriasis Awareness Special, where we discuss Psoriatic Arthritis, its co-morbidities and how it impacts your mental health. We hear Emma's emotional journey from diagnosis to raising awareness to help others.
Recorded live on Twitch as part of 'The Chronic Pain Club' weekly talk show - Watch it live and for free at https://www.twitch.tv/joelvsarthritis.
SHOW NOTES
Connect with our guest: Twitter / Instagram
Our new YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/joelvsarthritis
The video recording of this interview: https://youtu.be/z6VBUdqX-oY
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
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You can find me on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram '@joelvsarthritis'
For a full list of links, websites, words, videos and content: https://linktr.ee/Joelvsarthritis Facebook private support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain ClubJoin our Discord Server
THE PAIN COMPANY
This podcast is sponsored by The Pain Company - created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain.
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

Does your invisible illness ever make you feel like a fraud?
We have a special guest as the wonderful Amy joins us to talk about her Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis journey, the awareness she is raising to change future experiences and how it influenced her decision to train as an Occupational Therapist.
Part of The Chronic Pain Club weekly chat show - Watch it live at https://www.twitch.tv/joelvsarthritis.
SHOW NOTES
Connect with our guest: https://twitter.com/amyface91 
CCAA UK JIA Charity: https://www.ccaa.org.uk/
Our new YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrEJm2eWSSpXx8qMTjdgWA 
The video recording of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh7G0-sEIi8 
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
It helps massively and allows me to improve future content and episodes.
Follow me on social media for daily news and awareness stories.
Get in touch with me at:
You can find me on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram '@joelvsarthritis'.
For a full list of links, websites, words, videos and content: https://linktr.ee/Joelvsarthritis Facebook private support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain Club.
THE PAIN COMPANY
The Pain Company was created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain. Shop here.
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

In this special episode recorded during Mental Health Awareness Week here in the UK, I am honoured to be joined by fellow WEGO Health Award Winner and TEDx speaker Dr Ashley Perkins.
In a break from our usual arthritis-based content, Ashley candidly shares her eye-opening journey with anxiety, agoraphobia and OCD and how they significantly impacted her life and career. We learn how an upsetting and dangerous event, along with discrimination in the workplace, started her incredible advocacy journey and how she's making a real difference in the awareness of mental health and illness today.
Please note that this episode comes with a Trigger Warning, with suicide, depression, and substance abuse discussed throughout the show due to the nature of this conversation. Please see the links below for support should any of the subjects discussed in this episode affect you.
SHOW NOTES
Our Guest
Dr Ashley on Twitch
Dr Ashley on Instagram
We Matter Too Inc.
 
Mental Health Support (UK)
https://www.rethink.org/
https://www.samaritans.org/
Get help from a mental health charity — NHS (www.nhs.uk)
 
Joel on Twitch (where this episode was recorded in front of a live audience)
 
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
It helps massively and allows me to improve future content and episodes.
Follow me on social media for daily news and awareness stories.
Get in touch with me at:
Twitter: @joelvsarthritisFacebook: facebook.com/joelvsarthritisInstagram: @joelvsarthritisTwitch: twitch.tv/joelvsarthritisWebsite: https://joelvsarthritis.co.ukFacebook support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain Club.
Quick Reference Links (Linktree)
This episode is sponsored by THE PAIN COMPANY
The Pain Company was created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain. Shop here.
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

World yOung Rheumatic Diseases Day (WORD Day) is an annual event on 18th March to raise awareness that children and young people get rheumatic diseases.
On Saturday the 19th March, Joel hosted an 8-hour marathon stream on his Twitch Channel to raise awareness of WORD Day 2022 and rheumatic disease in children and raise funds in aid of Juvenile Arthritis Research https://www.jarproject.org.
In this second part of three special interviews hosted on the day, Joel talks to JIA patient, parent, volunteer at Juvenile Arthritis Research and all-around inspirational friend Rebecca Beesley about her work and JIA journey as both a patient and a mum.
SHOW NOTES
Joel on Twitch
Donate to WORD Day/JAR Project Fundraiser
To request a free support pack (UK only): www.jarproject.org/hope
To read more about JIA: www.jarproject.org/myjia
Web resources for younger children: www.jarproject.org/kipo
Web resources for teens and older children: www.jarproject.org/teen
To request a free School Toolkit (UK only, must be requested by the school/educational setting itself): www.jarproject.org/toolkit
To find out more about our resources overall: www.jarproject.org/journey
And Sophie's story that we mentioned in the interview: www.jarproject.org/stories/sophie
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
It helps massively and allows me to improve future content and episodes.
Follow me on social media for daily news and awareness stories.
Get in touch with me at:
Twitter: @joelvsarthritisFacebook: facebook.com/joelvsarthritisInstagram: @joelvsarthritisTwitch: /joelvsarthritisWebsite: https://joelvsarthritis.co.ukFacebook private support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain Club.
Quick Reference Links (Linktree)
THE PAIN COMPANY
The Pain Company was created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain. Shop here.
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

World yOung Rheumatic Diseases Day (WORD Day) is an annual event on 18th March to raise awareness that children and young people get rheumatic diseases.
On Saturday the 19th March, Joel hosted an 8-hour marathon stream on his Twitch Channel to raise awareness of WORD Day 2022 and rheumatic disease in children and raise funds in aid of Juvenile Arthritis Research https://www.jarproject.org.
In this first part of three special interviews hosted on the day, Joel talks to friend, blogger and advocate Ali Daggett, about her diagnosis journey, the Chronically Connected project and why she shares her story.
SHOW NOTES
Joel on Twitch
Donate to WORD Day/JAR Project Fundraiser
Ali Daggett on Instagram
Chronically Connected
Under Young Skin Blog
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
It helps massively and allows me to improve future content and episodes.
Follow me on social media for daily news and awareness stories.
Get in touch with me at:
Twitter: @joelvsarthritisFacebook: facebook.com/joelvsarthritisInstagram: @joelvsarthritisTwitch: /joelvsarthritisWebsite: https://joelvsarthritis.co.ukFacebook private support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain Club.
Quick Reference Links (Linktree)
THE PAIN COMPANY
The Pain Company was created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain. Shop here. 
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.

Has the Covid pandemic impacted the care we receive for our arthritis or chronic illness?
In this 'round table' chat, full of insight, lived experience and heartbreak, we discuss the experiences of Jacyln, Safia and Ashleigh to understand how their 'normal' care has changed over the last two years.
From lifelong conditions to the recently diagnosed, we take a sample of stories from across the country to get a snapshot of how treatments and appointments may have been impacted, what shielding was like and how Covid-19 has changed the perception of chronic illness and disability.
You can also contribute to this episode by completing a survey HERE to share your experiences during the pandemic. As discussed in the show, we will be using this data to start honest conversations with decision-makers, so your voice makes a difference!
SHOW NOTES
The Pandemic and your Care Survey
Jaclyn Fielden on Instagram (@jaclynleefielden)
Safia Awil on Instagram (@snapkrackleandpop)
Ashleigh Clarke on Instagram (@ashleighclarke2112)
If you've enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to this on, leave a review and send me your comments and feedback via email.
It helps massively and allows me to improve future content and episodes.
Follow me on social media for daily news and awareness stories.
Get in touch with me at:
Twitter: @joelvsarthritisFacebook: facebook.com/joelvsarthritisInstagram: @joelvsarthritisTwitch: /joelvsarthritisWebsite: https://joelvsarthritis.co.ukFacebook private support groups: Arthritis and Autoimmune Support Group & Chronic Pain Club.
Quick Reference Links (Linktree)
THE PAIN COMPANY
The Pain Company was created to raise awareness of chronic pain and illness. To give a voice to the millions living with daily, relentless pain. Shop here. 
 
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the host of this podcast and its producers are in no way medically trained and do not claim to be. On this show, we share the lived experiences of others - their story is their own, and we cannot be held responsible for their views or recommendations. Everyone is unique - what works for one person may not work for another. Always consult your medical professionals.