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Society & Culture Episodes

Sept. 13, 2020

I Am Enough

Hello, and welcome to this week's episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. My name is Jayson Sacco and I'm your host and I hope everybody is doing fantastic. I wanted to go over a couple of emails that I got. Both of t…
Aug. 16, 2020

De-Stress from AS - Try these 10 Tips

Hello, and welcome to this week's episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. I hope everyone is doing fantastic. This week's message is all about ways to distress yourself and you know how, to hopefully put yourself in a…
Aug. 2, 2020

Neanderthals and Biologics, pieces of the puzzle.

Hello, and welcome to today's episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. I'm really glad that you could join me today because we're going to have fun today, we're going to be combining some of my favorite subjects histor…
July 26, 2020

Yoga for AS with Geoff Lindsay and Jamie Boder

Jayson: Welcome to this week's episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. Today I'm very excited because we're going to touch on a subject that I get a lot of requests and information about, and that is yoga, specificall…
July 5, 2020

Group Discussion on our Ankylosing Spondylitis Journey

Show Notes: Aerilyn Medina – Aerilyn has a small business where she teachs about inclusion and equity for people with disabilities, She also helps people with disabilities and their accessibility needs. Her website is oarcid…
May 24, 2020

Michael Mallinson - Discusson about Axial Spondyloarthritis

Jayson: Michael, welcome to this episode of the Ankylosing Spondylitis podcast. And based upon the introduction and what we're going to cover today, I may have to change that name at some point down the road. Welcome to the …
May 10, 2020

Jes Hojsan - Spondy, Young Mother, Women's Issues

Jayson Sacco, Welcome to this episode of the Ankylosing Spondylitis podcast. Well, as many of you know, I started the show to just kind of be cathartic for myself and get some of my feelings about Ankylosing Spondylitis and …
Guest: Jes Hojsan
March 29, 2020

Interview with James Allen - Developer of the Chronic Insights App

Jayson: Welcome to this episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. This is going to be really a neat episode because I've got James Allen on the line. James is a fellow ankylosing spondylitis person. And James has develo…
Guest: James Allen
Dec. 11, 2019

Matt Burgess - Freedom Fidos

Welcome to this episode of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Podcast. I'm very honored today to have Matt Burgess on. Matt is the founder and president of Freedom Fidos , which is a service dog training organization out of Columbus…
Guest: Matt Burgess
Oct. 27, 2019

Having a service dog, an interview with Riley Cook

In this episode, I speak with Riley Cook about her Ankylosing Spondylitis and her service dog Gatsby and the various ways he helps her on a day to day basis.. Riley has been dealing with AS for about 10 years. A few years ag…
Guest: Riley S. Cook
July 15, 2019

Susan Bratton - Lets talk about sex... Intimacy and romance

Lets talk about sex, intimacy, and being with your partner. In this episode I speak with Susan Bratton. Susan Bratton is considered the Dear Abby of Sex. She's a problem solver for sexual situations. And she extolls wisdom t…
Guest: Susan Bratton
Feb. 18, 2019

Gina Ryan - Dealing with Anxiety

In this episode, I chat with Gina Ryan ( theanxietycoachespodcast.com ). Gina assists people in an online group sessions or one to one sessions to deal with anxiety. Gina’s podcast ( podcast episode index ) can provide you w…
Guest: Gina Ryan
Jan. 11, 2019

Ricky White - Author and AS Warrior

In this episode, I interview Ricky White, author and current President of Walk AS One. Ricky ( www.rickywhite.net ) was diagnosed in 2010 with Ankylosing Spondylitis and it would lead him on a whole new journey. He was a nur…
Guest: Ricky White