In this episode, you get to hear a conversation with my friend Jenny about all things life, health, heartbreak, and adventure. Jenny was diagnosed with biliary atresia which led to a liver transplant as an infant. She shares authentically about the relational challenges of chronic illness, living her truth, relationships, and career. She took a dreamy trip to Singapore, Vietnam, and Bali and talks about traveling with a transplant and why she spoke out about her health journey. Don't miss this fun chat!

Check out: https://www.bareinc.org/

Connect with Jenny on Instagram: @livermentor4hope

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Brooke & Ali (aka @TransplantBesties) talk on this episode about Ali’s most recent surgery, a freaking abdominal wall transplant!

If that sounds familiar, you’ve probably only heard of it on Grey’s Anatomy (Megan Hunt vibes anyone?).

Ali is always great to have on the podcast because she shares her perspective, wisdom, and experience so authentically.

Beyond her surgery, we talk about:

• what it feels like to be heard and validated by a medical professional
• the value in having a small support system and what it means to hold space in really difficult moments
• the role of fear when walking into the darkness
• Surgery as rebirth
• Having a menty-b and less stressful coping strategies
• Advice for healing and complications post-surgery

Connect with Ali:
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on her website
at TransplantLyfe

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Today is an extra special episode where Brooke talks to a new friend, heart recipient, organ donation advocate, and author Hailey Steimel. Hailey shares her story of a congenital heart defect, surgery at age 1, and a much-needed heart transplant as a teenager that came on Valentine's Day, making it even more special.

Hailey is sweet and lovely and talks openly about how it felt to be a teenager in the hospital, requiring an RVAD to stay alive until she got her life-saving gift. Hailey has a relationship with her donor family, and tells us about the dynamics and feelings around that.

Make sure you don’t miss this one, and share it with your friends!

Connect with Hailey:

• Hailey on Facebook
• Hailey on Instagram
• A Heart on Valentine's Day on Amazon
• A Heart on Valentine's Day from Barnes & Noble

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In the first episode of 2023, Brooke has an eye-opening conversation about how housing can prevent folks from getting an organ transplant.

Our guest is Denise Redeker, founder, and CEO of the Heartfelt Help Foundation, a non-profit focused on making housing happen for transplant patients and bridging the financial gap that insurance doesn't cover.

Denise is a heart transplant recipient and as such, brings a fresh perspective to the organ transplant space when it comes to housing.

Donate to Heartfelt Help Foundation:
https://www.heartfelthelpfoundation.com/

Partner with these organizations to prevent cardiac death in young people:
https://viaheartproject.org/
https://www.kylejtaylor.org/#/
https://epsavealife.org/

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Philip Jones is a kidney transplant recipient who has battled Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) for over two decades. At age 4, Philip had strep throat, which attacked his kidneys and caused them to fail and fall to 30%. At age 17, Philip received a life-saving kidney transplant. Three years later, his body rejected that kidney causing him to face many other illnesses and dialysis. Amidst all this, Philip decided to go back to school and get his degree, and in March of 2021, Philip started A Second Chance show that highlights the story of courageous individuals and their fight story.

Be sure to catch his FREE Guide to Transplant Conference on November 4, 2022
3pm PT/ 6pm ET on A Second Chance Show's YouTube Channel.


Website: http://www.a2ndchance.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingtestimony12/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GodsLivinTestimony/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwFT3lQ4vKEuBC7fXb5HVg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidneyFighter21

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This special episode was recorded with Brooke and her daughter Brynlee. They talk about what it's like to have a parent with a chronic illness.

*Brynlee notes: At the time of recording, Brynlee was 8. She's now 9 and in 4th grade.

Brynlee answers:

• How can you tell mom's not feeling well?
• What do you do when mom's in the hospital?
• What would you tell another kid who has a parent with a chronic illness?
• When mom can't do her "normal stuff," how does she help you feel loved?
• What do you worry about? What helps?

Take a listen and let us know what hit home with you.

Find us on Instagram @thebonusyears
Check out our website for support and chronic illness coaching: http://www.brookegurrad.com

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Katybeth Eller-Rawley, therapist & life coach, takes us through her story of leaving evangelicalism, loving Jesus, coming out, falling in love, and the safe spaces she wants to create for the queer community. She shares what she's learning as a caregiver to her chronically ill wife, and how it differs from being a professional counselor.

Join us as we listen, learn, and find hope in her story.

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CONTENT WARNING: Sex, sexual health, and addiction. In this episode, we discuss sexual health, AIDS/HIV, sex, and addiction. Please listen when you can fully engage, and use discretion about who may be listening with you.

Daniel is a natural entertainer and his openness about typically taboo subjects is disarming and refreshing. In this episode, Daniel & Brooke talk about the journey to his diagnosis of HIV and anal cancer, his advocacy work, and all the many things he does now to make a difference in the lives of the people around him.

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