Gin and Chronic, The Podcast

Gin and Chronic, The Podcast


Latest Episodes

We're Super Fun | The Comeback Episode
September 24, 2022

Alaina and Claire are BACK! They talk about their unintentional summer hiatus and why it was so necessary. They remember good things also exist in the world and Alaina reminds everyone what self care

We All Understand TikTok Now | Travel Plans and Stories
July 15, 2022

Claire shares another medical update… or lack of update… and they agree it’s a good time for another light-hearted episode! Both Alaina and Claire talk about their current and upcoming travel plans. C

We Can All Be Advocates | Featuring Dr. Apryl Alexander
July 01, 2022

G&C has a very special guest today: Dr. Apryl Alexander. At the time of this recording, Apryl is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. S

We're Conspiracy Theorists Now | YA Novels and Health Conspiracies
June 24, 2022

Alaina and Claire are reunited in this long-distance episode. Claire fills us in on her recent health updates and they discuss the familiar challenges of health insurance and medical supply companies.

We're Talking Trauma | "Live" from Northern Ireland
June 17, 2022

Alaina joins from Northern Ireland to discuss what she's learning about trauma-informed practices. She talks about how trauma appears in all levels of society, to various resulting behaviors, and how

We Want Everyone To Be Themselves | Featuring Red
June 10, 2022

TW: Suicide. We've got another cousin on the G&C pod - this time to share important conversations about gender and mental health! Meet Red, Claire's cousin, a fellow heathcare worker, chronic illness

We Are All Contributing | Featuring Brittany, T1International
May 27, 2022

Meet Brittany - Brittany is a Type 1 diabetic advocate and legislative lead with the Massachusetts chapter of T1International. A historian at heart, she loves to talk and write about the discovery of

We Must Protect the Cheese | Mental Health Month?
May 20, 2022

Alaina and Claire wanted to talk about mental health in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, but got side tracked by Monkeypox, babies, racism in the US, abortion rights... and cheese. The truth is

We Are Respectfully Scrappy | Featuring Kelsey Griffith
May 13, 2022

Kicking off Mental Health Month, G&C welcomes Kelsey Griffith to the show. Kelsey is a mental skills specialist at who works with young athletes and teaches about how important mental health is in th

We Support All Reproductive Decisions | Featuring Greta Kohl
April 29, 2022

G&C is excited to introduce you to a special guest, Greta Kohl, an inspiring advocate for women's health. She shares about her chronic illnesses: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Endometriosis, and Interstit