The Parkinson’s Podcast Unfiltered: Flipping the Script

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Do you "have" Parkinson’s or do you "live with" Parkinson’s? Do you "fight" your diagnosis? If so, can you do something “wrong” and “lose the battle”? In this episode of the Parkinson’s Podcast Unfiltered, Heather and Kat discuss the significance of the words we use when talking about our lives.
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Season 5 Episode 15 (Unfiltered Episode 4)

[@kendrapatterson4629]

Wonderful as always ladies ❤

[@julieanna8495]

I am learning so much from you two sparkling ladies.✨🙌❤️😁💪🏼. Thank you for these podcasts. I am newly diagnosed.

[@davisphinneyfdn]

Thanks for following Heather and Kat's podcast adventures! We are glad you're finding value in the episodes. Have you followed our Living with Parkinson's Meetup? You can watch recordings on our channel, here, but you can also sign up to join us live (next session is Thursday 6/20) by registering here: davisphinneyfoundation.org/event/webinar-series-living-with-parkinsons-meetup/

[@philiphague1834]

Heather & Kat, 2 of my best friends that I have never met. I am 81 and have had PD for over 15 years. Have seen as many of your videos that I could find and have learned so much from both of you. When I fall, I keep getting up. THANK YOU so very much. Miss Tom very much.

[@davisphinneyfdn]

Way to keep at it! Thanks for listening!

[@therealkathleenkiddo]

Honored that you are listening and thrilled to be spending time in the company of great peeps!

[@splashesin8]

I get overwhelmed often, yet remain here wherever I am with my body here doing whatever unnatural thing it might be doing at the moment. Even though I come up against this wall time and again frequently it takes me awhile to grapple with, and review the last several mortifying situations, and what I found most difficult and how I resolved what felt most, horrifying and also just beyond my control. There's all of that and then just feeling naked, although I do put on clothes to go outside, and conduct business interactions. It's just that being under everyone else's looking glass, while I'm feeling like I'm metamorphising like the Werewolf In London friends. Except I'm by myself most of the time, trying to not, be the Uncanny Valley. I think I had more positive interactions with strangers when my masking, was masked. I didn't enjoy a lot about it but there was that, peculiar relief.

[@therealkathleenkiddo]

your description is so relatable. I keep thinking about it and I’ve been writing on the topic for quite some time. Just trying to find the right prescriptions has been another trip. Thank you for this and thank you for listening.