In Episode 42 of Our Invisible Life podcast, Laura and Kendra sit down with Molly Evans to discuss her daughters' battles with chronic illness and how that drove her to open her own business to better serve pediatric patients with chronic illness. Molly is a nurse, business owner and mom. Molly's oldest daughter was diagnosed in her teens with Ehler-Danlos syndrome along with POTS and gastroparesis; her youngest was born with a rare genetic disease and is physically and developmentally delayed as well as dependent on a feeding tube. The experiences Molly had dealing with her children's health inspired her to open Oakland Kids Rehabilitation, a pediatric clinic offering play-based physical, occupational and speech therapies.

Episode Resources:

Oakland Kids Rehabilitation - http://oaklandkidsrehab.com/

Rare Diseases - https://rarediseases.org/

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In episode 41 of Our Invisible Life Podcast, Kendra and Laura meet with Dr. Max Shear to discuss the challenges he faces living with Dyslexia and how he worked to prove to himself and others that he could be successful despite this disability.

Max is a husband and father of two young boys ages 8 and 3. Max has a PhD from George Mason University in Applied Developmental Psychology, with a concentration in Research Methods and Statistics. Professionally, he is a Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher for Plante Moran. When Max isn’t wrangling research participants or his children, he is enjoying all things nerdy: from board games, video games to comic books and science. Max is an advocate for the users and their needs for products and services, DEI, and Accessibility. Max’s interest in the unique needs of users stems from his own personal experiences growing up with Dyslexia and learning how to adapt the world around him.

Episode Information:

Malcolm Gladwell

Cleveland Clinic on Dyslexia

Low Self-Esteem

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In episode 40 of Our Invisible Life podcast, Kendra and Laura talk with Dr. Sarah Kirsch about her personal health journey and how it led her to the field of Functional Medicine. Dr. Sarah Kirsch is a chiropractor, nutritionist and a functional medicine provider. She opened Balanced Health and Wellness in Berkley, MI 14 years ago. She is excited to be expanding her team to include a multidisciplinary approach this coming fall. Her team's mission is to help patient's find and address the root cause of their symptoms, from chronic pain, inflammation, digestive dysfunction, hormone imbalance and cardiometabolic concerns. She is a working mom of 3 who has been on her own health journey so she personally understands implementing lifestyle changes into a busy schedule and is excited to help others on their journey to better health.

Episode Resources:

IFM.org

Balanced Health and Wellness

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