Chronically Fully Sick
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsthis is a podcast about chronic illness. we discuss all the wondrous joys and justifiable woes of living life with unrelenting pain and fatigue, along with all sorts of generally silly and straight up rude garbage. there is understandably quite a lot of swearing.
hosted by Queens of Pain Chloe Sargeant & Joanna Nilson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
Destroying the Fap-ric of Society
November 24, 2022 21:10 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBWe're back! With another foulmouthed, under-researched episode! Probably wouldn't listen to this with your kids around? Even through we talk about Healthy Harold a bunch, pictured here with our mascots, Noodle and Babs. Listen to Jo on Trillbilly Worker's Party Halloween Special..stay for the rampant leftism and cute accents Jo: Victorian election promises about women's health clinics Chloe: Twitter going haywire and big loss to disability community, NEISVoid etc here Jo hates Spiderma...
Hyperbaric Hottiez
August 07, 2022 10:02 - 1 hour - 121 MBCHRONICALLY FULLY SICK SCANDAL UPDATE: Chloe and Jo sleep nude in an oxygen tent which they believe gives them sexual powers! (Hey, that's only a half truth.) Hi, we're back after yet another """inadvertent hiatus""" (us being flare bears) but hey, thats what you get with such chronically fully sick hosts such as us! This ep we get into: k*t treatments, learning by accident what UTI's can turn into, Stranger Things being accidentally good and accessible, Lizzo accidentally being ableist, wh...
Eclectic Medicine Party Zone
May 04, 2022 14:26 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBBACK FROM HIATUS FOR OUR QUARTER CENTURY YO! Twenty five eps, can you even believe it? We bloody can't. Anyway in this ep, Jo and Chlo chat about: the PM's mysterious sudden interest in endometriosis, the Disability Royal Commission, Bridgerton and King George, and much more. Plus, Jo gets absolutely on one for a special mish-mashed remix of ~Historically Fully Sick v Quack Watch~ with a tale that will make you lose your bleatin' marbles. Finally, another super sexy poem by our poet lor...
Tunnel Bunnies
January 28, 2022 23:38 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBThe chicks are back with a spicy episode about the spicy flu AND glowing ostriches, unusual cheese alternatives, Byron Bay COVID communion, a Man Who Can't Do Laundry, the worst opinion pieces ever and Spoonie Hotline! Harvard Uni Study Glowing Ostriches Gross opinion piece one and two Tom Tanuki's piece CDC done a boo boo Kara Schlegl's article Rate, review, subscribe! Send your Spoonie Hotline messages to [email protected] xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
All Crocodiles Are Beautiful
January 02, 2022 08:35 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBWhoopsie doodle we made this ages ago https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/australian-disabled-women-ndis-claims https://www.broadagenda.com.au/2021/the-ndis-is-letting-women-with-disabilities-down/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bits n Bods
November 05, 2021 22:15 - 1 hour - 119 MBAfter a disaster-induced hiatus, the crones of chronic illness are back! This episode, they cover What? No ramps at the UN? Kate Moss' daughter's CATWALK SURPRISE!!!! Why w33d laws are still ridic Which podcast host won Halloween Historical Quack Watch (?) super GAY SICK POETRY and heaps more stuff! **Song this week is "Under the Ivy" by Kate Bush. <3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Tyranny of Doctorcraft
September 23, 2021 09:12 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBHelllooooooo! This episode, our two locked-down heroes discuss Tracey Emin, alternative swearing, (probably don't put this on around kids?) anti-vaxx mates, Guy Sebastian, Nicki Minaj and the history of vaccine dipshittery (spoiler: people have always been sooks about it). Tracey Emin's art and illness (love you babe) Links for loved ones of anti vaxxers- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-27/covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-anti-vax-conspiracy-friends/100022786 https://www.theatla...
Soup Violence
August 31, 2021 09:22 - 1 hour - 67 MBBrought to you by new sponsors Big Egg and Barrel O’Yams! CFS had got you sorted for rambling incoherence, scream laughing, Peter Evans on a current affair, definitely not fake COVID cures, kitchen tips for sickies and Spoonie Hotline. Reasonable, Necessary and Essential podcast Peter on a Current Affair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sick Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances
July 29, 2021 02:46 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBThe two clowns, in lockdown are back! *Now free of seratonin* This Episode- the Disability Royal Commish, FREE BRITNEY, another edition of Historically Fully Sick and SCIENCE STUFF via Spoonie Hotline.! Share your story with the Royal Commission here More on Britney Spears Buck v Bell and Eugenics in the US Good explainer for historical sterilisation of black people: https://nursingclio.org/2017/06/01/the-black-politics-of-eugenics/ Twitter links (have a scroll) https://twitter.com/Ar...
You Better WORK!
July 04, 2021 11:47 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBChronic full sickness and employment, board game for brain fog, sapphic poetry, vaccinations (again), Chloe is on the telly, and the gals answer the age old question- "can you get COVID from farts?" Disability and employment info- https://gradaustralia.com.au/disability/disclosure-of-disability-the-pros-and-cons https://gradaustralia.com.au/disability/employment-support-for-people-with-disability https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/disability-and-the-workplace/ Flexible ...
Donut Shaped Tiddy Rash
June 21, 2021 10:50 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBYay! Another freewheelin' episode with your two favourite silly babies, Chloe and Jo! Disgusting rashes! Vaccinations! Mice Plagues! Drug Trials! And accessibility ain't just about ramps. Also, Jo thought of a new Fibromyalgia cure? Plus Spoonie Hotline! Send a voice memo to [email protected] Specialist COVID Vaccination Hub/ The Government Doesn't Care About Disabled People Anti-Vaxxers Target NDIS Workers (sorry, this is Herald Sun, no one should ever read that) MORE! FEM...
A Spoonful of Snake Oil
May 24, 2021 13:59 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBA suspiciously oily not-so-sweet 16th episode from the gals, who are clearly Tired and Emotional. In any case, they go to a punk show, discuss Mecca's wellness misfire, chronic illness imposter syndrome, a Quackwatch from the history books and some delicious calls fresh off the crisp and juicy Spoonie Hotline. Including an excerpt read by Sarah Ramey from her new book, The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness. Yoni Oil you shouldn't buy 8 Ways That Imposter Syndrome Shows Up When Yo...
Smash It Up
April 29, 2021 08:37 - 1 hour - 119 MBThey're back! Finally. Apologies for the hiatus, life sh*t happened - you get it. Anyway, they're back chatting about being immune to COVID because they both have fibro, PMDD Awareness Month, disabled legends smashing sh*t and making history, and as always, SPOONIE HOTLINE! Missed yas xo CW: Discussion of suicide, death and trauma in this episode- (there's a warning though) ~ LINKS ~ Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say NDIS vaccine r...
Poor Unfortunate Souls
March 16, 2021 23:51 - 1 hour - 139 MBThey haven't showered, they're scraping their way back from nervous breakdowns, and they're ready to talk about it! Sorry for the lapse in eps – these two hellbeast women love to give advice about how to look after yourself, but they also love to not follow any of it themselves! Very cute and cool and sexy. In episode 14, the gals touch on the real-life effects for spoonies that happened when opioid meds went prescription-only, the weird 'disabled villain' trope that Hollywood loves to lea...
LEGENDS ONLY
February 25, 2021 11:03 - 1 hour - 123 MBLook, yes it's late but SOME OF US have raging painkiller addictions and full-time jobs alright? So i guess this episode is about some of the chicks' chronically ill and disabled icons and how sick people are represented in the media- this time they're yakking about a SICKENING TV show and a legendary singer and activist. Well, it's a start, because media representation.. that's a whole thing. Anyway, this episode is full of legends, including a new HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, SPOONIE HOTLINE a...
Sangle and Ready to Mangle
February 09, 2021 06:08 - 1 hour - 117 MBYeah look, this episode is... chaotic. Chloe and Joanna decided to record an episode about dating and sex and relationships when you have chronic illness, and not sure what happened, but it turned into... this. You have no idea how much scream-laughing had to be edited in this episode. They are sorry in advance. Subscribe rate and review I guess? Jesus Christ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mullumbimby Murders
January 27, 2021 07:48 - 1 hour - 127 MBOMG CHLOE AND JO ARE BACK! With more of a whimper/whine/cough than a bang really? It's jazzy kinda? Chloe tells everyone her idea for a horror movie (COPYRIGHT!), the gals discuss a new disability beauty range, more ridiculous conspiracy theories, another FLORIDA MAN story, threaten an entire town, deliver a new edition of HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, and talk about COVID's positives for chronically fully sick babes. Check out the iconic Tara Moss' Facebook, Kohl Kreatives and Guide Beauty, pl...
Megapod: 2020 Crossover Extravaganza
December 30, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBJoin Noon, Travis, Jo & Leah, a ragtag assembly of deep cover agents from the podcasting underground. They emerge blinking like naked mole people into the sunlight to bring you a round-up of this year of our lord, the cursed 2020. That’s right folks, they’re here not to save the world, but to bring you MegaPod. These four highly virile brain geniuses from at least FOUR SEPARATE PODCASTS combine to bring YOU: Aliens! Sex jam! Anal Fistulas, Pope Fights, Weird Al, Juggalos Takeovers and... Al...
Wah Wah Wee Wah
December 22, 2020 23:33 - 1 hour - 117 MBOkay yeah look first things first, Chloe and Joanna are really sorry about how much they talk about wee in this episode. It's a lot. Like, a lot a lot. Anyway: the chix also discuss some good Chrissy/holiday gifts for spoonies, as well as how to get through the silliest of seasons when you feel like hot garbage! Plus, a triple threat ep that includes QUACK WATCH (*borat voice* wah wah wee wah), HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, aaaaand SPOONIE HOTLINE! And as a lil Christmas treat, we've got a reading...
Wellness? Sounds Well Suss
December 09, 2020 00:07 - 1 hour - 141 MBEPISODE NINE BABY! Chlo and Joanna have been fatigued to all gaddamned heck lately, so they found a Netflix doco series about the clusterf*ck that is the wellness industry to binge and rant about - classic stuff. They also delve in the undeniably common link between wellness, conspiracy theories and Nazism (hi Pete), explain how the ‘spoon theory’ began, and also commemorate the wonderful late Stella Young. Chloe also found a tin foil hat book in her parents’ bookshelf about how to ‘cure’ ar...
The Big Casino ft. Nadine Chemali
November 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBPhwoooooar, episode 8! Sorry it's a spot late, but the gals have got an absolute corker for you. Chloe and Jo welcome their second chronically fully sick guest, the wonderful and talented Nadine Chemali!! This ep delves into stuff like having kids when you're a spoonie, how much investigative surgeries suck a heap of shit, cultural differences that can exist in the world of pain and chronic illness, and how disgustingly rife the medical industry is with fatphobia (about which Nadine has an a...
An A-Hole in the K-Hole
November 10, 2020 08:51 - 56 minutes - 104 MBThem hectic brain foggo gals are back with episode 7! Chloe and Joanna get to yakking about stuff like: the long-term effects of COVID-19 and whether we could be looking at a whole new generation of spoonies after this pandemic ketamine treatments getting needles in their sexy faces Chloe having a nice spasm mid-recording P*te 'Dogshit' Ev*ns, as always that time a farmer fondly referred to Jo as 'an ox of a woman' while she was anaesthetic-ed up to her eyeballs OUR BRAND NEW SEGMENT,...
Sun's Out, Bums Out
October 27, 2020 07:46 - 56 minutes - 103 MBEpisode six, you sexy sick babes!! Chloe and Joanna delve into topics like buttchugging the sun (...sorry), how good pets and animals are at making us feel better when we're having a rubbish time with our bodies and brains, and how the opioid crisis has affected people who live with chronic illness and chronic pain. There's a new QUACK WATCH and a HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK about a spoonie and disability icon whose general badassery is truly stunning and life-giving. Also, Chloe is left speechl...
Survival of the SiCkEsT
October 12, 2020 09:38 - 1 hour - 111 MBEpisode 5! Chloe and Joanna have been flare bears together, but they still dragged themselves to a microphone to talk about the concept of reclaiming and/or taking control of pain after they watched a doco about the legendary chronically ill performance artist and BDSM legend Bob Flanagan. They also talk about their own ways of using pain to treat pain (with additional input from some angel sickies in the CFS group), Bill and Ted and the creepy new Netflix series Ratched, plus Jo does a burp...
I'm Burger Baby
September 28, 2020 08:50 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBYes! It's episode 4! Chloe and Joanna discuss how excellent it is that there's so many books about chronic illness coming out lately, do yet another QUACK WATCH about curing your fibromyalgia with the Bible (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) and also delve into a new segment called HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK where they have a respectful chat about a nice lil' mummy called Ötzi. They've also made some realisations about baby names, and finally acknowledged they probably both need exorcisms. Good for them! You can fol...
Beauty/Poopy Queens
September 15, 2020 01:09 - 56 minutes - 103 MBChloe and Joanna yak it out about the every spoonie's most hated phrase ('but you don't look sick!!'), imposter syndrome and choosing to identify as a disabled person, how unfeasibly hot Kylo Ren is, delve into yet another ~QUACK WATCH~ and they also try to become beauty influencers (lmaoooooo). They also welcome their first guest: the stunning and illuminating angel Daphne Camf, a Melbourne-based perfumer and musician (NO ZU and SaD), who speaks about her experiences with endometriosis, v...
I Am Not A Doctor
August 31, 2020 05:08 - 44 minutes - 82.4 MBChloe and Joanna have some nice polite conversations about poo and IUDs, as well as bitching out a lot of bad doctors and discussing how the global pandemic has affected accessibility. They absolutely cooked the sound in the middle there, but to be honest, it’s what Pete Evans deserves. (They’re working on it, bless their cotton socks.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Numero Uno
August 16, 2020 06:44 - 45 minutes - 82.7 MBYour tumultuous introduction to the Chronically Fully Sick podcast. Mi casa es su casa. In this inaugural episode, Chloe and Joanna discuss chronic pain, pills, Fibromyalgia, Yvie Oddly, Kathleen Hanna, y*ga and rude advice. We swear a lot and Jo’s gone absolutely bloody nuts with a soundboard. We’re underwater aurally and metaphorically - please send help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.