『Nevertheless, Persisting: Life. Love. Long COVID.』のカバーアート

Nevertheless, Persisting: Life. Love. Long COVID.

Nevertheless, Persisting: Life. Love. Long COVID.

著者： Dr. & Mr. Amy Blackstone
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概要

 A show inspired by a moment in time, about the moments we persist through over time. Dr. Amy Blackstone and her husband Lance are two sick and tired childfree Gen Xers who lament the idiocracy that surrounds them, propose solutions they expect will go ignored, and take a moment to check in and take stock.Based on Dr. Amy's Substack: https://amyblackstonephd.substack.com/.

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Amy & Lance Blackstone 人間関係 社会科学 科学
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  • Continuing Medical Education on Long COVID & Other IACCs

    Continuing Medical Education on Long COVID & Other IACCs
    2026/04/22
    We’re doing something a little different on today’s episode. Amy is is joined by Kristi Woods, BSN, RN-BC, a friend and fellow Maine resident, who will read her testimony in support of a bill we worked on together in 2025. The bill was focused on improving education on Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions for medical providers in Maine. For today’s episode, I invited Kristi to share her chronic illness story by reading her testimony and to talk with us about an important continuing medical education project she has developed since we worked together on that bill. Providers interested in Kristi's course and additional education on ME/CFS and other Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions can contact Elizabeth Ciccarelli, M.Ed., Director of Continuing Medical Education, Maine Medical Association, ECiccarelli@mainephysicians.org. Kristi Woods, BSN, RN-BC, can be reached at kristi.m.woods@gmail.com.CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ON LONG COVID & OTHER IACCS: A CHAT WITH KRISTI WOODS, BSN, RN-BC"My journey with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), likely began around 2010. Prior to becoming ill, I was a promising high school student. I had the 5th highest GPA in my high school graduating class, was one of the best runners in my district, and president of my senior class. My first year of college I started experiencing fatigue, digestive and gynecological issues. I did not get as much understanding as I needed as a student for my emerging medical difficulties. I was told by a professor that I was on a list of students they felt wouldn’t complete the program due to not applying myself, even though I had to work harder than my peers to retain the information. Over the years I continued to develop more symptoms and the ability to function in my career as a nurse became increasingly difficult..."Continues at https://legislature.maine.gov/testimony/resources/HCIFS20250430Woods133901651219286141.pdf CITED IN THIS EPISODEAn Act to Encourage Continuing Education Relating to Certain Infection-associated Chronic Conditions for Physicians and Nurses, LD 1688, 132nd Maine Legislature. (2025). https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1688&snum=132 Supporting: LD 1688: An Act to Encourage Continuing Education Relating to Certain Infection Associated Chronic Conditions for Physicians and Nurses, 132nd Maine Legislature. (2025) (Kristi Woods). https://legislature.maine.gov/testimony/resources/HCIFS20250430Woods133901651219286141.pdfInfection-Associated Chronic Conditions: Clinical Insights for Long COVID, Lyme Disease, ME/CFS, POTS, and Dysautonomia (a self-paced online CME course):https://www.hanleyleadership.org/myalgic-encephalomyelitis-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me-cfs/https://qclearninglab.org/course/infection-associated-chronic-conditions-clinical-insights-for-long-covid-lyme-disease-me-cfs-pots-and-dysautonomia/#1768581282612-d31c2cfe-31ea9715-04f4Intro music: Humoresque by Antonín Dvořák from Suzuki Flute School Volume 3; Played proudly and poorly by Amy BlackstoneOutro music: Moon Over Ruined Castle by Rentarō Taki from Suzuki Flute School Volume 1; Played proudly and poorly by Amy BlackstoneFor more information, go to amyblackstonephd.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    53 分
  • Boston Karen

    Boston Karen
    2026/04/08

    Did you know it’s possible to exit a two-night hospital stay mostly unscathed? Neither did we! Not until Boston Karen came along, that is. Amy reflects on a rare positive health care experience and we wonder at the difference a single provider can make. We dig into the concept of structural medical gaslighting and discuss how much agency individual providers have in their own and their patients’ experiences. We also share a bunch of ways we can begin to dismantle the existing medical industrial complex wherein structural medical gaslighting thrives. Importantly, we give a long-overdue shoutout all the Karen/Karins we’ve loved before and acknowledge #notalkarens (after some brief confusion over whether we mean #NotAllKarens or #NoTallKarens).



    BOSTON KAREN


    I shiver under the covers, shrinking from the natural light worming its way across my bed. A cuddle from Boston Karen is exactly what I need right now.

    She knows. She's magic. A healer.


    Boston Karen pokes her head under the covers. What must she be thinking about the grown woman before her, teeth chattering, body shaking, cowering from the light, tears streaming down her face? What trauma could have evoked this response?


    A warm shower. The most banal of events. In a handicap-accessible, hospital-clean shower, no less.


    Continues at https://amyblackstonephd.substack.com/p/boston-karen



    CITED IN THIS EPISODE


    1. Brauer Lara, Werner de Cruppé, and Max Geraedts. 2025. “‘Take me seriously’: A qualitative interview study exploring healthcare experiences of endometriosis patients.” PLoS One 20(5): e0323883. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0323883
    2. Berenstain, Nora. 2019. “White Feminist Gaslighting,” Hypatia 35: 733-758.

    Intro music: Humoresque by Antonín Dvořák from Suzuki Flute School Volume 3; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

    Outro music: Moon Over Ruined Castle by Rentarō Taki from Suzuki Flute School Volume 1; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

    For more information, go to amyblackstonephd.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    37 分
  • Parasocial Relationships

    Parasocial Relationships
    2026/03/18

    Amy confesses to having imaginary relationships with a whole bunch of people and we consider whether she is totally nuts or simply engaged in a bunch of parasocial relationships (or possibly both?). We go on to discuss the benefits of parasocial relationships for people with chronic illnesses, potential drawbacks for all parties involved, and what lessons social science has for us on the topic.


    PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS


    Dear Deb,

    I met you once in Nashville after a show and though my brain is foggy these days, it’s a moment I’ll cherish forever.

    Years later, you gave me the gift of visiting my home state of Maine and - even better - presented a show that allowed a person like me (light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, all the dumb sensitivities) to stay for the whole thing and share my very favorite artist with my parents who’d come to tow to help with my caretaking.


    Continues at https://amyblackstonephd.substack.com/p/dedication


    CITED IN THIS EPISODE:


    1. Horton, Donald, and R. Richard Wohl. 1956. “Mass Communication and Para-Social Interaction: Observations on Intimacy at a Distance.” Psychiatry 19 (3): 215–29.
    2. Liebers, Nicole, and Holger Schramm. 2019. "Parasocial Interactions and Relationships with Media Characters–An Inventory of 60 Years of Research." Communication Research Trends 38(2):4-31
    3. Struck-Peregończyk, Monika, and Iwona Leonowicz-Bukala. 2023. "Changing the Narrative: Self-Representations of Disabled People in Social Media." Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej 19(3):62-79.
    4. Schiappa Edward, Gregg Peter B., Hewes Dean E. (2005), The Parasocial Contact Hypothesis, “Communication Monographs”,vol. 72(1), pp. 92–115, https://doi.org/10.1080/0363775052000342544

    Intro music: Humoresque by Antonín Dvořák from Suzuki Flute School Volume 3; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

    Outro music: Moon Over Ruined Castle by Rentarō Taki from Suzuki Flute School Volume 1; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

    For more information, go to amyblackstonephd.com.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    47 分
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