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6 podcasts to help you learn about your health!

Published 3 Sep 2021 • By Courtney Johnson

When living with a chronic illness, we are often constantly looking for ways to keep informed and up to date on our condition and to feel less alone. However, with our fast-paced lives this is not always easy. Podcasts, streamable or downloadable episodic audio programs, have risen in popularity in recent years and are a new solution to help people connect and learn more about their health! 

Are you interested in learning more about your health and chronic illnesses while on-the-go? 

Discover our list of the top health podcasts! 

6 podcasts to help you learn about your health!

Made Visible 

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Source: Made Visible, Harper Spero

Launched by Harper Spero in 2018, Made Visible is a podcast “that gives a voice to people with invisible illnesses” and seeks to help patients, caregivers, and loved ones experiencing chronic illnesses feel seen and heard. With each new season, Spero interviews an individual each week about their journey with an invisible illness, how they cope, and what they’ve been able to achieve along the way. 

Recent episodes discuss postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), breast cancer, bipolar disorder, and Lyme disease. 

Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts 

TED Health 

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Source: TED Health

If you’re a fan of TED talks (short, powerful talks aimed to spread ideas), then this is the podcast for you! Hosted by Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, TED Health invites speakers to answer questions you never even knew you had and share unique ideas, all focused on how we can live healthier lives. Latest episodes have covered finding meaning after loss, treating spinal cord injuries with asparagus, and innovative ways to support children with special needs! 

Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts

Inside Health

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Source: BBC Radio 4

Produced by BBC Radio 4, Inside Health is a series that aims to “demystify health issues, separate fact from fiction and bring clarity to conflicting health advice”. Each half-hour episode covers a different health queries and interviews with different health professionals. Recent topics include the privacy of patient medical records, Long COVID in children, the link between the heart and erectile dysfunction, and when to take your child to the ER. 

Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts 

Mental Illness Happy Hour

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Designed to break down the stigma associated with mental illness, on Mental Illness Happy Hour, comedian Paul Gilmartin aims to help those struggling to feel less alone with a light-hearted, yet compassionate take. Each hour-long episode features an interview with a guest who shares his or her story with mental illness, covering topics such as addiction, phobias, anxiety, depression, and more. 

Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts

Uninvisible Pod

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Source: Uninvisible Pod

Hosted by Lauren Freeman, a voice actor, activist, and writer who lives with Hashimoto’s disease, sleep disorders, and anxiety and depression, Uninvisible Pod is dedicated to invisible conditions and chronic invisible illness. Each episode features interviews with survivors, their loved ones, advocates, and experts in a wide range of health specialties, from medicine to holistic treatments. 

Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Podcasts

Chronic By HuffPost 

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Source: Chronic by HuffPost

A different take on chronic illness, HuffPost writer Lucy Pasha-Robinson invites different guests to discuss all things wellness – when you’re “chronically unwell”. What does “wellness” mean when you live with a chronic illness? Chronic discusses topics such as unsolicited advice given to chronic illness patients, HIV stigma, sexuality, wellness culture, and more. On temporary hiatus for Pasha-Robinson's maternity leave, you can binge-listen the first season on your favourite streaming platform: 

Listen on Google Podcasts
Listen on Apple Podcasts

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avatar Courtney Johnson

Author: Courtney Johnson, Health Writer

Courtney is a content creator at Carenity and focuses on writing health articles. She is particularly passionate about exploring the topics of nutrition, well-being, and psychology.

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1 comment


lesmal • Ambassador
on 30/07/2022

Thank you for all details and I look forward to listening to some of the podcasts.

Please advise who we contact should there be a topic we would like to be covered.


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