Chronically Badass
Chronically Badass is a grassroots movement dedicated to connecting, supporting, and inspiring invisible illness warriors in their athletic and fitness pursuits.
The Victory Lap
Badass Katherine, Crohn’s
Katherine ran two laps of Tough Mudder Colorado — 16 miles and 48 obstacles! In the course of her Badassery, she earned her 10x headband.
Badass Caitlyn, Colitis
After 11 years of remission, Caitlyn has been battling colitis for the last year. While last summer was plagued with bad health, she’s managing her condition well now.
Badass Maja, POTS
In January, recumbent biking was a struggle for Maja, who now goes to the gym daily. She discovered her love of weightlifting, which helps manage her symptoms.
Badass Jenn, EDS/POTS/MCAD
After a stellar performance in Dun Laoghaire, Jenn is going to the 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in New Zealand!
Podcast
16. Marathons, Medical School, and Type 1 Diabetes – Dr. Jordan Hoese
Dr. Jordan Hoese ran her first marathon at age 14, two years after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In the time since then, she’s run six other marathons and graduated from medical school. She shares her experiences as a patient and a physician.
15. Arctic Trek to Challenge MS – Scott McPhillimy
Badass Scott McPhillimy just returned from the adventure of a lifetime, a three-day trek in the Arctic Circle to benefit the MS Society. A multiple sclerosis warrior himself, Scott describes how he works with his condition while training, and he shares highlights and details from his trek.
14. Strongman and Mental Strength with Dysautonomia – Andrea Graham
Badass Andrea Graham, a Strongman athlete with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), shares her diagnostic and weightlifting stories. Additionally, Andrea describes the importance of mental strength in her life.
13. Pole Fitness and Self-Love with Fibromyalgia – Kat Stokes
Badass Kat Stokes is an engineer, a pole fitness enthusiast, and a fibromyalgia warrior. Kat shares her chronic illness story and her introduction to pole, discusses the role of fitness in her mental health, and describes her practice of self-acceptance.
12. Running a Post-Diagnosis 5K – Clarissa Reynolds
Clarissa Reynolds is a personal trainer and autoimmune warrior with lupus and Sjogren’s. She shares her experiences as a chronically ill fitness professional and mother, describes the exercise video series she’s created, and reflects on her first 5K since diagnosis.
11. Riding the Autoimmune Condition Rollercoaster – Jennie Maurer
Jennie Maurer, who has a master’s in kinesiology, a passion for personal training, and a history of autoimmune hepatitis and Graves’ disease, shares her story and advice for managing stress and getting back into fitness after a flare.
10. Striving for Holistic Wellness with Chronic Illness – Dr. Patricia Stott
Health and wellness practitioner Dr. Patricia Stott shares her knowledge about movement science, her philosophy of exercise grounded in self-love and body-respect, and her experiences as a hEDS, MCAS, and POTS warrior.
9. Becoming Unstoppable with Type 1 Diabetes – Eric Dutcher
The ever-inspiring chronic superhuman Eric Dutcher just returned with Team M.U.D. (More Unstoppable Diabetics) from the World’s Toughest Mudder. He shares his experiences in obstacle course racing, as well as his own chronic illness obstacles.
8. Using Movement as Medicine for hEDS/POTS/MCAD – Jenn Harmon
The unconquerable Jenn Harmon shares her unique perspective regarding using triathlon training and racing to manage hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and mast cell activation disease.
7. Nutritional Interventions for Chronic Illness – Kammie McClintock
Kammie McClintock, a yoga instructor, nutritional therapy practitioner, and Badass with Crohn’s and Sjogren’s, shares her experiences with conventional and functional medicine, her nutritional training, and the interventions that have improved her health.