Joyce is a registered nurse who has worked in healthcare leadership positions across Canada for over 30 years. Her clinical work has focused on older adults and those with disabilities. She has been involved in research, education, clinical practice and leadership and has spent time in rural, northern and urban communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. She is currently the acting interim executive director of the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba. Today she joins Jer ...
Jun 29, 2022•43 min
If you can’t make cancer jokes when you have cancer, when can you? Well, apparently the answer is never. People don't respond well to cancer jokes, even when you're the one who has it. Still it doesn't hold Kelsey back from cracking the jokes. She was relinquishing control of her body physically, so she was going to hold onto the small amount of control she had over her mental state. This week Kelsey joins the fellas to walk them through her experience of type 2A Hodgkins Lymphoma. From losing h...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 350
Bieber has Ramsay Hunt Syndrome which is something we covered back in January. It's scary stuff and we hope that it doesn't prevent him from singing, dancing and baking Bimbits for the rest of his life! Don't rub your eyes... Or if you do, don't go watch the MRI video of what it looks like when you rub your eyes. Alopecia is a tough go and there isn't enough access to medication that makes a difference! Brian wants to be VERY clear about his stance on CPR. Finally for this week's edition of WHAT...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Tiffany is from Tecumseh, Nebraska and works at a local, rural hospital as an infection preventionist. In May of 2021, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Disease and Human Health with a minor in psychology. Tiffany currently attends the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she is studying epidemiology. She shares with the fellas how she got into the work she's passionate about and unpacks some fun stuff in her world like genomics, and UTI-giving catheters! Join the post-episode co...
Jun 22, 2022•36 min
Christina Helena is a speaker, writer & performer of an autobiographical solo show SCAR in development for an off-Broadway production. At 19, she became one of the youngest pancreatic cancer survivors in the world after having five of her organs removed with a Whipple surgery and her digestive system reconstructed. Today she joins the fellas in talking about her experience with cancer recovery and her philosophy on how she sees our scars as the sexiest thing about us! Join the post-episode c...
Jun 20, 2022•57 min•Ep. 349
Good news!! Jeremie no longer has to do his nebulizer! Now he's just a puffer boy. Cute. In other news, AI is possibly now sentient. Does this mean the end of mankind as we know it? I wish there was more to say about this week's episode... but really, there isn't. It's just about a puffer and AI... OH! AND horrifying baby MRIs. Happy Friday Y'all!
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Sally Guy is the Director of Policy, Canadian Association of Social Workers. She joins the fellas to break down some of the conversation had with the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions from a couple of weeks ago. Everything from the decriminalization of drugs, to social return on investment and more. Here’s the thing — a lack of adequate (let alone GOOD) social supports are a choice in a country like Canada. Strong social programs and funding like a basic income aren't the boogeyman — but ...
Jun 15, 2022•55 min
Mrs. Crystal Ellingsen is a wife, mother of three, teacher, and growing activist. She is also working on managing a chronic progressive disease that affects 1 in 10 women — lipedema. Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. The tricky thing is that lipedema fat isn’t manageable via traditional weight-loss methods. This week Crystal chats with the fellas all about the disease they call fat and ...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 348
Taylor has an itchy eye and scientists may have found a future cure to colorectal cancer! Boom! That's what FGF is all about. One lucky lady just received the very first 3-D printed ear implant which was made from her own cells. The world gets more future every day. An unfortunate story of a wheelchair user who was completely forgotten about and left on the plane on the runway at Heathrow. And a new movie out of Japan all about killing off the Japanese elderly is rocking the film world. Support ...
Jun 10, 2022•49 min
Jen and Darren are in love and both navigating life with cancer together as a married couple. Darren was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009. He's had 3 brain surgeries and 2 rounds of chemo and radiation. In February of 2021 Jen was diagnosed with breast cancer. Together they host the podcast Not Today Cancer. They join the fellas to talk about the dynamics of a husband and wife navigating cancer together. How to get through it when your roles change from spouse to care taker and how to get you...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Sarah Edmonson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames are cult escapees and were the whistleblowers featured in the CBC podcast Uncover: Escaping NXIVM and The Vow, the critically acclaimed HBO documentary series on NXIVM. If you are still somehow unfamiliar, NXIVM was an American cult that dabbled in sexual slavery among a handful of other evil crimes. Sarah and Nippy played a major role in locking up NXIVM's creepy weirdo POS founder for 120 years. This week Sarah and Nippy sit down with the fellas to dive ...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 346
This week the gang hear from a listener who did NOT have a very fun time with birth control. Speaking of birth control Taylor might get the snip to prevent a future baby. Speaking of babies here is a video of a baby giving CPR better than Brian can. Helmets save lives, regardless of whatever BS studies Taylor is reading. We cover a wild story about a doctor in Newfoundland who uses a janitor's 12-volt drill to drill a hole in a teenager's skull to save his life!! Dry drowning sounds like an abso...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Today the fellas are joined by Canada's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett. We've seen so much progress on mental health education and shame reduction since the inception of Sickboy...yet it still seems like accessing care in the space of mental health is still very much behind other health sectors. The boys take the time to dig into Minister Bennett's new mandate and how the government plans to seek change in Canadian mental health and add...
Jun 01, 2022•56 min
Hilary is a shining beam of light! She drove all the way from Moncton to sit down and chat with the fellas all about some pretty heavy subject matter. Hilary recounts her experience of losing her father when she was only 12 years old and the emotional turmoil that came with it. For 13 years the unresolved trauma led Hilary down a road of struggling with her mental health. As heavy as it sounds, Hilary is an incredible guest who brings a buttload of a lot of levity to it all. Join the post-episod...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 345
This week we kick it off with a story of IUD woes. Brian pretends he’s never heard of TikTok while Jer shows the fellas the latest witchcraft trend “the hanger reflex.” It works on Jer... so maybe he’s the witch. Devotees: the secret world of people who fetishize folks who live with disabilities. It’s a dark subject that the boys take a moment to unpack. As a little palate cleanser, they do a quiz from past guest Ethan on how comfortable they are with mortality! Finally, WHAT THE HELLTH?! Did yo...
May 27, 2022•59 min
In this week's edition of Routine Checkup, the fellas sit down with Maria Santaguida. A Ph.D. candidate and lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University. She specializes in human sexuality, sexual technology, and substance-related sexual risk behaviours. Most interestingly her work also explores space sexology (the scientific study of extraterrestrial sexuality and intimacy) and how we can integrate sex research into space programs. In late 2021, she co-authored an article ti...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Kay-Lee’s life turned upside down during peak pandemic! One moment she’s on her bike doing a day trip. The next moment she’s waking up surrounded by strangers and paramedics. The aftermath resulted in a broken elbow and a stage 4 concussion... But the recovery process was nothing short of bonkers. From sleeping every moment of every day, to a long bout of insomnia, Kay-Lee was on a wild ride that was only just beginning. The post-accident recovery came with hormone irregularities, and next-level...
May 23, 2022•58 min•Ep. 344
Jeremie kicks this weekend off with a heartwarming video of a cute little creature being rescued from a dark and foreign place he probably shouldn't be. Two wanna-be grandparents in India are suing their son and daughter-in-law for not giving them grandchildren. Did you know that Moderna's name comes from "modified RNA"? Neither did we. Moderna just began human trials for the next big breakthrough in mRNA tech! Speaking of tech, what do you think is the latest concoction being used to save sea t...
May 20, 2022•51 min
Fifteen-year-old Tai Poole won’t rest until he’s uncovered the mysteries of the universe, one probing question at a time. In Season 4 of his Webby-winning podcast, Tai talks to everyone from NASA scientists to stand-up comedians to his equally curious little brother Kien. If you’ve ever wondered what we can do when we’re anxious or if we’re alone in the universe, Tai has you covered. More episodes are available at hyperurl.co/taiaskswhy
May 19, 2022•36 min
Julia Samuel is back again with her usual warmth, wisdom and wonderful sense of humor. This time she shoots the shit with the fellas about grief, family dynamics, the benefits of good therapy and how to not screw up your kids. Is it worth lying to your children in order to teach them a lesson? Jeremie shares a story as to why that really might not be worth it. Taylor expresses his concerns about being a new father, and Julia leaves the fellas feeling a little bit more prepped for life while re-e...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min
For 20 years or so, Jayme had a totally normal functioning vagina... Ah, those were the days. Until one day things began to take a shift. After around a year of struggling through the medical system in both Canada and the USA, Jayme got a diagnosis of PVD and has continued to struggle to get treatment and support since then. Jayme joins the fellas to discuss the mental and physical struggles of painful sex as a young and single female, from getting physicians to take her pain seriously, struggli...
May 16, 2022•57 min•Ep. 345
Sometimes you just have to say oops. But then sometimes you get fired on the spot. Rightfully so because sometimes you mistake an elderly person for dead and then zip them up into a body bag and load them into a hearse. Israel opened up a Blood and Mommy Milk fortress that can withstand pretty much anything short of a meteor the size of Texas. Speaking of space… how many people have doinked in space? Nature vs Nurture is at the forefront of a recent study involving twins who were separated from ...
May 13, 2022•59 min
Dr. Britt Wray is an author and researcher working at the forefront of climate change and mental health. This week the fellas chat with Britt about her new book Generation Dread and how the existential crisis of climate change is having an effect on all of our mental health. What is climate anxiety? How does it show up in our everyday life? How can we deal with it? Although this is some heavy subject matter, Britt is a beam of sunshine (but not in the “this is too much sunshine and the polar ice...
May 11, 2022•58 min
Jason is an author, teacher and musician. But more importantly he is a father of twins! Around the same time Jason was about to be a new father, he received a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder! What is OCD? How does it present as a parent? How do you manage OCD and therapy alongside raising two adorable lil' infant twins?? All of this and more is unpacked in todays episode, but also in Jason's book 'OCdad'! Check out Jason's website: https://www.theocdad.ca/ *Join the post-episode conve...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
COVID finally got Jer. Although it's the zeta cuck variant. Zero symptoms. Either that or Trikafta is unknowingly one of the world's most impressive COVID therapeutics... not really. No misinformation here. Brian is full of hot takes. Tune in to hear mushrooms speak & to see the actual size of a pregnant uterus. Toby is a little CF warrior. Literally. The kid lives for punching other children in the face. The U.S. is addicted to cremation. Short guys can now get the long end of the stick wit...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Nischa Heron Phair is an author, researcher, trauma-informed pleasure educator. This week she joins the fellas to talk about the fawn response. What is the fawn response you may ask? It's one of your stress responses, silly. You know those types of conversations that sort of blow your mind wide open and fundamentally change the way you see the world? This is one of them! What does it mean to fawn? How does it affect your life? How does it manifest between patient and practitioner? On top of all ...
May 04, 2022•59 min
Kimm joins the fellas from the land of mushrooms to tell them all about her life and how cancer has been there from the beginning. The OG. Leukemia as a kid, salivary gland carcinoma as an adolescent, thyroid cancer as an adult. Having three different cancers and dealing with that BS in two different continents has provided Kimm with a life that is anything but boring. We talk about the need for a more holistic approach in health care, take a deep dive into the thyroid, and much much more. *Join...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 341
Jeremie learns the harsh reality of what it means when they tell you "we gave the family dog to a farm." Bri guy gives his account of living with the 'vid. Turns out Jer may or may not have been a super spreader. Speaking of COVID — the headaches can be absolutely brutal, but why? Big news from Health Canada. The ban has finally been lifted for men who have sex with men that want to donate their blood! Speaking of donating blood, it's the only thing you can do to rid yourself of forever chemical...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Dave Seglins is a long-time Canadian radio, television and on-line journalist, who has covered domestic and international affairs, policing, government and corporate corruption for many years. In 2010, Dave suffered PTSD while covering a horrific Canadian court case. This set him on a path of personal healing, but also thinking critically about the news industry and journalists' exposure to stress and vicarious trauma. Today Dave joins Jer and Bri to talk about his work as a mental health advoca...
Apr 27, 2022•47 min
Alexi is a 34 year old suffering from Tourette's. Alexi's condition doesn't present with loud outbursts of swear words. Instead his Tourette's presents through aggressive and persistent ticks/twitching. This week Alexi joins the fellas to go deep into his struggle with Tourette's and how he manages his ticks. From online support groups to Jim Carrey VHS tapes, Alexi has his coping mechanisms. Alexi is a wonderful guest and we're so happy he took the time to share his story and help spread awaren...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 340
