functionaliTEA
functionaliTEA is a podcast designed to give you all the TEA to help you function through your malfunction. Host Tausha suffers from Functional Neurological Disorder as well as other chronic conditions. Living by her mantra *Be intentional, Be faithful, Be humble* she trades negative energy and emotion for positivity and progress. Bringing relatability, and vulnerability while sharing a chronic ill life of unpredictability these weekly shows are sure to be applicable to anyone in or related to the spoonie community.
Episodes
18 episodes
Season 2 Ep. 1 | Getting Through Episodes
The functionaliTEA podcast is back with a brand new season and brand new TEA.In this episode host Tausha explains her checklist of 7 ways to get through her symptom episodes, what an episode is and how she helps make sure her friends and fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:56
Episode 16 | FND and Listening to Your Body
Listening isn't the easiest thing to do in a world that is so very overstimulating. Host Tausha explains an invaluable skill she has learned in listening to her body and how beneficial it has been to her overall functionality. How we...
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Episode 16
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24:54
Episode 15 | FND and 'That time of the month' (Endo)
Everyone knows what women are talking about when they say it's "that time of the month" but what does that time look like when it is coupled with chronic illness? What does that time look like when one of your chronic illnesses is directly rela...
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Episode 15
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30:36
Episode 14 | FND and Pushing Through
Tenacity is not something we are born with, it is something that we learn. When facing chronic illness being tenacious and persistent is more than half of the battle. Whether it's just pushing to get through the day, pushing to advocate f...
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Episode 14
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29:17
Episode 13 | FND and Travel (Part 2)
Traveling is one of the most enjoyable things about life. Host Tausha has already discussed how her traveling experience has been in the past. There are so many places and people out there to see; but travel looks different when you are chronic...
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Episode 13
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17:26
Episode 12 | FND and Community
JOIN THE FND COMMUNITY!!!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fndtea/Community is an absolute necessity when living with chronic illness. Host Tausha discusses the steps she took to find her community through social media after initially r...
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Episode 12
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22:23
Episode 11 | FND and Employment
Choosing a career, getting a job and keeping a job are already hard enough if you are an able bodied person. What does all of that look like if you have chronic illnesses, especially if your chronic illnesses are a bit more stigmatized and less...
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Episode 11
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22:16
Episode 10 | FND and Travel
Traveling is one of the most enjoyable things about life. There are so many places and people out there to see; but travel looks different when you are chronically ill. It becomes a bit harder to plan, and possibly even harder to enjoy. Host Ta...
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Episode 10
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20:24
Episode 09 | FND and Diet? (Part 1)
Diet is difficult! It is a constantly researched, ever evolving subject and while it evolves so do we. In chronic illness diet is an especially important factor to pay attention to. Host Tausha talks about her journey with her diet, while...
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Episode 9
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25:48
Episode 08 | FND and Yoga
Yoga Yoga Yoga. As mentioned in the episode, yoga is one of the biggest achievements of globalization. This week Tausha tries to give a different perspective on the practice of yoga because many of those who suffer from chronic illness are semi...
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Episode 8
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24:07
Episode 07 | FND and Acupuncture
How are y'all functioning?Acupuncture is most commonly looked at as alternative medicine but with Functional Neurological Disorder being a bit of an alternative disorder, those of us who deal with it should be open to therapies and inte...
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Episode 7
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23:19
Episode 06 | FND and Chiropractic Care
FND affects the entire body but where do they begin? The Central Nervous System plays a big role in what we feel and it is protected by the spine. Adding a chiropractor or chiropractic care to your medical team is highly recomm...
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Episode 6
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24:05
Episode 05 | FND and Friendship
Heyy my TEAspoons!!Losing friends and feeling misunderstood by your friends is very common when you suffer from chronic illness. Tausha discusses how she maintains friendships, develops new friendships and makes efforts to try to be a good ...
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Episode 5
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23:50
Episode 04 | FND and Driving
Functional Neurological Disorder and driving are not the best of friends. Hell, FND and walking aren't even friends; so what are us FND warriors supposed to do about transportation? Host Tausha discusses 3 of her top tips on how she deals with ...
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Episode 4
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25:03
Episode 03 | FND and Independence
She needed a hero so that's what she became- Author Unknown3 tips on how to maintain independence while dealing with FND symptoms. How to function when one day might be a self sufficient day and the other you might not be able ...
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Episode 3
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22:39
Episode 02 | FND and Parenting?
Parenting is a hard enough job without a chronic illness. This episode gives the TEA about parenting while experiencing FND symptoms. Discussing what the experience is like, how to manage it for yourself and how to help your child/children bett...
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Episode 2
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26:56