The Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, inc mission is to provide education, care, and supportive services to individuals living with fibromyalgia, their families, and the community at large.
The Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, inc hosts two podcasts-Mi Voz hosted by Milly Velez, FCSA Founder and Executive Director and Half Functional with FibroCares hosted by Isabella Marquez and Katie Panaccia, Fibro Youth Coordinators.
In this episode listen to Bella and Katie discuss the challenges of college life while living with a chronic illness-Fibromyalgia. They discuss the physical and mental challenges including the shame factor that many of our young people struggle with.
Listen in as they provide tips and takeaways that can help you navigate college life!
4 Jul 2023
Half Functional with FibroCares, Episode 2: Cold Spoon or Hot Spoon?
In this episode of Half Functional with FibroCares, Isabella and Katie discuss why some people in the fibromyalgia community are intolerant to Heat, Others the Cold, and Some Neither. They review three research studies conducted by reputable sources and find contradictions within them. This leads them to focus on what is currently within our control:
Provide tips and hacks that can help the fibromyalgia community now
Invite the community to speak up so that we can better understand the differences
Are you more sensitive to heat, cold, or both?
How did you come to discover this about yourself & your fibro?
What are some tips you have to cope so that you can still be a young person and be in community regardless of the weather?
Let them know in the comments or by emailing them at:
Isabella Marquez: imarquez@fibro.org
Katie Panaccia: kpanaccia@fibro.org
26 Jun 2023
Mi Voz-The Power of Pride, Part 2
Mi Voz is a podcast that discusses mental health, holistic healing and all things fibromyalgia related. Through Mi Voz, host Milly Velez shares her perspective on the FCSA’s Half Functional with Fibro podcast. Half Functional with Fibro is a podcast hosted by the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America’s Fibro Youth coordinators, Isabella Marquez and Katie Panaccia.
Milly will also discuss how embracing vulnerability has positioned her to publicly use her voice to share the decades of physical and emotional trauma that led to her fibromyalgia diagnosis, her breaking point and how a global pandemic brought it all full circle.
Episode 1, Mi Voz-The Power of Pride Part 2
In this inaugural episode, Milly shares insight on Episode 1 of Half Functional with Fibro-the Power of Pride. Milly discusses her experience
working with the LGBTQ+ community and how the complexities of navigating different communities can impact our mental health.
5 Jun 2023
Episode 1-The Power of Pride!
In this inaugural episode, Isabella Marquez and Katie Panaccia, Fibro Youth Advocates discuss the power of pride and the intersectionality of being a part of different communities-Being Young, Queer, and Chronically ill.
If you are a young person living with a chronic pain disorder and would like to be a guest on an upcoming episode, please reach out via email:
Isabella Marquez-imarquez@fibro.org
Katie Panaccia-Kpanaccia@fibro.org
To learn more about the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, inc, please visit: www.fibro.org and/or follow us on Social media (FB, IG, LinkedIn, Youtube)-#FibroCares
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