Chronically Brown: The Importance of Cultural Representation in Chronic Illness Communities, With Sukhjeen Kaur

<p>Topics covered in this episode include:</p><ul><li>Stigmas around disability within South Asian communities.</li><li>Sukhjeen’s personal story with rheumatoid arthritis and how that led her to form the nonprofit Chronically Brown</li><li>Exploration of medication shaming.</li><li>Lack of representation of people of color’s voices in online chronic illness communities.</li><li>Discussion about how South Asian practices (like yoga, herbal remedies and turmeric) are sometimes bashed within the chronic illness community.</li><li>Dos and Don’ts for when reacting to someone’s chronic illness or disability.</li><li>What should medical professionals consider when treating someone of South Asian descent?</li><li>Exploration of white privilege and microaggressions</li></ul><p><strong>Speaker Bios:</strong></p><p>Sukhjeen Kaur is the Founder of <a href="https://chronicallybrown.com/">Chronically Brown </a>which aims to address the ableism in South Asian communities. Chronically Brown is a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering South Asians with invisible & visible disability through education and support. Sukhjeen has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for 2 years.</p><p>Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for seventeen years. Her life passion is helping others with rheumatoid arthritis figure out how to live a full life despite arthritis, by developing tools to navigate physical, emotional and social challenges. She formed the educational company Arthritis Life in 2019 after seeing a huge need for more engaging, accessible, and enjoyable patient education and self-management resources.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/beginners-guide-to-life-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/">Rheumatoid Arthritis Roadma</a>p, an self-paced online course Cheryl created that teaches people with RA how to confidently manage their physical, social and emotional life. </p><p><strong>Episode links:</strong></p><ul><li>Sukhjeen Kaur links: