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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA/RD)

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and trauma A chronic illness and trauma podcast hosted by Somatic Intimacy Coach, Women’s Thriving Specialist and SEP Angela Rivero of Everyday Intimacy, with Veronique Mead, SEP, MD, MA of Chronic Illness Trauma Studies

Chronic Illness and Trauma Podcast: Angela’s JIA Story (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) and more

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · October 25, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Angela Rivero invited me to her podcast Everyday Intimacy to talk about trauma, chronic illness and to discuss how we come back to our bodies when we've gotten disconnected as a result of trauma. Angela talks about her experiences with symptoms associated with a ...

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Chrillog#5 Stacey's RA story and raynauds, endometriosis An interview by @VeroniqueMead hosted by Stacey as she tells her story on her own podcast #FlipYourMindset @StaceyUhrig @CITS @VeroniqueMead of the blog Chronic Illness Trauma Studies

Chrillog #5: Stacey Uhrig’s RA Story “My Body Sent Me a Bill for an Unseen Past” (Podcast)

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · September 10, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Trauma Care Practitioner Stacey Uhrig of the Flip Your Mindset Podcast shares her RA story (rheumatoid arthritis) with me on her own podcast in this chrillog. Chrillog is a term I created for "chronic illness web logs" where people share their stories of living with a chronic illness from a trauma ...

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16 Clues About Trauma,Triggers & Flares in Chronic Illness

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · March 1, 2019 · 17 Comments

Past trauma triggers flares in all kinds of chronic diseases as can infections, mold, and other exposures. This understanding builds on the cell danger response (CDR) and other science I share on this blog. It enables you to see how you can begin to change your health. Included below are 16 ...

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Podcast on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Trauma (with Ameé Quiriconi of One Broken Mom)

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · January 30, 2019 · 2 Comments

Is there a connection between rheumatoid arthritis and trauma? Ameé Quicironi, whose symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis first started in 2013, believes so. In this interview we did for her podcast at One Broken Mom, we talk about the science showing how adversity is a risk factor for rheumatoid ...

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Adverse babyhood experiences (in pregnancy, birth and infancy) are risk factors for rheumatoid disease / rheumatoid arthritis (RA RD)

Adverse Babyhood Experiences and Rheumatoid Disease / Arthritis (ABEs & RA)

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · February 3, 2017 · 2 Comments

In her memoir "Sonata" about living with rheumatoid arthritis, piano virtuoso Andrea Avery wonders whether being born cesarean or not being breastfed affected her risk of getting a debilitating, life-altering disease. Readers on Kelly Young's Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog also share ...

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease (RA RD)

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Rheumatoid Disease / Rheumatoid Arthritis (ACEs & RA)

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · November 7, 2014 · 3 Comments

My paternal grandfather developed rheumatoid arthritis as an adult. He lost his mother to suicide when he was only 6 years old. It appears from family lore that he was the one who discovered her. This is an example of the link between adverse childhood experiences and rheumatoid disease. You ...

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Adverse multigenerational experiences (AMEs) may be risk factors for rheumatoid disease / arthritis and me/cfs

Adverse Multigenerational Experiences (AMEs) and Ghosts in My Family Tree

Veronique Mead, MD, MA · October 31, 2014 · 5 Comments

My paternal grandfather had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I discovered some secrets about his life when I looked into his story because there are links between multigenerational trauma and chronic illness. This is because trauma that occurs in our parents' or grandparents' lives or in their family's ...

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