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Wow! How? Peer Warmline

May 9, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Wow! How? Health

This essay is part of my LinkedIn newsletter series: Wow! How? Health. About two million people in North Carolina experience a mental health or substance use disorder crisis each year. Historically, about half did not receive treatment because of cost, leading to repercussions for families, communities, and individuals. A new Peer Warmline, staffed by counselors […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, peer-to-peer health care, policy issues, Solvers Tagged With: Kody Kinsley, mental health, North Carolina, peer counseling, peer-to-peer healthcare, Promise Resource Network, Wow! How? Health

The Other 80

April 22, 2024 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Screenshot from Derek Sivers' TED talk How to start a movement

Claudia Williams created The Other 80 podcast to talk about how medical care only accounts for 20% of health outcomes. The other 80% includes factors like food, housing, transportation options, social connection, etc. I was honored to be interviewed for episode #27, now available wherever you listen to podcasts. You can hear in my voice […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, peer-to-peer health care, Seekers, Solvers Tagged With: #wearenotwaiting, Claudia Williams, Dana Lewis, Derek Sivers, Hugo Campos, John Costik, Open Notes, Patient-Led Research Collaborative, Rebel Health, Sara Riggare, Stanford Medicine X

Rebel Health Audiobook

April 9, 2024 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Close-up of typewriter keys

I’m very happy to report that the audio version of my book, Rebel Health, is now available from Libro.fm, Chirp, and Audiobooks.com. It is narrated by Kim Niemi, whose voice has been described as “soothing, soulful, and powerful.” I love the samples the publisher chose (click on the links above to play them). Here’s the […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, Seekers Tagged With: MIT Press, Moebius Syndrome, National Organization For Rare Disorders, Rebel Health

Wow! How? Community as therapy

March 28, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Wow! How? Health

Social isolation prevents people from getting help. The effect is amplified among people living with serious mental illness. They are the most in need of community support, yet are the least likely to get it in a health care system that is primarily focused on clinical interventions like medication. A recent report by M. Usman, […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Fountain House, Joshua Seidman, M. Usman, mental health, Wow! How? Health

Rebel Health in the News

March 27, 2024 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

Yellow and blue book on table: Rebel Health by Susannah Fox

It’s been a fantastic six weeks since the release of my book, Rebel Health, and I thought I’d take a moment to gather up the press clips and podcasts that have appeared so far. Articles: Podcasts: If you have a favorite podcast that you think I should pitch, please drop it in the comments below! […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: MIT Press, Rebel Health

Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”

March 26, 2024 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

Questions marks painted on pavement

Sometimes the hardest part of a new situation, in any aspect of life but particularly our health, is saying out loud the scary thing. Someone dear to me received concerning test results and asked me to help craft a set of questions for their next appointment – the very first one since getting the results […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, public Q&A, Seekers Tagged With: David Harlow, Elizabeth Cohen, Gilles Frydman, Jennifer Sweeney, Jessie Gruman, Rebel Health, Seekers

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