The Morning Stiffness - Trailer

The Morning Stiffness is a podcast that helps you to deal with your arthritis.

Why Your Mood Matters

Your mood impacts, well, everything! How you make it through the coronavirus, how you treat your neighbors, and how you talk to yourself. In this episode, Dr. Laurie answers the question “do you need to be in a good mood to take your medicine?” and how that impacts your quality of life. And it’s fi…

Why We're All Angry

Yes - it’s safe to say we’re all angry at this point. We’re not here to tell you to calm down. In this episode, Dr. Laurie educates us on why the way we talk to ourselves matters and how that shows in our day-to-day life. Also: Our ASMR patient preps for her biologic injection, and Ms. Trish gives …

Why We Feel Guilty About Our Illness

If you’re feeling guilty about your morning stiffness, you’re not alone. Dr. Laurie shares how handicap parking stickers can be judgment inducing – but remember: pain is an invisible illness. Having some compassion and kindness goes a long way – both ways. We checked in with a patient who uses Auto…

Why We Lie to Our Doctors

We might not “lie” to our doctors, but we definitely don’t always tell the full truth. In this episode, get tips from Dr. Laurie on being more honest with your doctors, check in with our ASMR patient to prep your medicine, and Ms. Trish shoots straight to improve your relationships by being honest …

Why You Don't Take Your Medicine

Welcome to the Morning Stiffness Podcast! In our first episode, we dive into what’s holding you back from taking your medicine with Dr. Laurie, how to get in the mood to take your meds with Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), and we have a quick chat with Ms. Trish to give you some tough l…