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Raised By Women, Tempered In Kitchens: How Respect Became My Quiet Rebellion (and Why I’m Done Laughing Along)

http://tatebasildon.com/2026/03/31/raised-by-women-tempered-in-kitchens-how-respect-became-my-quiet-rebellion-and-why-im-done-laughing-along/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Raised By Women, Tempered In Kitchens: How Respect Became My Quiet Rebellion (and Why I’m Done Laughing Along)

I learned respect the slow way—by watching what happened when women spoke and men decided they were “too much.” By listening in kitchens where the food mattered more than the people making it. And …

Tate Basildon

T.W.S.C.I.8h ago

Respect taught me the slow way: watching women dismissed, working in kitchens where food mattered more than people, and living with sarcoidosis long enough to know silence can sound like agreement. #chronicillness #sarcoidosis https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18715879

Raised By Women, Tempered In Kitchens:How Respect Became My Quiet Rebellion (and Why I’m Done Laughing Along) - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

I learned respect the slow way—by watching what happened when women spoke and men decided they were “too much.” By listening in kitchens where the food mattered more than the people making it. And by living long enough with sarcoidosis and heart f...

Buzzsprout

T.W.S.C.I.4d ago

When love shows up, you remember. This is about the dad I lost too soon, the one who earned the title, and how those lessons followed me into adulthood, through sarcoidosis, cardiology, and dark humor. #ChronicIllness #Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18702979

The Dad Who Showed Up: Grief, Sarcoidosis, and the Inheritance of Dark Humor - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

When you grow up learning who doesn’t show up, you start measuring love in smaller, sharper ways—like footsteps on a porch, a hand on your forehead at the school nurse’s office, or the kind of laughter that keeps you upright when your body (hello,...

Buzzsprout

T.W.S.C.I.6d ago

Don’t Rush the Chef: Why My Blogs Arrive Like Michelin-Star Meals (Not Fast Food)

http://tatebasildon.com/2026/03/25/why-bloggers-with-chronic-illness-write-slowly-sarcoidosis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Don’t Rush the Chef: Why My Blogs Arrive Like Michelin-Star Meals (Not Fast Food)

Ever waited for a blog post like it was your favorite dish at a slow-cooking restaurant? This chronic illness chef with sarcoidosis doesn’t post daily—and that’s okay. Here’s why blog consistency i…

Tate Basildon

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 24

When My Heart Rebelled for Two Minutes—and My AICD Decided to Stay Employed

Some people collect souvenirs when they travel. I collect medical printouts. One routine cardiology visit handed me a neat little report, the kind that looks boring until you realize it’s basically a receipt for a moment your body tried to freestyle without permission. If you live with sarcoidosis and heart failure, you already know the feeling: you can be doing something painfully normal, and…

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When My Heart Rebelled for Two Minutes—and My AICD Decided to Stay Employed

Some people collect souvenirs when they travel. I collect medical printouts. One routine cardiology visit handed me a neat little report, the kind that looks boring until you realize it’s basically…

Tate Basildon

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 24

Some people bring home souvenirs. I bring home cardiology printouts. One “routine” report showed the day my heart tried improvising without consent—and what it taught me about denial, limits, and the lie of “I’m fine.” #ChronicIllness #HeartFailure https://thoughtswhilesurvivingchronicillness.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18716049

When My Heart Rebelled for Two Minutes—and My AICD Decided to Stay Employed - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

Some people collect souvenirs when they travel. I collect medical printouts. One routine cardiology visit handed me a neat little report, the kind that looks boring until you realize it’s basically a receipt for a moment your body tried to freesty...

Buzzsprout

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 22

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 21

New episode: low vitamin D headlines miss the nuance when you live with sarcoidosis. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18804374
#Sarcoidosis #ChronicIllness #VitaminD

Vitamin D and Sarcoidosis: Why “Low Vitamin D Causes Inflammation” Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

A new study claims low vitamin D may drive inflammation—but if you live with sarcoidosis, the story gets more complicated. Before reaching for supplements, there’s something important many headlines leave out.

Buzzsprout

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 20

Vitamin D and Sarcoidosis: Why “Low Vitamin D Causes Inflammation” Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story

http://tatebasildon.com/2026/03/20/vitamin-d-sarcoidosis-low-vitamin-d-inflammation-headlines-podcast/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Vitamin D and Sarcoidosis: Why “Low Vitamin D Causes Inflammation” Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story

A new study claims low vitamin D may drive inflammation—but if you live with sarcoidosis, the story gets more complicated. Before reaching for supplements, there’s something important many headline…

Tate Basildon

T.W.S.C.I.Mar 18

We remember diagnoses, heartbreak, miracles… but what about the quiet days between them? Living with sarcoidosis taught me the moments we forget may matter most. #ChronicIllness #Sarcoidosis #InvisibleIllness https://www.buzzsprout.com/2548730/episodes/18812441

The Forgotten Days: What Living With Sarcoidosis Taught Me About the Ordinary Moments Between the Milestones - Thoughts While Surviving Chronic Illness: Ramblings From a Chef Whose Body Constantly Rebels

We remember diagnoses, heartbreaks, and miracles—but what about the quiet days that carry us between them? Living with sarcoidosis has made me realize the most important parts of life might be the ones our memory quietly skips over.

Buzzsprout