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S3E5: "Our Stories Are Singular", with Chris Bryant
Season 3 Episode 5
When You Have a Transplant:
AKF Ambassador Christopher Bryant joins The Kidney Collective to talk about his kidney disease journey. He explains how he…
14 hours ago
S3E4: “A Journey That Has Made Us Stronger and Smarter”, with Amelia Rowniewski and Wanda Kietlinski
Season 3 Episode 4
When You Grow Up With Kidney Disease:
Mike and Tamara are joined by two kidney disease advocates who are also mother and daughter: Amelia Rowniewski a…
2 weeks ago
S3E3: "We Don't See the Depression or Anxiety", with Lupita Ayala
Season 3 Episode 3
When You're On Dialysis:
Lupita Ayala joins Tamara and Mike to share her experiences managing her mental health while navigating her kidney disease jo…
4 weeks ago
S3E2: "We Were Learning It As We Were Living It", with Kelly Harris-DeBerry and Naomi DeBerry
Season 3 Episode 2
When Your Loved One Has Kidney Failure:
Tamara and Mike are joined on this episode by a mother-daughter duo: Kelly Harris-DeBerry and Naomi DeBerry. K…
1 month, 1 week ago
S3E1: "Honor Your Feelings", with Dr. Molly Kierein
Season 3 Episode 1
When You're Adjusting to Your Diagnosis:
AKF President and CEO LaVarne Burton kicks off a new season of The Kidney Collective focusing on the mental h…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Special Episode: "A New Frontier", CKM with Dr. Chiadi Ndumele
On this episode of The Kidney Collective, Mike Spigler is joined by guest co-host, Dr. Pranav Garimella, a nephrologist and AKF’s chief medical offic…
2 months, 1 week ago
S2E8: "You Turn Your Pain Into Purpose", Alport Syndrome with Ellie Kugler
Season 2 Episode 8
Mike and Tamara are joined by Ellie Kugler, an AKF Ambassador, Kidney Health Coach and bodybuilder who is living with Alport syndrome and lupus. Elli…
3 months, 1 week ago
S2E7: "My Will to Live is Stronger Than This Disease", Lupus Nephritis with Della Major
Season 2 Episode 7
Mike and Tamara talk with Della Major, an AKF Ambassador, Kidney Health Coach, teacher and life coach who is living with lupus nephritis. As a self-p…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
S2E6: "The Hardest Punch I Ever Took", FSGS with Marc Coronel
Season 2 Episode 6
Tamara and Mike are joined by Marc Coronel, the founder of Lifestyle Athletics, a former amateur professional boxer and a TEDx speaker. He is living …
4 months, 1 week ago
S2E5: "This is My Second Life", PKD with Tamara Walker
Season 2 Episode 5
Tamara Walker joins Tamara and Mike for a conversation about polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic condition that causes many cysts to grow insi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago