skinny.

Latest / Surviving-ISH Podcast

Why I Stopped Hiding the Hard Parts: Disability, Debt, and Dark Humor with Cathy Brusk

Send us Fan Mail

"If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry." We’ve all said it, but Cathy Brusk lives it.

From the terrifying moment a "stomach bug" turned into life-saving heart surgery, to navigating a world that wasn't built for her son, Cathy joins Surviving Ish to pull back the curtain on the reality of special-needs parenting.

We’re diving deep into the stuff people usually whisper about:

The "R-Word" in Politics: Why language actually matters.

Medical Mysteries: How a vascular ring and Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) changed everything.

The Financial Breaking Point: How medical bills and…

The skinny

The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.