
The Lemon Grove Podcast
Meryl Hathaway is a Wellness coach, inclusive greeting card designer and a face you may have seen on TV here and there. In each episode, Meryl and her fellow "Lemons" swap stories of their medical experiences, from symptoms through recovery, with honesty, empathy and humor to spread the conversation and grow a community, unafraid to speak truth & show support... because really? We're all Lemons!
Episodes
30 episodes
Angie Cole- Neurodivergency, Recovery & Untaming The Wild
Angie Cole in an incredibly inspiring coach with her own company, Untaming The Wild. She hates bios, because they baaaarely represent a human in all that they are or what they can do, but to give a few insights into her and her work- she ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:03:55

Former Marine Corps Helicopter Pilot- Cockpit injuries, Toxic Masculinity & Post Traumatic Stress
Rob is a friend of mine from Ohio State, and after graduating with an Engineering Degree in 2004, he spent 10 years in the United States Marine Corps as a Helicopter Pilot. He deployed to Iraq once in 2008 and Afghanistan twice in 2010 and 2012...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:15:10

Erin Cymrot- Miscarriage & Maybe, Maybe-Not Motherhood
Erin Cymrot is here talking about the delicate subject of miscarriage. As a fifth grade teacher, Erin spent her mid-30s going through the emotional roller coaster of trying to decide if motherhood was the right path for her. At the age of 37 sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:18:03

Shannon Hernandez- Hypothyroidism, Depression & Yoga
Shannon Hernandez is a 20 year radio veteran from Phoenix, Arizona. In 2017 he was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and found himself falling into a depression that felt unique for a 41 year old. In the four years since, he has made it...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:03:03

Cody Byrns- Burn & Trauma Survivor, The Cody Byrns Foundation
Cody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and a #1 best-selling author. His life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred. After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and e...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:07:37

2021 Welcome Back Lemons!
Well... since we last spoke we've lived through a pandemic, and who knows what else. What better time to come back together and share stories of the trials and triumphs of our medical experiences? I say it's never been a better time. Excited to sh...
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1:06

Christian & Sarah- A Brain Tumor, An Auditory Nerve & a Partner that just won't quit
Christian Philippone and his wife Sarah Maine, or Christian & Sarah as I know them, got married a couple days before he had brain surgery to remove a tumor attached to his auditory nerve. He and Sarah share their memories of headaches, frustration...
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1:12:35

Tracy Mulholland- Lyme disease & Grace Note
Actress and writer Tracy Mulholland joins me to share her journey with Lyme disease, one of the most undiagnosed chronic illnesses out there. She talks about her short film, Grace Note, which she wrote and stars in, all about struggling with her i...
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1:01:26

Tyler James Williams- Crohn's, a Dragon Doc and The Guts & Glory Gala
Actor Tyler James Williams, best known for his roles in Everybody Hates Chris, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Detroit and the upcoming Whiskey Cavalier, takes us through years of discomfort and symptoms that led to daily vomiting & seven ER visit...
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1:17:32

Type 2 Diabetes & Melanoma (4th opinion diagnosis!) with David Gassman
David Gassman is an advertising wiz (check out the It's on Us campaign!) and also a survivor of Melanoma, which was missed by THREE DOCTORS before the fourth got him treated immediately and saved his life... AND he lives with Type 2 Diabetes- he t...
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58:52

LemonAid- Mental Health & ehhhh- Social Media.
In this LemonAid I chat about how to try and combat your depression and mental health struggles while navigating the societal demand for a social media presence... I thank you listeners and followers who showed such empathy & love at my openness w...
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20:18

Chris Eckert- Panic Disorder, Suicidal OCD & Depersonalization
Groundling comedian Chris Eckert describes how his first panic attack in front of a classroom full of strangers quickly became a terrifying daily condition, how being open with a friend taught him the commonality of his symptoms and steps to treat...
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1:00:07

LemonAid For Ma Ladies- Hair Loss & Thinning Locks
In this Lemon Aid, I acknowledge the common, yet NEVER discussed issue of female hair thinning and hair loss- something I've dealt with and actually come back from! I give my point of view of losing the texture in my hair and it thinning a year or...
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24:15

LemonAid- Hip to Sciatica, Baby!
In this LemonAid update a cane-less Meryl describes her struggle with sciatica, back pain she once thought associated only with the older generation, what a Myo-Release Ball for really digging into various tissue to stretch when not with a physica...
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10:15

Shana Ginsburg- Brain injury, regaining her sight & learning to walk again
My friend since we were six years old, attorney Shana Ginsburg was enjoying an adventure of mountain biking on her honeymoon in Spain when an accident changed everything... she tells us how her brain trauma led to losing her sight and ability to w...
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57:22

Kate Huffman- Eating Disorders, Body Dysmorphia & OCD
Comedienne Kate Huffman has been living with her eating disorder for so long she created “I’m Too Fat For This Show”, a comedy based on her story of surviving it, how calorie counting before 10 years old set her on a path of OCD, what it’s like to...
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1:04:53

LemonAid- Meryl Post Op Update- Week 3!
In this LemonAid update, Meryl talks week three of her post op recovery from her hip replacement and spills advice on how to avoid giving your friends more than they bargained for with the newer, more "graphic" x-rays, how to tackle the DMV for yo...
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18:34

Caitlin Cushman- Autonomic Dysfunction & Fainting Spells
Bestie of my bestie, Caitlin Cushman, joins me to talk all about living with Autonomic Dysfunction, how she's BASICALLY related to Beyonce, why fainting ain't all that romantic, scary tests that are weird and funny now, and how she finally learned...
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1:09:08

LemonAid- Post Op Hip Replacement, Week 1!
Post Op from her hip replacement, Meryl records this piece in two parts, and both from bed, thanks to the side effects of Oxycodone, and describes how she's doing 4 days post op from getting her new hip! *Spoiler Alert *Yes, she's pooped, HOORAY!!...
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18:11

Nick Katsouros- Sleep Apnea & Narcolepsy
Nick Katsouros takes us through his penguin hallucinations that led to finally tackling his debilitating Sleep Apnea, the Narcolepsy that medication did nothing for, and why velcro is the savior to his subconscious breathing...http://www.tincan.me...
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1:01:17

Ryan Radis Part 1- Stroke at 31, Melanoma at 28 & a Holey Heart
Actor Ryan Radis, for the first time publicly, takes us through the mole that was Melanoma at 28 years old, driving his wife and himself to the hospital while having a stroke at 31, what having Pop Rocks exploding in your head while being funnier ...
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46:07

Ryan Radis Part 2- Stroke at 31, Melanoma at 28 & a Holey Heart
Actor Ryan Radis, for the first time publicly, takes us through the mole that was Melanoma at 28 years old, driving his wife and himself to the hospital while having a stroke at 31, what having Pop Rocks exploding in your head while being funnier ...
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43:11

LemonAid- Hip Replacement surgery is a GO
"HIP REPLACEMENT" is a GO! And it's a good thing, so Meryl will document her process as a part of the podcast in these "LemonAid” updates as she seeks treatment and deals with her daily illnesses & injuries!Hosted by Meryl Hathaway (www.MerylHatha...
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5:12

LemonAid- My Hip Pain is back
Quick episode! Monday night pain was a DOOZY. I open up with some REALNESS for a short episode to talk through it! Do you have hip pain? Had a hip replacement? Hit me up on Twitter or Instagram and let me know!!!Hosted by Meryl Hathaway (www.Meryl...
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8:52

Jen Bartels- Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)or "LATA!"
Comedienne and star of the upcoming Paramount Network series "American Woman", Jen Bartels, talks about peeing 10 times a night, her surprising 2017 LADA diagnosis, the sweet familial gesture the Bartels clan made, those three days in Palm Springs...
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