Metabolically Speaking

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5. Personal Advocacy, Collective Progress: A New Era in Metabolic Care with Sarah Chamberlin

2025-12-1801:07:45

This month on Metabolically Speaking we’re joined by Sarah Chamberlin, founder and Executive Director of flok Health and parent to a daughter with PKU. A recurring theme on the Metabolically Speaking podcast is the power of community, and this episode is no exception. We explore the story behind flok; why it exists, what it hopes to change, and how its name represents people coming together for protection, support, and progress. Sarah shares how flok is determined to drive research and ...

4. Redefining Limits – Breaking Fitness Barriers in Metabolic Conditions with Stephanie Hacker

2025-11-2701:03:44

This month on Metabolically Speaking, we’re joined by Stephanie Hacker, a Metabolic Dietitian and Newborn Screen Program Manager at the University of Miami. With years of experience supporting individuals with inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), Stephanie is passionate about helping people live active, balanced, and fulfilling lives. In this insightful episode, Stephanie and host Maridith Baker explore the powerful connection between physical activity, health, and quality of life....

3. From Patient to Practitioner – A PKU Story of Purpose, Passion, and Practice with Brittany Murray

2025-10-2959:48

This month on Metabolically Speaking, we’re joined by Brittany Murray, a doctoral graduate, public speaker, and nurse practitioner at one of the world’s leading pediatric institutions. She’s also living with PKU. In this inspiring episode, Brittany shares how she’s come to see her condition not as a limitation, but a gift. From her early involvement in the PKU community to building a career in healthcare, Brittany uses her experience to empower others living with rare metabolic co...

2. Navigating Mental Health with a Metabolic Condition – with Dr Kendra Bjoraker

2025-09-2401:15:56

This month on Metabolically Speaking, we’re joined by pediatric neuropsychologist Dr. Kendra Bjoraker. With specialized expertise in rare genetic and metabolic conditions, Kendra has dedicated her career to supporting individuals and families as they navigate challenges, celebrate strengths, and hold onto hope. Kendra, and host Maridith Baker, dive into the realities of living with both a mental health condition and a metabolic condition, and how persistence, adaptation, and cognitive flexibi...

1. Advocacy, Community & Innovation – A Mom’s Journey with Lynn Paolella

2025-08-1959:15

Welcome to the very first episode of Metabolically Speaking! We’re kicking things off with an inspiring conversation you won’t forget. Our first guest is a community advocate, leader, and founder of Cambrooke; Lynn Paolella. In this episode, Lynn shares her experience on receiving not one, but two PKU diagnoses in her family and how those life-changing moments ignited the creation of Cambrooke, a global innovator in the field of advanced medical nutrition. She shares the highs, the lows...

Metabolically Speaking - Podcast Trailer

2025-08-0601:25

Living with a metabolic condition is about embracing more. More things you can do, more you can enjoy, and more adventures along the way. Metabolically Speaking unpacks the perceived challenges facing individuals and families living with inherited metabolic conditions. Host Maridith Baker, who knows firsthand what it means to live fully with PKU, brings her unique spark, energy and deep curiosity to every conversation. Through expert interviews and shared experiences, each episo...

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