It's a Lung Story: Aging and Cystic Fibrosis
Episodes
Don’t slouch on this one! Functional PT & CF
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Karen Von Berg, a physical therapist at Johns Hopkins who’s spent her career helping people with cystic fibrosis navig...
The CF Community & the Chase for a Cure: Bijal P. Trivedi’s “Breath from Salt”
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with science journalist Bijal Trivedi, author of “Breath from Salt,” the definitive and surprisingly human account of how...
Next generation CF care: CFRI'S Patrick Nash Fellows Training Program
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people with cystic fibrosis (CF) know their lungs better than anyone. But what happens when living longer means needing care that reaches beyond ...
Aching for Answers: CF-related Pain
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is one of the most common experiences in cystic fibrosis—and also one of the most under-discussed. In this episode, Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH, and A...
What Love Looks Like: Caregiving & CF
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the season finale of “It’s a Lung Story”, Dr. Ahmet Uluer, Lauren Harvey, and Andrea Gavin Becker return to the studio for a deeply honest co...
Darcy Esiason’s Story: Navigating CF & IVF with humor & grace
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many couples in the cystic fibrosis community, building a family means facing infertility—and deciding how to move forward when biology makes th...
Hey, what about the Liver? Understanding CF Liver & Biliary Disease
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people with CF know their lungs better than anyone. But the liver? It’s rarely front and center. In this episode, Ahmet, Lauren and Andrea talk...
CF Parenting Stories: 3 Voices, 3 Perspectives (Part 2)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of "CF Parenting Stories: 3 Voices, 3 Perspectives", Abi, Mike, and Morgan return to explore how parenting when you have cystic fibrosis evo...
CF Parenting Stories: 3 Voices, 3 Perspectives (Part 1)
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More people with cystic fibrosis are having the chance to become parents—because for the first time, many are living long enough to consider it. And...
The Other Shoe: Cancer Risk & CF
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People with CF are used to waiting for the other shoe to drop—but a cancer diagnosis? That one still lands with a thud. In this episode, Ahmet—who...
CF Transplant Stories: 3 Women’s Voices (Part 2)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of "CF Transplant Stories: 3 Women’s Voices", the conversation shifts to a more open, deconstructed rhythm with collective reflec...
CF Transplant Stories: 3 Women’s Voices (Part 1)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You asked for an episode on lung transplants—so we made two. (And there will be more). In the first half of "CF Transplant Stories: 3 Women’s V...
Can You Hear Me Now? CF & Hearing Loss
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we discuss something often overlooked in cystic fibrosis (CF) care: hearing loss. If you catch a faint, high-pitched beeping during the...
Salty & Sexy: CF Reproductive & Sexual Health (Part 2)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of "Salty and Sexy", we go further into what it means to age with cystic fibrosis—and how that intersects with reproductive and sexual hea...
Salty & Sexy: CF Reproductive & Sexual Health (Part 1)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual and reproductive health isn’t always talked about in CF clinic—but we think it should be part of normal clinic discourse. In episode 3 of I...
But You LOOK Healthy: Mental Health & CF
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of It’s a Lung Story, we dive into the complex relationship between mental health and cystic fibrosis. Joined by Dr. Anna Georgiopou...
OMG CFRD? Understanding CF-Related Diabetes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Managing cystic fibrosis is tough—but adding cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) to the mix? That’s next level. Not everyone with CF develops ...
Introducing: It's a Lung Story
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the launch trailer for It's a Lung Story! In this podcast, we explore the realities of aging with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the era of modula...