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Major Pain

Jesse Mercury

Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on chronic illness, disability, medical experiences, and patient advocacy, typically featuring people with lived experience who are also authors, advocates, founders, or public educators. Credible pitches include patients and caregivers with distinctive health journeys, chronic-illness advocates, memoirists, nonprofit leaders, and professionals building resources for affected communities; booking difficulty is low.

Metrics

Episodes: 209

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 451 subscribers

Instagram: 1.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

majorpainpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Jesse Mercury - Host and interviewer focused on the lived experiences of people with chronic illness and disability, including medical advocacy, self-advocacy, and navigating isolation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Meaningful lived experience with chronic illness or disability, combined with public-facing advocacy, authorship, nonprofit leadership, professional expertise, or the development of practical resources for affected communities.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or memoirs, Founded or led an advocacy organization or health-focused initiative, Built public education or support resources, Professional expertise connected to chronic illness, disability, or healthcare

Recent Guest Discussions

Kelvin Davis - Type II Diabetes, Body Positivity, Health Accountability, Lifestyle Changes, Healthcare Access, And Health Disparities In Black Communities.

Mindy Uhrlaub - Genetic Risk For ALS And FTD, Advocacy, Family Illness, Preventative Decision-making, Research Participation, And Living With Medical Uncertainty.

Katie Brennan - Long COVID, Post-viral Illness, Pacing, Nervous-system Regulation, Accessible Movement, Nutrition, And Rebuilding Capacity After Chronic Illness.

Recent Topics

Health, Chronic Illness, Disability, Patient Advocacy, Medical Gaslighting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Major Pain
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Making Pain Tangible: How Sensory Dimensions Turns Chronic Pain Into Art

September 23, 2026

How do you go beyond enduring pain and turn it instead into a transformative artistic experience? Casey and Elicia are the powerhouse behind Sensory Dimensions, a creative collaborative that recontextualizes experiences of chronic pain and disability through music, movement, projection, and tactile art. Their work asks what happens when pain is pushed beyond the silent tragedy of the clinical setting and given new ways to be seen, heard, and felt. Both Casey and Elicia came to the project thr...

Relearning Joy After a Lifetime of Medical Trauma with Neuronal Dysplasia

September 09, 2026

When your body is a medical stomping ground, how do you transform it back into a vessel deserving of joy and pleasure? For Melissa—a Seattle-based mental health counsellor—this question arises from a lifelong exploration filled with relapses, flare-ups, malnutrition, and self-discovery. With compassion and confidence, she shares the story of her rare major pain: neuronal dysplasia. At just two days old, Melissa underwent her first surgery. Faced with the news that, if their daughter survived,...

Love Your Body, Own Your Health: Discussing Type II Diabetes with Kelvin Davis

August 19, 2026

What does “body positivity” mean to you? To Kelvin Davis, it began as a gap in the market. Women’s clothing advertising was leaning, more and more, into diversity in their models, while menswear seemed content to maintain the status quo of ultra-ripped or ultra-thin. Kelvin launched his body-positive menswear blog, Notoriously Dapper, to address this lack in the fashion industry. Since then, he has published two books and modeled for big names, including Lululemon and Gap. When his Type II Di...

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Frequently asked questions

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Major Pain
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How do I get in touch with Major Pain?

Major Pain is hosted by Jesse Mercury. Its publicly listed email is majorpainpodcast@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Major Pain?

The publicly listed email for Major Pain: majorpainpodcast@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Major Pain have?

Podseeker estimates Major Pain reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Major Pain?

Major Pain typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Meaningful lived experience with chronic illness or disability, combined with public-facing advocacy, authorship, nonprofit leadership, professional expertise, or the development of practical resources for affected communities. Common among recent guests: Published books or memoirs; Founded or led an advocacy organization or health-focused initiative; Built public education or support resources. Recent guests include Kelvin Davis, Mindy Uhrlaub, and Katie Brennan.

How hard is it to get booked on Major Pain?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does Major Pain cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Chronic Illness, Disability, Patient Advocacy, and Medical Gaslighting. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

majorpainpodcast@gmail.com

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