Podcast notes episode 5- Advocates and Influencers in the Chronic Illness and Disability Community Hi! Chatting this week about advocates and influencers and how they’re needed in the chronic illness and disability world. Things I chat about: •how I don’t love the word influencers, not a fan of sickgrams or inspirational porn •the definition of advocacy and why it fits betters •this doesn’t happen overnight- it takes to me to grow •how engagement and content are the most important measures and metrics in social media •tips on engagement and why you should respond to the kindness of comments •tips on content creation, including content batching, starting small, keeping it authentic, having a message, have the equipment •partnerships and how that looks for the chronic illness and disability world •knowing the value you bring to the table •defining the scope of a project •working with advocacy opportunities instead of just products Ending on the high note of how the more advocates we have, the better we have at creating a space of not only community but of strong direction in the health care space! Hope you found it useful. Please feel free to reach out anytime on my instagram @thesparkledlife or on the contact page of my website www.thesparkledlife.org. Thanks always for listening and hope your day is good! (If you’d like a transcript of this podcast for accessibility, please contact me and I’ll get it right over! Thank you!)