Description

FilterLIFE Podcast
Presented by The Enlisted Kidney Foundation

What does it truly mean to live a #FilterLIFE?

This isn't a medical lecture.
This isn't a highlight reel.
This is real life — filtered through experience.

About the Podcast

The FilterLIFE Podcast brings together kidney patients, living donors, caregivers, and advocates for authentic conversations about navigating life beyond a kidney disease diagnosis.

Hosted by Dan Holmes, Founder of The Enlisted Kidney Foundation (EKF) and a kidney warrior himself, each episode bridges clinical understanding with lived experience — where personal narrative meets practical wisdom.

Our philosophy is simple: Your kidneys filter your blood. Your life requires filtering everything else.

Today’s patients face conflicting medical opinions, information overload, complex treatment decisions, emotional uncertainty, and systemic barriers. FilterLIFE creates space for the voices that matter most — those living this journey every day.

This podcast rejects fear-based narratives. Instead, it offers clarity, ownership, and tools to filter what serves you and release what doesn’t.

What We Explore

Each episode examines how our guests FILTER through:

• Fear and uncertainty after diagnosis
• Information overload from providers and online sources
• Dialysis and transplant decisions
• Barriers to quality care access
• Emotional and mental health challenges
• Identity, resilience, and purpose after diagnosis

We honor the full experience — the appointments, waiting rooms, lab results, sleepless nights, and the mindset shifts in between.

Topics Include

Kidney disease management — FSGS, IgA Nephropathy, polycystic kidney disease, membranous nephropathy, and other chronic or rare conditions.

Transplant journeys — evaluation, waiting, surgery, recovery, and redefining “normal.”

Living donation — donor perspective, paired exchange, and starting the conversation.

Dialysis options — in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis.

Health equity — disparities in kidney care and practical solutions.

Caregiver perspectives — the strength behind the scenes.

Mental health — anxiety, resilience, and rediscovering purpose.

Advocacy and policy — patient rights, systemic change, and elevating lived experience.

Who You’ll Hear From

• Newly diagnosed patients seeking direction
• Long-term kidney warriors who’ve learned to thrive
• Living donors
• Caregivers supporting loved ones
• Transplant recipients navigating post-surgery life
• Advocates transforming kidney care

These are unscripted conversations rooted in respect and growth.

About EKF

The Enlisted Kidney Foundation transforms the kidney disease experience through mentorship, education, and community support. No one should navigate kidney disease alone. FilterLIFE is an extension of that mission.

Who This Podcast Is For

• Kidney patients at any stage
• Living donors and those considering donation
• Caregivers and loved ones
• Healthcare professionals seeking patient perspective
• Anyone seeking clarity, connection, and hope

New episodes release bi-weekly on Tuesdays.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite platform.

Connect with us:
EnlistedKidneyFoundation.org
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: @EnlistedKidneyFoundation