Podcasts about chronic illness

The worst-case thoughts about your health arrive before you can catch them and no amount of trying to shut them down makes them stop…That is not a failing on your part. It is how your brain is wired. For women with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, the thoughts and emotional patterns you repeat most often become the default pathways available to your brain, which is exactly why fighting a spiral never works. This mini is about neuroplasticity, your brain's ability to rewire itself and why real change comes from replacing the pattern rather than fighting it.In this episode you'll discover:Why you can't just stop a worst-case thought once it has started.How the thoughts you repeat become your brain's fastest, most automatic pathways.What actually rewires the pattern instead of fighting it.REGISTER FOR MY UPCOMING WORKSHOPRelease the Anger Fueling Your Chronic Illness in 60 mins. I'm going live on October 7th 5pm PT / October 8th 11am AEDT. Replay will be available to all those registered.>> ASK ME ANYTHING on Instagram @manifestingmindsetco

Send us Fan MailToday's guest is Natalie Rivans — co-CEO of ReOrigin, certified menopause coach, somatic practitioner, and mindfulness teacher. Natalie shares her story with us: years as a Metropolitan Police officer in London, living with undiagnosed ADHD, overriding her body's signals in a high-pressure environment, and eventually experiencing a complete physical collapse with chronic pain, digestive issues, and debilitating symptoms that no specialist could explain. Her turning point came sitting in a car overlooking the sea, listening to a podcast about neuroplasticity. That moment led her to ReOrigin — and eventually to becoming its co-CEO and co-creating ReNew, a menopause program that has produced remarkable pilot results.What I love most about Natalie is that she brings both the lived experience and the science. And she is deeply, genuinely compassionate about what women are moving through.What we cover:Natalie's story — from Metropolitan Police officer to chronic illness to complete collapse, the thousands of pounds spent on specialists, the spreadsheet tracking symptoms, and the moment sitting by the sea that changed everythingWhat brain retraining actually is — a structured way of working with neuroplasticity to recognize and interrupt automatic patterns that keep the brain and nervous system in a heightened, protective state; it is not toxic positivity or positive thinking, it is deliberate, repetitive, embodied changeNeuroplasticity explained accessibly — the brain's natural ability to adapt and change through experience and repetition; like learning to drive, new neural pathways are built gradually through practiceThe nervous system as common thread — why so many chronic conditions (fatigue, pain, anxiety, digestive issues) share nervous system dysregulation as a component, and why the brain-gut connection is central to all of itThe window of tolerance — how prolonged stress and trauma narrow our capacity, making small demands feel enormous, and how pacing, titration, and pendulation at ReOrigin help gradually widen that windowMenopause and the brain — how estrogen and progesterone interact with receptors throughout the brain, not just the reproductive system; why the limbic system becomes more reactive during the transition; and what is actually happening physiologically during a hot flashLimbic loops — the repeated cycles in which a sensation or thought triggers an automatic emotional response (the sleep example is particularly recognizable), and how ReNew helps women identify these without self-blameThe ReNew program — education, neuroplasticity, somatic practices, sleep support, mindset and self-compassion, movement, community, and body kindness; built from thousands of peer-reviewed studiesThe pilot results — by day 90: 77% of participants described overall wellbeing as good (vs 13% at baseline); 80% improvement in sleep; depression lowered by 80%; anxiety lowered by 83%Perimenopause as threshold — a beautiful closing exchange about how this transition is not an ending but a doorway into a more authentic version of ourselves, and why being in the body matters so much right nowConnect with Natalie & ReOrigin:ReOriginReNew menopause programInstagramResources:Free Masterclass:  The Alchemy of the Perimenopause PortalAyurvedic Dosha Quick Reference GuideAbhyanga Self Massage GuideWeekend Nervous System ResetNourished For Resilience Workbook Find me at www.mynourishednervoussystem.comand @nourishednervoussytem on Instagram

Perimenopause can unmask health issues you thought were under control—and for Erin and Elizabeth, it's been a wake-up call. If you've ever felt like your body suddenly stopped cooperating in midlife, this conversation may feel familiar, validating, and practical.Erin and Elizabeth share their experiences living with chronic and autoimmune conditions, and how hormone shifts in perimenopause and menopause can intensify symptoms that were once manageable. They talk about the reality of navigating complex health challenges while learning to listen to their bodies and adjust their expectations. In this conversation, they explore: Why midlife can make chronic symptoms harder to ignore How to tell the difference between pushing through and overdrawn energy, including ideas like spoon theory and energy budgeting How stress, guilt, and people-pleasing can affect wellbeing—and why boundaries matter Shifting from trying to “fix” themselves toward focusing on rest, movement, regulation, and acceptance The value of supportive clinicians and finding approaches that work for your individual needs This episode is an honest conversation about chronic illness, perimenopause, and the exhaustion of trying to hold everything together while your body is asking for something different. Erin and Elizabeth make a powerful case for listening sooner, resting sooner, and believing yourself sooner. Follow Erin and Elizabeth on social media: TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@estrogen.dropouts?_t=ZT-8wTKvGNOQv5&_r=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estrogendropouts?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EstrogenDropouts      

Jenny Opalinski has spent more than a decade inside hospitals where people lose the ability to speak, breathe, swallow, and sometimes survive. A medical speech language pathologist by training, she worked in ICU, neuro rehab, and long term acute care settings, including a Level 1 trauma center, where she watched clinicians absorb 10 to 15 traumatic events in a single shift and then get told to move the crash cart faster next time.That lived reality pushed her to co found The Wellness Shift, an advocacy and education platform focused on healthcare worker burnout, suicide, and assault. In this conversation, Opalinski walks through the moment that changed everything for her: standing in a hospital hallway listening to a family wail after a failed code, followed by a debrief that addressed logistics and ignored grief entirely.She also explains how that work led to Humanity Rx, her podcast about the human cost of medicine, and Dragon's Breath: Calming Tricks for Big Feelings, a children's book that translates evidence based breathing and regulation strategies into language kids can actually use. The episode covers moral injury, time scarcity, false wellness, respiratory muscle training, and why empathy keeps getting treated as an optional expense instead of clinical infrastructure.RELATED LINKSJenny Opalinski on LinkedInHumanity Rx PodcastFEEDBACKLike this episode? Rate and review Out of Patients on your favorite podcast platform. For guest suggestions or sponsorship email podcasts@matthewzachary.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For years I treated my chronic illness the way you probably are right now. The protocols, the supplements, the specialists, the diets. It all helped, and none of it was the whole story.What no one told me is how much of illness in women is caused or worsened by emotional stress, and how the emotional patterns sitting underneath your symptoms keep autoimmune disease and other chronic conditions flaring no matter how perfectly you manage the physical.In this episode you'll discover:How much of your illness actually is fueled and worsened by emotion.What happens in your body when a feeling becomes a symptom.How to actually start addressing the part of your illness that protocols can't heal.JOIN THE NOW SHE HEALS WAITLISTMy four-month healing experience where I help women with chronic illness stop being a full-time patient and become a full-time person again. I help you resolve the emotional patterns (people-pleasing, perfectionism, need for control) fueling your symptoms, so your body can finally shift out of survival mode and into a state where rest and repair is actually possible.>> ASK ME ANYTHING on Instagram @manifestingmindsetco

“You have to find a way to find safety within the world.” - Dr. Cathleen KingWhen someone has been living with chronic illness for years, talking to them about the nervous system can be really tricky. So many of our patients have already been told that their symptoms are due to anxiety, their tests look “normal,” or they just need to push through. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel like we're saying their illness isn't real. Because it is. There may be infection, inflammation, immune dysfunction, environmental exposures, pain, or other very real physiological issues happening, and the nervous system is also responding to everything the body has been through.This is why we need so much more nuance around nervous system regulation and chronic illness. Helping someone build more resilience doesn't mean pretending that every environment is safe or that we can think our way out of a physiological illness. We can reduce environmental risks where we can, support the physiology, and use tools like breathwork, somatics, co-regulation, and trauma work to help the nervous system feel safer too. And somewhere in all of that, we also have to help our patients get back to living. Healing shouldn't become a full-time job where they need to constantly monitor whether they're doing everything perfectly.In today's episode, I'm joined by physical therapist and neuroscience-based mind-body practitioner Dr. Cathleen King, founder of Primal Trust™ Academy & Community. Cathleen shares her own experience with complex chronic illness and how nervous system work became such an important part of her recovery, the physiology behind nervous system regulation, medical trauma, why sequencing matters in chronic illness care, building a sense of safety when life doesn't always feel safe, and the identity shifts that can happen as someone begins to get better, and more.Enjoy the episode, and let's innovate and integrate together!---Learn more or watch the video version of this conversation at https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/is-it-all-in-your-head-healing-chronic-illness-with-nervous-system-regulation-with-dr-cathleen-king/.Connect with me and access our entire platform at IntegrativeWomensHealthInstitute.com (https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/).Find and follow us @integrativewomenshealth on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@integrativewomenshealth) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth/).

Your body is not “being difficult” for no reason. When the brainstem is bracing and the nervous system is stuck in threat detection, symptoms can persist even after years of talk therapy, supplements, or medication. We sit down with Hannah Blake to explore the "Somaya Method", a somatic, nervous system based approach to healing that treats the body as the subconscious mind and focuses on regulation, safety, and integration. Hannah shares her personal story of healing from Crohn's disease, including how stress and heartbreak shaped her flare, how meridian-based breath and movement supported emotional processing, and why diet and gut repair practices like the GAPS diet and going gluten-free were part of a whole-person plan rather than a separate track. We also get honest about psychedelic healing and why non-ordinary states of consciousness require real support. Hannah explains how psilocybin work can shift from cerebral analysis into embodied sensing, why integration matters more than peak experiences, and what green flags to look for when considering ayahuasca or other plant medicines. If you care about trauma healing, somatic therapy, autoimmune symptoms, and nervous system regulation, this conversation offers a grounded roadmap and real hope. If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these tools. What part of your healing feels most tied to your nervous system right now?You can find Hannah Blake at:Website - https://www.somayamethod.com/Send us your desired health topic or guest suggestions Please Follow and Review this podcast if you would like to support the growth of this show. Thank You! :)If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with two people you know that might benefit from the information. The more knowledge that people have in their hands, the healthier we can all become. If you would like to see a particular health issue discussed, or know someone who would be a great guest, contact the Open-Minded Healing podcast at marla@openmindedhealing.com.  Note: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast. Under no circumstances shall Marla Miller, Open-Minded Healing Podcast, any guests or contributors to the podcast, be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast. 

Stephanie Weaver, MPH: Turning Your Hardest Story Into a Powerful TEDx Talk My next guest is an experience curator and storytelling strategist. With a rich career spanning museum storytelling, public health, and speaker coaching, she has worked at a range of iconic institutions – from The San Diego Zoo to The White House. A world traveler who embarked on a solo journey through Southeast Asia at 28, Weaver has curated TEDxSanDiego, coached hundreds of speakers, and authored five books that illuminate the power of personal narrative. A survivor and advocate, she's transformed personal battles with childhood sexual abuse and chronic illness into a mission of helping others heal. From museum storytelling to TEDx coaching, from writing about migraine wellness to supporting listeners dealing with family estrangement, Stephanie embodies resilience, compassion, and the power of personal narrative. You'll want to connect with her @sweavermph on all social media platforms. Sign up for her free newsletter Bitter, Sweet at stephanieweaver.comAfter living in Cleveland, Connecticut, and Chicago, Stephanie has been a happy Southern Californian for thirty years, where she and her husband wait hand and foot on their golden retriever. Welcome… Stephanie Weaver, MPHLinkshttps://sweavermph.substack.com/https://www.instagram.com/sweavermph/Tagspodcast for creatives,creative podcast,podcast creator interviews,professional podcast,creative podcasts,podcast host interviews,creative podcast ideas,Body-Positive,Childhood Trauma,Chronic Illness,Chronic Pain,Disability,Estrangement,Generational Trauma,Mind-Body Connection,Trauma Recovery,Writing A BookSupport PEG by checking out our Sponsors:Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription.The best tool for getting podcast guests:https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghostSubscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content:https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/Subscribe to our YouTube https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost?si=rEyT56WQvDsAoRprRSShttps://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rssSubstackhttps://substack.com/@phantomelectricghost?utm_source=edit-profile-page

You've quietly decided that the reason you're not better yet is that you haven't found the right thing. The right protocol, the right diet, the right practitioner. But what if the thing you're searching for was only ever going to get you halfway?For women with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, this is one of the emotional patterns that keeps you stuck the longest. Protocols and treatments are valuable, but chronic illness is only half a body problem, which means a physical-only fix is only ever half a solution. The other half is emotional, and it's the half nothing on your list was built to reach.In this episode, you'll discover:Why the right protocol, diet or treatment can only ever get you halfwayThe half of chronic illness that no physical approach is designed to touchOne question that stops you chasing the next fix and points you at what you've been avoidingJOIN THE NOW SHE HEALS WAITLISTClick here to get on the waitlist for Now She Heals, my four-month healing experience where I help women with chronic illness stop being a full-time patient and become a full-time person again. Doors open to just ten women, and the waitlist gets in first.For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

D&P Highlight: UPFs and chronic illness. full 425 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:57:00 +0000 2BdQjrEGdSVLA7ZhrUx5dDn8W5S9uFXE news The Dana & Parks Podcast news D&P Highlight: UPFs and chronic illness. You wanted it... Now here it is! Listen to each hour of the Dana & Parks Show whenever and wherever you want! © 2025 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https

Hey friend,  Have you ever believed your exhaustion and brain fog were just going to be your life from now on? Do you feel like you've tried everything, and nothing actually stuck? Are you craving real support this season instead of trying to white-knuckle through it alone? In this episode, I'm sharing the real story behind my free Feel Better for the Holidays workshop, why I built it, what finally helped me stop believing exhaustion and brain fog were just my life, and what you'll walk away with if you join me live on October 29th: a reset for stress, sleep, and brain fog and energy, plus a bonus.   Next Steps Step 1: Register for the free Feel Better for the Holidays workshop on October 29th here: workshop.ashleybraden.com

Lauren shares practical insights on adapting meaningful activities (including caring for and training dogs!), conserving energy, finding realistic hope, and building a life around what matters to you. Plus, Lauren shares why she's excited to bring this perspective to her newest role as a Rheum to THRIVE certified facilitator.Episode at a glance:How occupational therapy shaped Lauren's approach to life with ankylosing spondylitisWays to make dog care and training more accessibleTips for pacing, energy conservation, and joint protectionCoping with the uncertainty of inflammatory arthritisThe value of community and evidence-based supportAdvice for people newly diagnosed with inflammatory arthritisWhat it means to thrive with ASWhy Lauren became a Rheum to THRIVE facilitatorMedical disclaimer: All content found on Arthritis Life public channels was created for generalized informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.Episode SponsorsRheum to THRIVE, an online course and support program Cheryl created to help people with rheumatic disease go from overwhelmed, confused and alone to confident, supported and connected. See all the details and join the program or waitlist now! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, I spoke with The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn about a piece she wrote recently on the rise of chronic illness among young women, and the role of the internet in this worrying phenomenon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fitz Koehler is a fitness expert, race announcer, author, and breast cancer survivor whose career spans decades of helping people move, train, and live healthier lives. After earning a master's degree in exercise and sport sciences, she built the Fitzness brand, launched the Morning Mile school fitness program, and became one of the country's most recognizable voices at endurance events before cancer abruptly shifted the conversation. She spent 15 months enduring chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation after discovering breast cancer shortly after receiving a clean mammogram. She kept traveling, announcing races, and working through treatment while watching the body she had spent a lifetime building become weaker by the week. Instead of asking why cancer happened, she focused on the only things she believed remained under her control: movement, nutrition, sleep, and mental health. The conversation explores where personal agency ends and biology takes over. Koehler argues that exercise is not about chasing perfection or preventing every diagnosis. It is about building physical reserve before illness arrives and preserving strength, mobility, and independence during treatment. She rejects wellness snake oil, fad supplements, and miracle cures in favor of practical habits rooted in exercise science and lived experience. The discussion also confronts a harder truth. Koehler did everything “right” and still developed cancer. That tension becomes the center of the episode. Fitness cannot eliminate randomness, but it can influence how people experience treatment, recover from surgery, and reclaim their lives afterward. The conversation moves beyond motivation and into survivorship, exercise oncology, cancer rehabilitation, evidence-based nutrition, and the limits of individual control inside a healthcare system that often tells patients what they should do without showing them how to do it. Along the way, the conversation wanders through kickboxing, Cinnabon, Jean-Claude Van Damme, chocolate-covered Cheetos, Jerry Seinfeld playing during chemotherapy stretches, and why the simplest advice is often the hardest to follow. Beneath the humor sits a larger argument: preparing the body for hardship is not about living forever. It is about living better when life inevitably gets difficult. RELATED LINKSFitz Koehler⁠Fitzness⁠The Morning Mile⁠You. Supercharged!⁠My Noisy Cancer Comeback⁠Your Healthy Cancer Comeback⁠UF Health Cancer Center⁠American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Is Medicine⁠FEEDBACKLike this episode? Rate and review Out of Patients on your favorite podcast platform. For guest suggestions or sponsorship email podcasts@matthewzachary.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donate to the Institute: https://givenow.nova.edu/assaf-family-and-community-me-cfs-endowed-fund-campaign/?a=1  In today's episode, Haylie Pomroy sits down with Dr. Nancy Klimas, Director of the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, to answer the community's most pressing questions about viral reactivation in ME/CFS and long COVID. Dr. Klimas explains what latent viral infections are, how Epstein-Barr virus reactivation is one of the strongest predictors of who develops long COVID, and why the COVID virus itself may be persisting in the GI tract of some long COVID patients long after the acute infection resolves. She walks through the specific tests patients can request to assess viral reactivation, why the IgM and IgG interpretation taught in medical school is outdated, and what the immune response patterns actually reveal about whether a virus has recently reactivated or gone quiet. The conversation also addresses why siloed medicine consistently fails this patient population, why one treatment will never be enough for an illness that imbalances the endocrine, immune, autonomic, and inflammatory systems simultaneously, and why this is the worst possible time to give up.    This is the field's best and most essential message for anyone still searching. Tune in to the Hope and Help For Fatigue and Chronic Illness podcast.   Dr. Nancy Klimas, a clinical immunologist by training, is the director of the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, who has allotted her life to helping other people find cures for their complex illnesses that were once considered helpless. She works with her fellow medical experts in researching and analyzing the deeper causes of such diseases, particularly on the neuro-immunity side, to provide the best option suited for every single case or story they handle.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-klimas-49255178/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nancyklimas     Twitter: https://x.com/ngklimas?s=20      Haylie Pomroy, Founder and CEO of The Haylie Pomroy Group, is a leading health strategist specializing in metabolism, weight loss, and integrative wellness. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked with top medical institutions and high-profile clients, developing targeted programs and supplements rooted in the "Food is Medicine" philosophy. Inspired by her own autoimmune journey, she combines expertise in nutrition, biochemistry, and patient advocacy to help others reclaim their health. She is a New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Metabolism Diet.   Learn more about Haylie Pomroy's approach to wellness through her website: https://hayliepomroy.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayliepomroy  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayliepomroy  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hayliepomroy/videos  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayliepomroy/  X: https://x.com/hayliepomroy    Thank you for tuning in to the Hope and Help For Fatigue and Chronic Illness Podcast. Sign up today for our newsletter.

➡ Full show notes + resources: 2 Min Assessment:In this solo episode, Dr. Aimie explains what dysregulation actually is and why it never exists on its own. She walks through the patterns of stored trauma that feed it, and the four questions you can use to tell whether your nervous system is healing.She also shares why children's nervous systems change faster than adults', what a patient in the ICU taught her about changing slowly, and why biology is the most neglected piece of nervous system repair.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN00:00 Intro: How Long Does Healing Take?02:06 How the Nervous System Responds to Change03:52 Overreacting, Underreacting, and Responding06:26 Why Dysregulation Can't Create Health08:14 The Five Steps of the Body's Trauma Response10:57 Stuck in the Body Trauma Loop12:35 Dissociation and Immobilization15:03 Energy Conservation and Depletion16:58 Why Dysregulation Never Happens Alone18:49 The Fifth Pattern: When Trauma Becomes Disease21:48 The Time Factor: Why Healing Takes Longer for Adults25:53 Why Change Must Be Paced: A Lesson from the ICU27:37 The Biology Piece: How to Accelerate Healing29:35 Free Assessment and Closing"The longer that the nervous system has lived this way, the slower that change has to go in order for the nervous system to integrate that change over time." — Dr. Aimie ApigianIf you have been working on your healing for years and cannot tell whether any of it is working, this episode is for you.RESOURCES:Take the free 2-Minute Assessment for Stored Trauma. Get a picture of your patterns now, so you have something to measure your healing against. Get The Biology of Trauma book. The fifth pattern, disease, is in Chapter 10, When Trauma Becomes Disease.This episode is educational and is not medical advice. Please work with your own qualified healthcare provider for decisions about your care. ➡ Full show notes + resources: Grab your copy of The Biology of Trauma

For years you built a life that looked right from the outside and felt wrong from the inside — and when your body finally broke down, you never once connected the two. Chronic illness is rarely just physical. In women, it often traces back to emotional patterns and a life quietly out of step with what you actually want, and your emotions have been the signal all along.This episode offers a completely different way of understanding why you got sick, and what your feelings have been trying to show you the whole time.In this episode, you'll discover:Why your body stops showing up for a life you don't truly wantWhat your emotions have actually been telling you about the life you're livingHow to read what your emotions are pointing you toward, instead of pushing them awayJOIN THE NOW SHE HEALS WAITLISTMy four-month healing experience where I help women with chronic illness stop being a full-time patient and become a full-time person again. I help you resolve the emotional patterns (people-pleasing, perfectionism, need for control) fueling your symptoms, so your body can finally shift out of survival mode and into a state where rest and repair is actually possible.For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Vaughn Lawrence and Theresa Rowe discuss the growing epidemic of chronic illness and the often-overlooked roles of parasites, Lyme disease, mold exposure, toxins, and weakened immunity.From a biblical health perspective, Dr. Vaughn explains why so many people now struggle with brain fog, fatigue, hormonal issues, menopause symptoms, and autoimmune-type conditions, and how spiritual and physical “clean vs. unclean” principles apply to our modern world.You'll hear about:

For people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), everyday spaces can become inaccessible — from healthcare and workplaces to public buildings and transportation.In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with María López Matallana, President of CONFESQ in Spain, about why people with MCS cannot keep waiting for recognition, protection, and meaningful accessibility.Topics:The everyday reality of living with MCS in SpainBarriers in healthcare and public spacesExposure to fragrances and chemicalsDisability rights and accessibilityWhy action is needed now

Para las personas con Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM), los espacios cotidianos pueden volverse inaccesibles: desde la atención sanitaria y los lugares de trabajo hasta los edificios públicos y el transporte.En este episodio, Aaron Goodman conversa con María López Matallana, presidenta de CONFESQ en España, sobre por qué las personas con SQM no pueden seguir esperando reconocimiento, protección y una accesibilidad real.Temas:La realidad cotidiana de vivir con SQM en EspañaBarreras en la atención sanitaria y los espacios públicosExposición a fragancias y productos químicosDerechos de las personas con discapacidad y accesibilidadPor qué es necesario actuar ahora

While everyone around you chases a dream, you're chasing a normal day in your own body. And somewhere in that, your chronic illness slowly took over as the main character of your whole life.For women with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, this is one of the emotional patterns no one warns you about. When your health becomes the thing every conversation and every day revolves around, there's barely any room left to be a whole person, and that steady loss of yourself carries a real cost.In this episode, you'll discover:Why your illness ends up running your home, your relationship and every conversationWhat happens to your sense of self when your health becomes the only topicOne practical shift that gives your time and attention back to youFREE CHATGPT PROMPTClick here to download my FREE ChatGPT prompt that helps connect your real physical symptoms to the emotional patterns that may be underneath them in 30 seconds!For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

Sunil Pai, M.D., examines whether modern dietary guidelines are helping or worsening the chronic illness epidemic. Learn how food recommendations shape public health, why nutrition policy matters, and what dietary patterns may better support healing and prevention. #DietaryGuidelines #Nutrition #ChronicDisease

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com Episode 3539: Lindsay Christensen explains how the body's internal clocks are set by cues of light, food and temperature, and what happens when those cues arrive at the wrong hours. Drawing on her own recovery from Lyme disease, she lays out six changes she made: cutting blue light before bed, sleeping in a dark cool room, getting outside during the day, finishing meals well before bedtime, tending to gut health, and keeping a regular stress reduction practice. She presents these as the habits that moved her own healing forward. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.abrighterwild.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-circadian-rhythms Quotes to ponder: "The circadian system becomes disrupted when we provide it with light/dark, food, or temperature cues at inappropriate times in a 24-hour cycle" "Food intake is an important cue for the circadian system, and eating late at night raises insulin and cortisol, which alter circadian rhythms." "Reduced exposure to sunlight impairs circadian rhythms." Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com Episode 3539: Lindsay Christensen explains how the body's internal clocks are set by cues of light, food and temperature, and what happens when those cues arrive at the wrong hours. Drawing on her own recovery from Lyme disease, she lays out six changes she made: cutting blue light before bed, sleeping in a dark cool room, getting outside during the day, finishing meals well before bedtime, tending to gut health, and keeping a regular stress reduction practice. She presents these as the habits that moved her own healing forward. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.abrighterwild.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-circadian-rhythms Quotes to ponder: "The circadian system becomes disrupted when we provide it with light/dark, food, or temperature cues at inappropriate times in a 24-hour cycle" "Food intake is an important cue for the circadian system, and eating late at night raises insulin and cortisol, which alter circadian rhythms." "Reduced exposure to sunlight impairs circadian rhythms." Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chronic illness rarely fits neatly into a single diagnosis. Symptoms can span multiple systems, leaving people profoundly unwell even when standard testing appears normal. I understand this experience from the inside out because I've lived it myself. Today, I sit down with Dr. Neil Nathan, a leading expert in complex chronic illness and author of Toxic, now in its second edition. We explore why these conditions are so often misunderstood and how identifying what is driving them can create a path toward recovery. We discuss: Why mold toxicity, Lyme disease, and long COVID can be so difficult to diagnose How to identify the root cause instead of chasing downstream symptoms What the Cell Danger Response is and why the body can remain stuck in survival mode Why some people suddenly become sensitive to foods, chemicals, medications, light, and sound Why the right treatment can make symptoms worse when introduced at the wrong time I've been sick enough to know how quickly chronic illness can narrow your world—and how discouraging it is when no one can explain why. But I'm also living proof that the body can recover. The answer is not always more treatment. Often, it begins with finding the root cause, respecting what the body can tolerate, and addressing each layer in the right order. View Show Notes From This Episode Sign up for Dr. Hyman's Brainshaping Academy to learn how to nourish the biological systems that support your mental, emotional, and cognitive health https://drhyman.com/products/brainshaping?utm_source=dr_hyman_show&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=may_27&utm_content=link Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Sign Up for Dr. Hyman's Weekly Longevity Journal https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by BIOptimizers, Cozy Earth, Perfect Amino, Seatopia, Made In, and BON CHARGE. Shop Magnesium Breakthrough at bioptimizers.com/hyman and save 15% with code HYMAN. Upgrade your sleep setup with cozyearth.com and enjoy 20% off  with code HYMAN. Help fill protein gaps at bodyhealth.com and use code HYMAN20 for 20% off. Find a cleaner source of seafood. Check out seatopia.fish and use code HYMAN for free shipping on your first order. Shop for kitchen essentials at madeincookware.com and save 10% off your first order with code HYMAN-HIVE. Explore red light products at boncharge.com/hyman and enjoy 15% off with code HYMAN. (0:00) Introduction and Dr. Hyman's health journey (3:11) Challenges and limitations of conventional medicine (5:03) Environmental toxins and chronic illness (7:21) Identifying root causes and treatment order (16:14) Dr. Hyman's mold struggle, toxicity vs. sensitivity (21:01) Dr. Nathan's books and diagnosing chronic illnesses (28:53) Treatment strategies: primary cause, gut health, and mold (34:22) Addressing limbic, vagal, and mast cell issues first (39:52) Complexities of treating tick-borne infections (44:46) Emotional and psychological aspects of recovery (45:04) Encouragement and hope for chronic illness sufferers (46:36) Closing remarks and podcast info

What if the problem isn't that you need another diet, supplement, or protocol? What if you need to change the way you're approaching your healing in the first place? In this episode of the Pretty Well Podcast, I'm talking with Dane Johnson, naturopathic nutritionist and founder of Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle, about his experience with severe Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and the foundational shifts he made to help him move from simply surviving to building a life he actually wanted to live. Dane's story is remarkable. After years of trying restrictive diets, supplements, fasting, and different approaches to healing, his inflammatory bowel disease became so severe that he was hospitalized and told his mother doctors weren't sure he would make it through the night. But what happened next is what makes this conversation so interesting. Dane didn't just change what he ate. He changed how he lived. He began journaling, getting outside, walking, reading, meditating, connecting with people, and deliberately creating more moments of joy and hope in his day. And instead of endlessly looking outside himself for the next answer, he started learning how to understand his own body, experiment, observe, and make adjustments. His philosophy can be summed up in one line: Get happy to get healthy. And no, that doesn't mean pretending everything is fine when you're sick. It means creating a foundation that makes healthy choices sustainable instead of turning your entire life into one giant healing project. We also talk about why copying someone else's diet or morning routine doesn't work, how to create a health plan that actually fits your life, the connection between stress and decision-making, why community matters when you're dealing with chronic illness, and how to turn the things that feel like sacrifices into investments in the life you want. If you've ever found yourself overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information about gut health, supplements, fasting, inflammation, or “the perfect” healing protocol, you'll want to hear this one. Often the next step isn't adding more. It's going back to the foundation.

What if success is not about staying busy, earning more, or meeting someone else's expectations? What if it means creating a life that genuinely reflects your health, relationships, values, and sense of fulfillment?Amy Lenius is a personal development and success coach, speaker, and Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University. After developing endometriosis as a teenager and being told she might never have children, Amy began a long journey of healing, self-advocacy, and personal transformation. Today, she is pain-free, raising two sons, and helping others build healthier and more fulfilling lives.In this episode, Amy shares:Why lasting healing often depends on consistent “unsexy fundamentals”How to become a stronger advocate for your health and well-beingThe important difference between self-belief and self-worthHow a frustration audit can reveal what needs to changeWhy success should be defined by your values, not outside expectationsAmy also explains how intentional living differs from performative busyness and why an empowering community can make personal growth more achievable.Learn more about Amy and Next Level University at https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/.This episode is sponsored by Daniel McGhee and the Victory Team. Visit https://victoryteamsells.com/.Subscribe to Conversations with Rich Bennett, leave a review, and share this conversation with someone who needs permission to define success for themselves.Send us Fan MailRide For Life Healing Arts & Music FestivalThe Victory TeamLOOKING TO BUY OR SELL A HOME Go with the Agent that was voted Harford's Best & won the Harford CouDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showRate & Review on Apple Podcasts Follow the Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast on Social Media:Facebook – Conversations with Rich Bennett Facebook Group (Join the conversation) – Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast group | FacebookTwitter – Conversations with Rich Bennett Instagram – @conversationswithrichbennettTikTok – CWRB (@conversationsrichbennett) | TikTokSponsors, Affiliates, and ways we pay the bills:Hosted on BuzzsproutSquadCastSubscribe by Email

In this episode of the Gutsy Health Podcast, Juanique welcomes Dr. Chase Faldmo of Healing Playbook to discuss the connection between dental health, nervous system function, chronic inflammation, and the body's ability to heal.After sharing her personal healing journey with chronic illness and CIRS, Juanique explores the insights that helped her better understand her body's recovery process. Together with Dr. Faldmo, they discuss topics including dental infections, nerve rehabilitation, nervous system health, and the importance of addressing deeper factors that may influence healing.Timestamps00:00 – Stagnation, inflammation, and healing 01:00 – Juanique's healing journey and return to the podcast 04:00 – Introducing Dr. Chase Faldmo 09:00 – Dr. Chase Faldmo's personal health journey 12:00 – Oral health, dental infections, and healing 19:00 – Heart rate variability and measuring body signals 24:00 – Braces, retainers, and nervous system health 34:00 – Chronic illness, CIRS, and finding deeper causes 40:00 – Nerve damage and rehabilitation 44:00 – Rehabilitating the nervous system 49:00 – The timeline of nerve healing 54:00 – Where to find Dr. Chase FaldmoLinks Mentioned

Your labs keep coming back acceptable. Your symptoms keep getting harder to hold. And you have probably landed on one of two conclusions: either something is wrong with you that nobody has found yet, or something is wrong with how you are handling it.I want to offer a third.Full show notes Three things change at the same time in this decade, and each one is invisible on its own.Your immune baseline was set decades before perimenopause. Estrogen, which your immune system has been reading as an instruction every day for years, stops declining in a straight line and starts swinging. And cortisol, which is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory signals your body makes, stops being received even while your body is producing more of it.That third one is why a normal lab result can be a false negative. The all clear is being sent. It is not landing.In this episode I walk through all three, and I translate the research into language you can use with your own provider. I also tell you why I stopped calculating ACE scores, what a hazard ratio actually means when you read one about your own health, and what has to be stabilized before anything else will hold.Perimenopause does not create the autoimmunity. It does not create the pattern either. It removes the margin that had been holding that pattern quietly, which is why it feels like it arrived out of nowhere.In this episode:Why a cortisol test can read normal while inflammation gets worseThe four immune control points estrogen sits atWhy unpredictable estrogen costs more than declining estrogenWhat "seventy percent increased risk" really meansWhy I stopped calculating ACE scoresWhat has to come first, and why most people start at the wrong endResources:Take the free 2-Minute Assessment for Stored Trauma: https://biologyoftrauma.scoreapp.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_audio&utm_campaign=ep195-autoimmunity-perimenopause&utm_content=show-notesThe Biology of Trauma by Dr. Aimie Apigian: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637746237?tag=draimie-20Full show notes: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/post/episode-195-why-autoimmune-symptoms-get-worse-in-perimenopauseFull show notes Grab your copy of The Biology of Trauma

You want to heal your chronic illness more than anything. So why do you keep putting off the very things you know would help?If you live with an autoimmune illness or chronic condition, you have probably decided the answer is that you lack discipline. It isn't. There is a part of you actively resisting change, and it is one of the emotional patterns behind chronic illness in women that almost no one connects to why they stay stuck. Because on some level, staying sick has been meeting a need and a part of you is protecting it.In this episode, you'll discover:Why wanting to heal has never been enough to actually get you there3The reason you keep avoiding the things you know would help youHow to get the part of you that resists change on your side for good>> JOIN THE NOW SHE HEALS WAITLIST HERE. CLICK HERE

The 7 Layers of Healing: A Roadmap From Chronic Illness to Better HealthGet some help! https://drhughwegwerth.com/Why do some people stay sick even after trying supplements, medications, diets, and different treatments?In this episode, Dr. Hugh Wegwerth shares the 7-layer system he uses to help people better understand chronic illness and what may be getting in the way of healing.After decades of working with difficult chronic health problems, Dr. Hugh has found that healing often starts with the basics.Instead of chasing symptoms, this approach looks at the body one layer at a time.The 7 Layers Include:Layer 1: The FoundationLearn why blood pressure, blood sugar, and healthy oxygen delivery may be some of the first things to check.Layer 2: Food and ProteinYour body needs enough food and protein to rebuild damaged tissue and make energy.Layer 3: Home Physical MedicineLearn about tools that may support blood sugar, sleep, nervous system function, circulation, and recovery.Layer 4: Cell MembranesEvery cell has a protective membrane. Healthy fats and nutrients help support these important structures.Layer 5: Mitochondria and EnergyMitochondria help your cells make energy. When energy production is poor, healing can become harder.Layer 6: Gut HealthGut problems can affect digestion, inflammation, nutrient absorption, the nervous system, and overall health.Layer 7: Core NutrientsYour body needs the right nutrients to repair tissue, make energy, and function properly.In this episode, you will also learn:Why unstable blood sugar may slow recoveryWhy eating enough protein mattersWhy low blood pressure may affect nutrient deliveryWhy sleep is so important for healingHow the nervous system and gut work togetherWhy mitochondria are important for energyWhy chronic illness often needs more than just supplementsHow a step-by-step plan may make recovery easier to understandThe main message is simple:Healing is not usually about finding one magic supplement or treatment.It is about finding the weak areas in your body and working through them in the right order.If you have been dealing with chronic fatigue, brain fog, fibromyalgia, autoimmune problems, gut problems, blood sugar problems, dysautonomia, antibiotic-related health problems, or other chronic symptoms, this episode will give you a simple roadmap for looking at your health in a new way.Start with the foundation. Build one layer at a time. Give your body what it needs to heal and function better.The sections on home therapies, cell membranes, mitochondria, and gut health were also taken directly from your source material.

BOOK YOUR FREE 1:1 BRAND CLARITY CALLYOUR NEW BRANDRepurpose Ai: Streamline your content creation and repurpose effortlessly with ⁠Repurpose Ai⁠.Later Content Scheduling: Simplify your social media strategy with ⁠Later⁠.Flodesk: Elevate your email marketing with Flodesk – get 50% off your first year using ⁠this link⁠.Other Resources:Submit a question to be featured on the podcast and receive live coaching! Send a voice note or fill out the⁠ question form⁠.Where To Find Us:Instagram:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠TikTok:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠Newsletter:⁠ Subscribe here⁠Threads:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠What happens when you are ambitious, capable and building a successful business, but your body has limits you cannot simply mindset your way out of? In this episode, Clara shares the physical realities she is currently navigating, including POTS and chronic pain from an old spinal injury, and how those experiences have changed the way she works and runs her business.This conversation explores what it means to build a business around your actual capacity rather than constantly fighting against it. Instead of forcing herself into a business model that requires more energy than her body can sustainably give, Clara shares why she has intentionally created structures, systems and ways of working that allow the business to continue succeeding while respecting what her body needs.This is not a conversation about lowering your ambition or expecting less from yourself. It is about questioning the belief that success has to require self-sacrifice. For women business owners navigating limited capacity, changing energy levels or simply wanting a more sustainable relationship with work, this episode offers a different perspective on what a successful business can look like when it is designed to support the person running it.Tune in to hear:What running a successful business with chronic illness and limited capacity actually looks like.How POTS and chronic pain have changed the way Clara works.Why Clara built her business around her body instead of continually fighting against it.How to rethink business success without equating ambition with constant output.Find the Complete Show Notes Here → ⁠https://sigmawmn.com/podcast⁠In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why limited capacity does not automatically mean limited ambition.How your business model can either support your wellbeing or continually work against it.How systems, structure and intentional business design can reduce the amount you personally have to carry.Why sustainable success can mean building around your reality rather than continually asking yourself to override it.Themes & Time Stamps:0:00 – Running a business with chronic illness & low capacity0:49 – Being autistic: "generator with projector energy"1:56 – Living with POTS, Irlen syndrome & a spinal injury3:18 – What POTS actually feels like day to day5:16 – Why flare-ups are unpredictable for business owners5:47 – Current POTS flare-up (triggered by a flight)7:20 – Step 1: Building more breaks into your business9:11 – Step 2: Clearing your plate of non-essential tasks10:32 – The podcast recording disaster story11:20 – Step 3: Working from the couch when you're unwell12:26 – Businesses don't run themselves — accepting reality13:21 – Step 4: Building 13 months of financial runway15:59 – Final thoughts for chronically ill entrepreneurs

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If you've ever done "everything right" with food and still felt off, tired, inflamed, stuck, this episode is for you. My guest today spent years chasing down his own health crisis before he found what was actually driving it, and it wasn't what any of his doctors were looking at. We talk about the real difference between eating "clean" and eating in a way that actually nourishes your body, why your gut health sets the tone for basically everything else, and how the food most of us grew up on set us up for exactly the kind of chronic issues we're now trying to undo. This is one of those conversations that connects a lot of dots.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why chronic skin issues, digestive pain, and autoimmune flare ups often trace back to toxin load, nutrient deficiency, and stress rather than one isolated causeHow the modern food supply has changed, with produce carrying significantly fewer nutrients than it did a generation agoWhy clearing the pathways of elimination, like the gut and lymphatic system, matters before anything else can really healWhat fulvic and humic minerals are, and why mineral repletion is often the missing piece in a "healthy" dietWhy there's no single diet that works for everyone, and what actually matters more than the label on your plateAbout Tim James: Tim James is the founder of Chemical Free Body and a longtime voice in the nutrition and healthy living space. His own health crisis, including years of debilitating autoimmune symptoms and a medical emergency that nearly cost him his life, sent him searching for real answers outside of conventional care. That search became his life's work, and he now spends his time helping people cut through the noise around nutrition to find what actually works for their bodies.Key Insights: Tim's story is a powerful reminder that healing rarely happens in a straight line. He talks candidly about the eczema, the internal bleeding, and the moment everything came to a head on a trip that turned into a medical emergency. What changed things for him wasn't a new supplement or a trendy diet, it was addressing the root causes underneath his symptoms, starting with clearing out what his body had been holding onto for years.We also get into something I talk about with almost every guest in some form, and that's the state of our food supply. Tim breaks down how depleted our soil has become and what that means for the nutrients actually making it onto our plates, which is a big part of why mineral repletion has become such a focus in his own work and in mine.And of course, we can't have a conversation about root causes without circling back to the mouth. Tim and I talk about how often the picture of someone's health only really comes together once the dental piece is addressed, because so much of what shows up as digestive, autoimmune, or inflammatory can have roots that start right at the source of the airway and the gut.Resources Mentioned:hippocrateswellness.org

You can handle a doctor's appointment. It's the forty minutes beforehand that take you out…For women with chronic illness and autoimmune disease, this is one of the emotional patterns that drains you before the appointment has even begun. The dread that builds in the waiting room has a real cost and almost no one connects it to their physical symptoms.In this episode, you'll discover:Why the wait before an appointment can take more out of you than the appointment itselfWhat your mind does with empty time when you're anxious about your healthOne practical shift that stops you living the worst version before it's even happenedFREE CHATGPT PROMPTClick here to download my FREE ChatGPT prompt that helps connect your real physical symptoms to the emotional patterns that may be underneath them in 30 seconds!For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

As summer winds down, some people are celebrating the approach of fall, while others are dreading the shorter, colder days. We know that weather can affect our mood — maybe we're extra irritable when it's hot, or gloomy when it's gray — but it can also influence our overall health. On this episode, a look at how weather affects well-being and health, from its impact on menstrual cycles to chronic conditions like asthma and pain. Can extreme heat affect your menstrual cycle? The internet thinks so. In June, , a strange phenomenon went viral on social media — thousands of women experienced unexpected changes to their periods as temperatures soared. For some, it came early; for others, late. Still others missed it entirely, or reported having a second period shortly after their first. Pulse producer Nichole Currie investigates the potential connection. Writer Alison Espach was taking a dip in the ocean one summer when something strange happened — she emerged covered head-to-toe in hives. She dismissed it as a fluke, but then it happened again when she swam in a lake, and again in a river. We talk with Espach about the bizarre culprit: her sudden allergy to cold.  Heat waves don't just make for uncomfortable temperatures — they often lead to poor air quality, which, in many places, has been exacerbated by wildfires. Pulse reporter Alan Yu talks with patients affected by air pollution, why it's dangerous to our health, and the people working to better track air quality. We talk with writer Lorraine Boissoneault about her new book of essays, "Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene," which explores the ways in which her own chronic illnesses mirror the weather changes wrought by climate change. Psychologist Trevor Harley explains the science of how the weather affects our mental and physical health, the evolutionary roots of our sensitivity to the weather, and how we can use that knowledge to improve how we feel. His new book is “Head in the Clouds: How the Weather Affects Our Minds and Mental Health.”

In this encore episode, Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh sit down with Dr. Annette Bosworth, the internist behind the Dr. Boz YouTube channel and bestselling author of Anyway You Can and ketoCONTINUUM. After decades of telling patients to eat low-fat and load up on "heart-healthy" grains, Dr. Boz hit a wall when her 71-year-old mother's cancer treatment failed. Out of options, she put her mom on a strict ketogenic diet—and watched her cancer markers drop without chemo, along with several other chronic conditions. That experience reshaped her entire practice, from managing symptoms to reversing disease at the metabolic root.Topics include:The moment a patient's question about MD Anderson and ketones made Dr. Boz rethink everythingWalking her mother through ketosis after 69 rounds of chemoWhy inflammation is the common thread behind cancer, autoimmune disease, memory loss, and diabetesKetones vs. glucose as fuel, and what that shift does to the brainWhy she borrowed group-meeting accountability from addiction medicine to help patients stay ketoBurnout, disillusionment with corporate medicine, and finding a better pathThe ketoCONTINUUM: a step-by-step framework for staying consistently keto for lifeWhat You'll LearnHow therapeutic ketosis differs from "keto for weight loss"Why the advice most physicians were trained on may be making chronic disease worseWhat a doctor does when the science she was taught fails someone she lovesPractical ways to start and stick with a ketogenic lifestyleKey TakeawaySometimes the most powerful medicine isn't a prescription. Dr. Boz's story is a case for questioning what we were taught, following the evidence, and giving the body what it needs to heal itself.About the GuestDr. Annette Bosworth, MD, is an internal medicine physician, educator, and founder of Meaningful Medicine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She's been featured on CNN, TIME, U.S. News & World Report, and Fox News, and teaches ketogenic living to millions through her YouTube channel and online courses.Website: bozmd.comYouTube: youtube.com/@DoctorBozBooks: Anyway You Can and ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For LifeLet's ConnectWebsite: bsfreemd.com | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyStay BS Free. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this special follow-up solo episode, I discuss practical strategies from my latest book, Living Well After Diagnosis: Practical Strategies to Cope, Move Forward, and Reclaim Your Life with Chronic Illness. We discuss finding your way forward after a diagnosis, gaining a greater sense of direction, taking manageable next steps, and much more.

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, she would likely be deaf, blind, and mute, her parents spent years traveling in search of answers. In elementary school, Melissa's disease was finally officially diagnosed: neuronal dysplasia is a rare condition impacting the nerves that control intestinal function. After countless surgeries for true and pseudo-bowel obstructions, Melissa has no large intestine and only a partial small intestine. Years of malnutrition and dehydration from her body's inability to absorb nutrients means that today Melissa receives total parenteral nutrition (TPN) through an IV directly into her bloodstream. Anyone who has had to abstain from food for any length of time knows what hunger feels like. Because Melissa's stomach is always empty, she feels these same cues and pangs, but decades of careful experimentation have taught her that eating anything orally results in painful and debilitating symptoms or even surgery. As such, she seeks out alternatives to the pleasurable sensations most people derive from food. From scented candles to cozy clothes and bodywork practices, Melissa provides her body with other affirmations of its innate need for physical pleasure. The rifts wrought from decades of internalized ableism drove Melissa to hide her disease and work herself too hard to “make up” for her perceived deficits. Ultimately, this resulted in another diagnosis: severe autonomic nervous system dysfunction. She shares what she went through during what she considers the hardest part of her experience and how she worked—and is working still—to shift the mindset that led her there and rejoin all parts of herself into one full, proud human worthy of love, and success, and pleasure. Shed light on the disconnection of chronic illness and how we begin to heal: Finding gratitude and joy in the face of an unpredictable and debilitating disease; The evolution of eating when your body can't use what you feed it; The emotional and mental strain of constantly partitioning your “healthy” and “unhealthy” parts; The importance of intentionality in recovery and rediscovery. Learn more about the Seattle-based Center for Chronic Illness: https://www.thecenterforchronicillness.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMxXRttl3s8 Watch the episode on YouTube or Spotify, listen here on our website or on your favorite podcast platform. PODCAST LINKSWEBSITE: https://majorpainpodcast.comEMAIL: majorpainpodcast@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE: https://majorpainpodcast.com/subscribeSPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5NDoD07WJmICdfdRKq0TyNAPPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/major-pain/id1562947550?mt=2&ls=1 SOCIAL MEDIAINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/majorpainpodcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorpainpodcastYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@MajorPainPodcastFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/majorpainpodcast AFFILIATE LINKSRARE PATIENT VOICE: https://rarepatientvoice.com/MajorPainPodcastAMAZON SHOP: https://www.amazon.com/shop/majorpainpodcastNEURAHEALTH: https://www.neurahealth.co/majorpain

Jeremy Heffner, MD, FACS is a board-certified trauma surgeon, former Chair of Surgery at Lima Memorial Health System, and cofounder of Surgery Unified, one of the largest physician-led communities in surgery. His perspective carries weight because he has spent decades inside operating rooms, hospital leadership, physician culture, and the growing collision between medicine and corporate healthcare. He grew up in a blue-collar Ohio family of firefighters, railroad workers, police officers, and tradespeople. Medicine represented something rare: a career that combined service, stability, and purpose. He pursued engineering, earned his medical degree, completed trauma surgery fellowship training at the University of Michigan, and entered a profession that taught physicians to sacrifice themselves for patients.Then the rules changed.This conversation traces the gap between the medicine physicians were trained to practice and the healthcare industry that emerged around them. Administrative burden expanded. Insurance companies gained influence over treatment decisions. Prior authorization became routine. Hospital systems consolidated. Physicians retained responsibility for outcomes while losing authority over the conditions required to achieve them.Heffner describes watching colleagues struggle with burnout, moral injury, PTSD, and growing frustration with a system that increasingly inserts business incentives between clinicians and patients. He explains why younger physicians are entering medicine with a level of visibility that previous generations never had. They see the paperwork, the denials, the loss of autonomy, and the personal cost before they ever finish training.The discussion moves beyond physician dissatisfaction and into the broader consequences for patients. When insurers delay care, hospitals absorb costs, clinicians absorb stress, and patients absorb uncertainty. The financial incentives remain intact while trust erodes across every level of the healthcare system.At its core, this episode examines what happens when a profession built around service finds itself operating inside an industry built around extraction. The result affects physicians, nurses, caregivers, and every patient forced to navigate the consequences.RELATED LINKSJeremy Heffner⁠Surgery Unified⁠SurgeOn⁠University of Michigan Department of Surgery⁠KevinMD⁠Suck It Up Buttercup⁠FEEDBACKLike this episode? Rate and review Out of Patients on your favorite podcast platform. For guest suggestions or sponsorship email podcasts@matthewzachary.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donate to the Institute: https://givenow.nova.edu/assaf-family-and-community-me-cfs-endowed-fund-campaign/?a=1  In today's episode, Haylie Pomroy shares insights with Dr. Irma Rey, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and environmental medicine at the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, to explore how environmental factors are damaging the immune systems of patients with ME/CFS, Gulf War illness, and chronic inflammatory disease. Dr. Rey explains how mold toxins, heavy metals, pesticides, plastics, and electromagnetic exposure disrupt immune signaling at the cellular level, causing cytokine dysregulation, natural killer cell dysfunction, and viral reactivation in patients who were previously able to keep latent viruses in check. She introduces the concept of total body toxic load and explains why detoxification efforts fail when environmental exposures are not simultaneously reduced. She also shares practical guidance on water filtration, the Environmental Working Group's tap water database, the dirty dozen produce list, and sleep hygiene as it relates to immune restoration. This is a conversation about the environmental piece that most physicians are not trained to look for, and why it may be the missing key for so many patients who have tried everything else. Tune in to Hope and Help For Fatigue and Chronic Illness. Dr. Irma Rey, M.D., is the Director of Medical Education at the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University. Board-certified in internal medicine and environmental medicine, she is a former president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and has spent over a decade treating patients with ME/CFS, mold illness, environmental toxicity, and immune dysfunction alongside Dr. Nancy Klimas. Haylie Pomroy, Founder and CEO of The Haylie Pomroy Group, is a leading health strategist specializing in metabolism, weight loss, and integrative wellness. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked with top medical institutions and high-profile clients, developing targeted programs and supplements rooted in the "Food is Medicine" philosophy. Inspired by her own autoimmune journey, she combines expertise in nutrition, biochemistry, and patient advocacy to help others reclaim their health. She is a New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Metabolism Diet. Learn more about Haylie Pomroy's approach to wellness through her website: https://hayliepomroy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayliepomroy  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayliepomroy  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hayliepomroy/videos  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayliepomroy/  X: https://x.com/hayliepomroy  Thank you for tuning in to the Hope and Help For Fatigue and Chronic Illness Podcast. Sign up today for our newsletter.

Six years of symptoms. Six years of searching for answers. Six years of a body that kept speaking while no one could—or would—put the pieces together.That's where Rachel Hayden's MS journey began, and it's a story that will sound painfully familiar to anyone who has been dismissed, doubted, or told to wait a little longer. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Rachel, a type 1 diabetic, MS warrior, podcast host, and founder of the Spoonful of Strength community, to talk about what it really looks like to navigate invisible illness in a world that can't see what you're carrying. They go into the six-year road to diagnosis, the medical gaslighting that came with it, the undiagnosed muscle issues that still affect Rachel's breathing and mobility today, and the mental health spiral that chronic illness quietly creates when nobody is paying attention. But this conversation doesn't stay in the dark. Rachel shares how to learn to speak to yourself the way you would speak to someone you love. It sounds simple. It isn't. And it changes everything. This episode is for anyone tired of being last on their own list.Episode Highlights:(00:01) Lyndsay opens up about the spiral of dread and showing up every day(02:44) Introducing Rachel Hayden(03:37) Rachel's type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 19(04:43) The first MS symptoms and the ER visit(06:04) Six years of being dismissed and not diagnosed(07:26) "Are they waiting for me to get worse?"(08:36) The self-doubt that medical gaslighting plants in you(09:19) The testing that finally confirmed MS(39:09) What chronic pain has cost Rachel and how she loves herself daily(41:25) Slowing down, saying no and putting yourself first(43:11) Where to find Rachel and The SpoonFulll Show(44:39) Rachel's closing message to speak kindly to yourselfFind Rachel Hayden Online Here:Instagram: @spoonfullofstrengthFacebook: SpoonFull of StrengthYouTube: @TheSpoonFullShowTikTok: @spoonfull.of.strengthPodcast: The SpoonFull ShowFind Giving Pain Purpose Online Here:Website: givingpainpurpose.comInstagram: @givingpainpurposeFacebook: The Giving Pain Purpose PodcastLinkedIn: Lyndsay SopranoYouTube: @givingpainpurposeShop: thegivingpainpurposeshop.comSubscribe on YouTube | Merch Shop is OPEN!! | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now!Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you're not doing it alone.++Want to be a guest on Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here: Be a Guest on The Show

“It's only going to get worse.” If you live with chronic illness, you've probably decided this about your body, and you've been calling it realism...But this forecast is one of the emotional patterns behind chronic illness and autoimmune illness in women that almost no one connects to their physical symptoms. Every day you expect the decline, your body receives a negative instruction it can actually act on, and it starts producing evidence to match. This episode is about what that prediction is really doing to you, and how to rewrite that narrative!In this episode, you'll discover:Why the belief that you're only heading downhill is doing real damage to your body, not just your moodWhat your body actually does when you expect the worst from it·      The shift that has you expecting good days ahead instead of waiting for the next thing to go wrongBecoming the Version of You Who Heals: 7-day Identity Transformation Audio Series. CLICK HERE.For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

In 1971, the National Cancer Act transformed cancer into a national research priority. More than 50 years later, the next frontier is no longer defined solely by scientific discovery, but by how quickly knowledge, lived experience, and patient voices can reshape healthcare itself.The concluding chapter of The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship explores how the cancer advocacy movement continues to evolve in an era of digital communities, social media, precision medicine, and grassroots activism. Building on the work of pioneers such as Mary Lasker, Rose Kushner, and the generations of survivors who followed, today's advocates are expanding the movement beyond awareness to demand health equity, trusted information, patient-centered research, and meaningful representation in healthcare decision-making.The episode examines how technology has transformed advocacy from local support groups into global communities capable of organizing in real time. Researchers, policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and survivors reflect on the growing influence of digital storytelling, online education, and peer-to-peer networks that connect patients across diagnoses, generations, and geographic boundaries. At the same time, they acknowledge new responsibilities: ensuring accurate medical information, combating misinformation, protecting trust, and keeping patients at the center of innovation.The story also looks ahead to the next generation of advocates. Young leaders are applying lessons learned from decades of cancer activism while drawing inspiration from broader movements for social justice, public health, and community organizing. Their work reflects a simple but enduring truth: meaningful change rarely begins inside institutions. It begins when ordinary people refuse to accept that the system cannot improve.Cancer survivorship has never been a finished story. Every generation inherits the progress achieved by those who came before while confronting challenges uniquely its own. The future of survivorship will be shaped not only by scientific breakthroughs, but by those willing to listen, organize, educate, and ensure that every patient's voice helps define what comes next.RELATED LINKSNational Cancer Institute⁠Cancer Moonshot⁠Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Division of Cancer Prevention and Control⁠HopeLab⁠Tigerlily Foundation⁠Stupid Cancer⁠FEEDBACKLike this episode? Rate and review The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship on your favorite podcast platform. For more information, visit CancerMavericks.com. Please send any questions to podcasts@matthewzachary.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why can you feel almost functional one day and completely wrecked the next with hypermobile EDS, HSD, POTS, or MCAS? And how do you know whether you need more treatment, more rest, more movement, or an entirely different approach? In this special episode of Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, producer Aron Korney turns the tables on Dr. Linda Bluestein, asking questions submitted by the hypermobility community about some of the most frustrating and misunderstood parts of living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), POTS/dysautonomia, joint instability, chronic pain, and related conditions. Dr. Bluestein breaks down why symptoms can fluctuate so dramatically from day to day and explains the physiology that may be driving those changes. Sleep quality, hormones, hydration, immune and mast cell activation, physical activity, cumulative stress, and other factors can all influence how someone feels from one day to the next. The conversation also tackles something that is rarely discussed enough: the shame, guilt, and self-doubt that can come with unpredictable chronic illness. Dr. Bluestein shares practical ways family members, partners, and friends can offer support without minimizing symptoms, giving advice that wasn't requested, or assuming they know what the person needs. They also explore two professionals who are often missing from a hypermobility care team: pelvic floor physical therapists and mental health professionals who truly understand chronic illness. Drawing from The Book of Questions: Living with Chronic Illness by Brianna Greenspan and Dr. Gregory Stock, Dr. Bluestein discusses a powerful self-advocacy question: “Despite how I'm feeling in this exact moment, what can I do to best support myself starting now?” Sometimes the most useful intervention isn't a complicated new treatment. It may be drinking water, eating something, changing position, putting on compression, asking for help, modifying an activity, or simply doing one small thing that moves you forward. And then things get rapid-fire. Dr. Bluestein reveals some of her favorite and most underrated treatments for hypermobility, the misconceptions about joint instability she encounters most often, and what she considers one of the most dangerous myths in EDS and HSD care: that surgery is always the answer for an unstable joint. They discuss why joint stability is more complicated than ligaments alone, how systemic issues such as mast cell activation may influence symptoms and stability, and why optimizing the entire person before pursuing surgery can matter. The episode closes with a simple strategy for anyone who feels overwhelmed by a long list of health problems: don't try to fix everything at once. Start small, build momentum, and keep moving in the right direction. Whether you're living with hEDS, HSD, POTS, MCAS, chronic pain, dysautonomia, or another complex connective tissue disorder, this episode offers practical strategies for understanding symptom variability, building a better care team, advocating for yourself, and making progress without needing a perfect plan. Want more Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD? 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Welcome to Episode 323 of Autism Parenting Secrets. This week, I'm joined by returning guest Beth Lambert, Executive Director of Documenting Hope and author of A Compromised Generation. After more than two decades immersed in children's health, Beth is more hopeful than ever. Why? The science has changed. Our understanding of the microbiome, nervous system, metabolism, environmental stressors, and other contributors to chronic childhood conditions has exploded. More practitioners are applying this knowledge clinically. And more parents are sharing stories of children making remarkable progress. But having more information and more options doesn't necessarily make a parent's job easier. In fact, it can make discernment even more important. Your child is unique. There is no universal roadmap, perfect practitioner, or silver bullet. The opportunity is to gather good information and support while becoming increasingly clear about what makes sense for your child. We also explore something parents can easily overlook: you are part of your child's environment. Your nervous system, energy, decisions, consistency, and ability to regulate matter. Supporting yourself isn't taking attention away from your child. It can be foundational to helping your child feel safe and thrive. Beth also shares why in-person community can be so powerful and what she's most excited about at Documenting Hope's upcoming Health & Healing Expo in Orlando, November 21-22. The future is changing quickly. There are more reasons for hope, more tools available, and more possibilities opening up for families. The secret this week is… Healing Is More Possible Than You Think You'll Discover: Why there's more reason for hope than ever before (1:26) Why YOU are your child's most important decision-maker (7:00) Why commitment beats chasing the next intervention (15:42) How community can create unexpected breakthroughs (23:05) Why the future of children's health could look radically different (32:48) About Our Guest: Beth Lambert is a former healthcare consultant and teacher. As a consultant, she worked with pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, and other healthcare companies to evaluate industry trends. She is the author of A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America's Children and co-author of Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis. Beth founded Epidemic Answers in 2009 and currently serves as Executive Director of Documenting Hope. She attended Oxford University, graduated from Williams College, and holds a Master's Degree in American Studies from Fairfield University. www.beth-lambert.com/documenting-hope References in this Episode: Health & Healing Expo by Documenting Hope, November 21–22, 2026 | Orlando, Florida + Virtual Healing Together by Documenting Hope A Compromised Generation by Beth Lambert Brain Under Attack by Beth Lambert Additional Resources: To learn more about personalized 1:1 support go to www.elevatehowyounavigate.com If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.