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Have you ever felt pressure to “stay positive” after being diagnosed with a chronic illness—while quietly grieving the life you used to have?

In this episode we're opening up about a form of grief that’s often missed: the kind that comes with diagnosis, identity shifts, and lifestyle changes. Joined by Laverne McKinnon, we explore disenfranchised grief—the kind that isn’t always acknowledged but deeply impacts your energy, mindset, and ability to heal.

Whether you’re living with MS, autoimmune fatigue, or chronic illness, this episode gives you a new lens—and new tools—to process what you’ve lost without getting stuck in it.

You’ll learn:

• Why unprocessed grief can quietly drain your nervous system and stall healing
• How to identify grief that isn’t about death—but still deserves to be honored
• Simple rituals to help you feel more grounded, energized, and emotionally whole

Press play now to shift how you think about grief—and reclaim more of your energy, clarity, and self in the process.

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Note: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health is now Autoimmune Health Secrets—same mission to help you feel better and function better using habits that are enjoyable, effective, and (together we make them) inevitable.

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This podcast explores health and wellness through the lens of autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—diving into how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, and other symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, and mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, effective self-care, and a resilient mindset. If you’ve read the bestseller Atomic Habits by James Clear and still don’t have the healthy habits you want, this show is for you. Adjacent to functional medicine, holistic health, the AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, the podcast offers guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

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