Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits

Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits

By Dr. Amy Behimer, Autoimmune Health And Wellness CoachHealth & Fitness
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Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits episodes

  • #178 | Feel Seen & Heard At Your Next Doctor Visit (A 2-Minute Framework To Improve Communication About Your Autoimmune Disease)

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    Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling rushed, dismissed, or like you didn’t say what really mattered?

    If you’re living with autoimmune disease, you know how frustrating it can be when symptoms feel complex—but your appointment feels short. You want to be heard. You want clarity. You want a plan. Yet too often, visits feel disconnected, overwhelming, or unproductive. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ann Hester to reveal a simple, evidence-based communication framework that bridges the gap between how patients think and how doctors are trained to think—so you can walk into every appointment prepared, confident, and in control.

    By listening, you’ll:

    • Understand why doctor visits can feel rushed—and what’s really happening behind the scenes
    • Learn a powerful two-minute framework to clearly communicate symptoms and reduce unnecessary tests or delays
    • Feel empowered to become the center of your healthcare team instead of feeling powerless in the system

    Press play now to learn the two-minute strategy that could completely transform how you’re heard, respected, and treated at your next medical visit.

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    https://ptrreset.com

    https://www.instagram.com/coachdrann

    https://www.patientempowerment101.com/

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

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    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    26 min
  • #177 | Tired of Being Tired? What No One Explained About Autoimmune Fatigue (And How Habits Change It)

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    What if your fatigue isn’t just your autoimmune diagnosis—but the result of habits silently draining your energy every single day?

    If you’re living with autoimmune disease, feeling tired can start to feel normal. Expected. Inevitable. But what if exhaustion isn’t something you simply “have”—it’s something you can influence? In this episode, I'm challenging the belief that fatigue is just part of your condition and revealing how small, science-backed habits can conserve energy, create energy at the cellular level, and stop the hidden drains you may not even realize are there. Because your health isn’t built only in doctor visits—it’s built in the ordinary days between them.

     After listening, you’ll discover:

    • How habits help your brain conserve precious energy while strengthening your body’s ability to produce more of it
    • Why replacing one energy-draining pattern with an energy-creating habit can double your results
    • How to use science-backed behavior change strategies to shift any thought, feeling, or action—without relying on willpower or deprivation

    Press play now to learn how mastering simple, strategic habits can help you recharge your battery and stop letting fatigue define your “normal.”

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    19 min
  • #176 | Why “Find Your Why” Isn’t Working For Better Autoimmune Health Habits—And The Science-Backed Exercise To Try Instead

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    What if the reason your “why” isn’t working…is because you’re asking the wrong kind of why?

    You do want to feel better, have more energy, and make healthier choices—but when it’s 6:00 AM and the alarm goes off (or it’s 5:30 PM and you’re exhausted), the usual “because I should” or “for my health” why often isn’t strong enough to pull you through. This episode shows you how to uncover a why that actually creates desire, not just guilt or willpower—so the hard thing feels easier to do today, not someday.

    • Learn why common “whys” (like “for my health” or “for my family”) often fail in the exact moments you need them most
    • Use the “Why x5” exercise to dig past surface-level motivation and find the reason that truly compels you to follow through
    • Build real momentum by identifying the why that makes uncomfortable habit change feel worth it—especially with autoimmune health goal

    Press play to do the simple “Why x5” coaching exercise and walk away with a motivating, personal why you can actually rely on when it counts.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    19 min
  • #175 | How to Go From Scattered Efforts To Focused Habits For Real Autoimmune Health Results

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    What if the reason your health isn’t improving isn’t a lack of effort…but a lack of focus?

    If you’re living with autoimmune disease and feel like you’re constantly adding more—more supplements, more rules, more habits—without seeing results, this episode is your permission slip to stop the overwhelm. You don’t need to fix everything at once. In fact, trying to do it all may be exactly what’s keeping you stuck. I'll break down why scattered effort drains your energy and how focusing on just one habit can finally create the momentum you’ve been craving.

    After listening, you’ll:

    • Understand why focusing on one habit is more powerful than juggling five
    • Learn how to spot (and talk back to) the inner voice that says “it’s not enough”
    • Discover how building consistency in one area can create measurable improvements in labs, symptoms, and self-trust

    Press play now to learn how choosing just one habit could be the breakthrough your health has been waiting for.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    15 min
  • #174 | A Behind-the-Scenes Look At A Strategy I Use to Build Consistent Habits For Autoimmune Health

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    Ever wonder what consistency really looks like when no one's watching—and how to keep going when it starts to feel boring?

    If you’re living with autoimmune disease, you know how overwhelming it can be to keep up healthy habits. This episode takes you inside the real-life practice of consistency, showing how small, ordinary actions—done over and over—can be the key to long-term energy, confidence, and health improvements.

    • Discover one practical tools and mindset shift to stay consistent—even when it’s inconvenient or unexciting.
    • Learn what to do when consistency starts to feel boring and how that could actually be a good sign.
    • Hear inspiring wins from real people just like you who’ve made huge changes by sticking with small, steady actions.

    Press play now to hear what mindset work and consistency actually sound like in real time—and how you can start applying it to your life today.

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    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    15 min
  • #173 | How To Stop Mindless Scrolling To Get Your Energy And Focus Back With Autoimmune Disease

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    Are your screens quietly stealing your energy—even when you feel like you’re “just relaxing”?

    If you’re living with autoimmune disease, your energy is precious—and limited. Yet in a world where the average person spends hours a day on screens, it’s easy to assume mindless scrolling is just part of modern life. But what if that “harmless” habit is keeping your nervous system on high alert, draining your focus, and leaving you wired but tired? This episode helps you understand what’s really happening in your brain and body—and why modern doesn’t have to mean mandatory.

    By listening to this episode, you’ll:

    • Understand the hidden nervous system effects of scrolling and why it leaves you exhausted—even when you haven’t “done” anything.
    • Release shame around your screen habits and recognize that this isn’t about willpower.
    • Learn how to use consistency in a new way—by practicing doing less on purpose to protect your energy and focus.

    Press play now to learn how to reclaim your energy and attention—without deleting apps or going off the grid.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    18 min
  • #172 | How ChatGPT Health Can Help You & Why Humans Matter More Than Ever For Health And Happiness With Autoimmune Disease

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    Is AI finally the health breakthrough we've been waiting for—or just another distraction from what actually helps us heal?

    With the rollout of ChatGPT Health, many with autoimmune conditions are wondering: Can AI actually help me feel better, or is it just more noise? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by too much information and still stuck in the same place, this episode will help you separate hype from healing.

    • Learn the powerful difference between accelerating information and actually integrating change into your real life.
    • Discover why behavior change, emotional safety, and consistent human support matter more than any algorithm.
    • Gain clarity on how to leverage AI without losing the relational and community-based support that drives lasting health improvements.

    If you’re ready to move from knowing what to do to actually doing it—with confidence and support—press play on this episode now.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    17 min
  • #171 | 5 Autoimmune-Friendly Habits To Ease Fatigue & Build Consistency (By Helping You Move Better, Not More)

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    Does your goal to "move more" keep leaving you feeling exhausted, inconsistent, or stuck in a cycle of burnout?

    If you’re living with an autoimmune condition, your body needs a different approach to movement—one that supports your energy instead of draining it. In this episode, I'm sharing why “more” isn’t always the answer, and how a few intentional changes can help you move better, feel better, and build the consistency you’ve been missing.

    • Discover 5 simple ways to instantly improve the quality of your movement without increasing your time or effort.
    • Learn why movement that supports your nervous system creates energy instead of costing it.
    • Find out how breath, slowness, and mindfulness can turn movement into a ritual that fuels your health journey.

    Press play to uncover how moving better—not more—can finally give you the consistency and energy your autoimmune body deserves.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    17 min
  • #170 | 4 Simple Words Quietly Sabotaging Your Health And Habit Goals With Autoimmune Disease

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    Have you ever told yourself, “I’m just not consistent”—especially when it comes to your health?

    If that phrase sounds familiar, this short but powerful episode is for you. I'm explaining how these four little words might be the very thing holding you back from building energy, health, and confidence with autoimmune disease. You’ll learn why identity matters more than willpower and what to say instead to finally see lasting progress.

    • Discover why “I’m not consistent” becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy—and how to change that starting today.
    • Learn a simple identity shift that reprograms your brain to support new habits.
    • Find out how consistency really works (it’s not about never missing, it’s about never making it mean something about you).

    Press play now to break the cycle of inconsistency and start becoming the person who shows up for their health every single day—with ease.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    15 min
  • #169 | Your Autoimmune Questions Answered — And The Surprising Habit That Connects Them All

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    Struggling with fatigue, inconsistent habits, or feeling stuck in your autoimmune journey? What if all your health frustrations shared a single root cause?

    In this episode, I'm answering five powerful questions from real listeners—and uncovering the surprising thread that connects every single one: consistency. Whether you're trying to improve balance, boost energy with food, walk more confidently, journal for mental health, or just follow through on habits that matter, this episode is packed with insight tailored to us living with autoimmunity.

    • Learn why balance is a trainable skill—and how your mitochondria play a key role.
    • Discover a powerful food framework (Yes, No, Maybe) that helps you personalize your energy-boosting meals.
    • Find out why you don’t need more willpower—just better systems for consistency.

    Press play now to uncover the one habit that ties it all together—and unlocks better energy, confidence, and control over your autoimmune health.

    Sign-up for The Consistency Challenge for Autoimmune Health.

    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

    Menu of support options to work with me HERE.

    Free quiz HERE.

    Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.

    Personalized Energy Audit HERE.

    Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. 

    Sign-up for emails HERE.

    Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.

    Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.

    This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read 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, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.

    25 min

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