Chronically Healing Podcast

Today's episode is all about Huna Healing and finding your joy with Belinda Farrell, author of the book "Find Your Friggin' Joy." Belinda is trained in hypnotherapy, past life regression, NLP, Hawaiian chanting and ancient Hawaiian healing (Huna).

Belinda tells us about how she trained with Anthony Robbins and has effectively used these skills in her own life. When Belinda was forty-eight, she collapsed with herniated discs and spinal nerve damage. Threatened with paralysis by her medical doctors if she didn't have surgery, Belinda instead chose to apply the ancient Hawaiian healing practices she had been learning the previous three years, which are covered in this book. Her back completely healed, including childhood scoliosis. For fifteen years she has been sharing these healing practices with others, offering Reconnective Healing and Huna classes and taking clients to Hawaii to teach Huna and swim with wild spinner dolphins.

Today's episode is a wonderful one and Belinda has an amazing story. Listen in!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Belinda's story and what brought her to Hawaiian healing

• Teaching under Tony Robbins and doing fire walks

• How to best talk to your body so you can heal and live your best life

• How do you start to change that pattern of speaking to yourself in a negative way

• Belinda's training in Hawaiian healing as well as her other teachings

• Hawaiian forgiveness process: "I'm sorry, I love you, I forgive you, Thank you"

• All about her book, "Find Your Friggen' Joy" and where she came up with the name

• Cleaning the plaque of your soul

Links and things…

• Belinda's Website

• Belinda's Facebook Page

• Belinda's Twitter

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Today's podcast is with the community manager of StuffThatWorks, Maya Geller.

Maya takes us through her journey with a very intimate and life-altering issue she dealt with for almost half of her life with absolutely no relief for a long time. It wasn't until Maya shared about her experience in a Facebook group that she found out there were many other women out there dealing with a similar issue.

From there, Maya continued on her journey which brought her to StuffThatWorks. "StuffThatWorks helps people learn which treatments work best for their condition using smart, AI-based crowdsourcing."

I can't wait for you to hear the crazy turbulent story of Maya's chronic condition, how she's doing now and how StuffThatWorks can be a great partner on your healing journey. Let's dive in!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Maya's story as a young girl with a constant itch in a very intimate area that just wouldn't go away for over 15 years

• Dealing with a very intimate chronic issue that doctors had no idea where it was coming from

• She refused to believe this was going to be her life forever and started the search on her own to find other ways to relieve it with all kinds of medicine and healing

• Being diagnosed with multiple issues including dermatitis and gluten allergies, but it never FULLY went away

• The importance of community on your healing journey and why she decided to start working for Stuff That Works

• How Stuff That Works helps those with chronic illness and issues find others going through the same things as them

Links and things…

• Stuff That Works website

• Stuff That Works Instagram

• Stuff That Works Facebook

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Welcome back to the Chronically Healing Podcast! Today I'm speaking with a certified Ayurveda coach and yoga instructor, Irina Adriaensen. During our conversation we dive into burnout and how this led Irina to her purpose in life. We also chat a bit about my experience with burnout and how it shows up in each of our lives.

From there, we dive into the Ayurvedic types and how this teaching can help you on your healing journey. Ayurveda sees all people as completely unique instead of forcing you into a certain "lifestyle" that maybe won't work for you.

I can't wait for you to listen in to today's episode, so let's dive in!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Going from a marketing manager in the corporate world to an Ayurvedic practitioner

• How burnout can show up in your life (plus personal stories from both Irina and Jessie)

• How a yoga teacher training in India opened her up to a whole new world while on sabbatical from her job

• Ayurveda and yoga are there to support your purpose in life

• What is Ayurveda and how can you learn from it

• What is an Ayurvedic type and how do you use that to create a better lifestyle for yourself

• How Irina works with people while also creating balance in her own life

Links and things…

• Irina's website

• Irina's Instagram

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

I've so been looking forward to sharing my conversation with Ashley Rippentrop on the podcast! Ashley has an incredible story with living with invisible illness. She shares her story with us as well as her RALLY Method and how that has helped her through her chronic illness journey.

She's since made a documentary with her husband about chronic illness called Behind The Visible that will be coming out in 2021. She shares how her life living with invisible illness has put her in a space where she can share her experience via this documentary to help others.

Make sure to listen in to today's episode and head over to follow Ashley so you'll be the first to know when the documentary comes out!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Ashley's story dealing with neuropathy from the time she was a kid

• Continuing to have chronic issues with fainting, migraines and other symptoms and finding out she has POTS

• Understanding what POTS is and how it connect with the rest of her health

• How invisible illness affects everything you do and learning how to advocate for yourself and accommodations you need

• The importance of finding purpose in your pain

• Ashley's RALLY Method - Reflect, Accept, Learn, Look, You

• What motivated her to create a documentary with her husband

• More about the Behind the Visible documentary that will be coming out in 2021!

Links and things…

• More Spoons Please

• Behind the Visible website

• Behind the Visible Instagram

• Behind the Visible Facebook page

• Ashley's Instagram

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Today's episode is with the wonderful Melissa Buchan! It was wonderful getting to know her and her work helping women with one of the most important parts of their lives - their cycle.

During today's episode, we really dug into the importance of charting your menstrual cycle. Not only can charting your cycle help you with things like fertility (or not getting pregnant!) but it can also help you better plan for your crazy life. Did you know there are four different phases in your cycle and you're probably feeling a bit different in each!

I can't wait for you to listen to today's show, so let's dive on in!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Melissa's story with irregular, painful cycles & chronic fatigue

• Why doctors immediately recommend the pill or IVF for anyone with irregular periods or PCOS

• How Melissa helps women with PCOS to have a better cycle and conceive without IVF (if they want!)

• What does is mean to chart your cycle and why is it important?

• How our mood, creativity and energy change throughout our cycle

• Jessie's experience with just starting to chart her full cycle

• The four phases of the cycle and how your energy may change during those phases

• The impact of stress on your life, your cycle and your inflammation

Links and things…

• Melissa's website

• Melissa's Instagram

• Melissa's Facebook Page

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Wow - I cannot wait for y'all to listen in to today's episode with Clorinda Walley & Randie Odebralski of the company, Good Days. Good Days is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments to people in need of access to care.

Clorinda (President) and Randie (COO) of Good Days take us through their personal experiences with chronic illness as well as previously working in the medical field. Good Days is a place for those in need who need to find hope in their life. While they're not able to help everyone financially, they try to help every single person that reaches out

I had a wonderful conversation learning about Clorinda and Randie personally, but it truly was amazing to hear from two people with a life mission to help as many people as they can. We need more people in the world like those at Good Days!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Clorinda & Randie take us through their past experience in the medical field as well as dealing with chronic illness in their own lives

• What is Good Days and what makes them so passionate about their work

• According to Good Days, millions go without life-changing treatments, simply because of cost. They exist to support those in need

• The financial difficulties of getting care when you have life-threatening chronic issues and how Good Days is trying to help

• "The American Dream gone wrong"

• The crippling side of illness and making decisions between feeding your family or having your treatment

• How they have helped their own team and others during this pandemic

Links and things…

• Good Days' Website

• Good Days' Instagram

• Good Days' Facebook

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Today's episode is with Amy Slater, a coach and cheerleader for mama's looking to regain their health after baby.

I absolutely loved getting to interview Amy and even though I'm not a mom (yet), her story and mission are inspiring. After 15 years of infertility, ADD and gut issues, Amy was able to have a set of twins (her first set - she had two!) but wasn't fully prepared for what came next. The identity crisis that happens for so many moms after having a baby can be overwhelming and she felt like she went from a fitness role model to "just a mom."

I'll let you tune in more to hear her full story and how this led her to helping women now regain their confidence and control when they can't quite put their finger on how they're feeling after baby.

In today's episode we chat about:

• Amy's story with ADD, gut issues and hypothalamic ammenorhea

• The identity crisis a lot of women go through after having kids

• Societal pressures of "getting your body back" after baby

• How Amy helps mom's regain confidence when they can't figure out what's wrong, but they feel like everything is amiss

• The importance of finding someone who can help you on your health journey

Links and things…

• Amy's Website

• Resilient Mamas Facebook Group

• Amy's Instagram

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Today is a solo episode and a bit of a surprise... but I quit my job! As some of you know after listening to my podcast for awhile now or connecting with me on social media, my job has been a constant for over a year now since my previous boss left. I explain why I decided to quit in this episode and what it means for my health.

Links and things…

• Jessie's Instagram

• Jessie's YouTube Channel

• Jessie's TikTok

Friends! Long time, no… listen? Chat? Podcast? Anyway - I'm back! Thanks for your patience with me in the last few weeks (a month, maybe?) while I got my life back in order. I'll have more about some changes that are happening soon.

But that's not today's podcast! Today we're chatting with Elianor M.A., author and college student living with Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy. Elianor takes us through her story of getting sick and how she's changed her own "normal" in order to create her best life.

We also chat about Elianor's new book that's coming out, ""Dealing with Dramedies." From Elianor's website: "Dealing with Dramedies is an honest look into the glamorously unglamorous triple life of a restless perfectionist: a student, patient, and writer dealing with her own dramatic comedy. My rapid physical regression from a rare autoimmune disorder called Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy should've stopped me in my tracks, but my morbid sense of humor allowed me to rise above it all. In my book, I go over my journey from the diagnosis to daily rundown, while actively receiving care and responding with "I almost died again, but now I'm totally fine" to my close friends when they call me up. What I'm trying to say is that life sucks. But it's taking sucky-ness, whether it's an illness, dysfunctional family, or a combination of both, and transforming it into success that makes it worth living."

I can't wait for you to listen to Elianor's episode - so let's jump in! And her book will be available in December 2020 for purchase, so follow along (links below!) with her to make sure you don't miss her launch.

In today's episode we chat about:

• Elianor's story as a college student and author living with Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy

• How she redefined what was "normal" for her to create her own path once she got sick

• Why she wrote her book, "Dealing with Dramadies" in two parts

• Don't let your drama define you… you define it

• Why she decided to write her book and what got her there

Links and things…

• Elianor's Website

• Elianor's Twitter

• Elianor's Instagram

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group

Y'all… I LOVED THIS EPISODE! I had such an amazing conversation with Lisa Kilgour all about the dieting hamster wheel and how that affects us in so many ways.

We talked about what happens when we restrict, restrict, restrict and how these diets we're on (even for health reasons) are meant to be for a period of time… not forever. We talked about how our body will always win. So how do you want to work with your body?

We really hit home on dieting culture and how it affects all of us. Let's step away from "guilty foods" and "good foods" and instead step into a space of undieting. Women are powerful and beautiful - why are we so focused on those few extra pounds?

I can't even write all of the amazing nuggets I learned from Lisa during our session, so head on over to the episode and listen in!

Also, l'll be doing a giveaway with her book, "Undieting: Freedom from the Bewildering World of Fad Diets" over on Instagram, so make sure to check that out!

In today's episode we chat about:

• Holistic nutrition and what is "undieting" and "real life healthy eating"

• Lisa's story and path that got her on the path of becoming a holistic nutritionist

• The real place we want to get with eating is understand what our body is saying and what makes it feel good

• How fad diets can mess with the ability to understand what your body ACTUALLY wants and needs

• The importance of putting an "end date" on all of those chronic illness and AIP diets that are out there. We have to ignore our body during that time to heal, but it's not meant to be a long-term option for most people.

• What would happen in the world if women weren't focusing on those few extra pounds?

• Dieting culture and women's self worth is wrapped up in what's attractive "right now"

• Lisa's book, "Undieting: Freedom from the Bewildering World of Fad Diets" and why she decided to write it

Links and things…

• Lisa's website

• Lisa's Facebook

• Lisa's Instagram

• Buy "Undieting"

• Jessie's Instagram

• Chronically Healing Facebook Group