Episode 56: Healing Isn’t Linear: A Personal Update and Big News

Healing with autoimmune disease is rarely a straight line. Even after long periods of stability, new symptoms, diagnoses, or life transitions can ask us to slow down, reassess, and adapt. In this deeply personal episode, Mickey shares an honest update on her health after more than a decade of relative stability—including a new autoimmune diagnosis she never expected.

This episode reflects on what it looks like to live well with autoimmune disease through different seasons of life. Mickey walks through how her health has evolved over the past year, what she’s learned about stress, hormones, and perimenopause, and how she’s adapting her wellness routine now—not from a place of perfection, but from lived experience.

In the second half of the episode, Mickey shares a long-held announcement: the official reveal of her new book, The New Autoimmune Protocol. She explains why she felt called to write it now, how AIP has evolved over the years, and what makes this resource different from anything she’s created before.

This episode is for anyone navigating change in their health, feeling blindsided after years of doing “everything right,” or wondering what sustainable healing really looks like over the long term.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why healing with autoimmune disease is rarely linear
2. What led to Mickey’s recent health changes and new diagnosis
3. How stress, workload, and hormonal shifts can influence autoimmune flares
4. The connection between uveitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis
5. How Mickey approaches wellness and self-care in her current season of life
6. What her personalized diet, movement, and supplement routine looks like now
7. Why foundational habits matter more than wellness trends or “hacks”
8. Why The New Autoimmune Protocol was written—and what makes it different
9. How AIP has evolved into a more flexible, research-backed framework
10. How to support the book through pre-orders and upcoming events

Resources:

1. The New Autoimmune Protocol – Available for pre-order wherever books are sold
2. Live Cover Reveal Event – January 31st at 11:00 AM PT on YouTube

Episode Timeline:

00:00 – Why healing isn’t linear & what this episode covers

02:28 – Mickey’s original autoimmune story and early AIP journey

08:38 – Building strength, stability, and resilience over time

10:53 – A reminder that ongoing support still matters

13:06 – A year of integration, reflection, and new ideas

15:53 – Book production, overexertion, and the first uveitis flare

20:50 – A second flare and the search for answers

24:13 – A new diagnosis and reframing the past

27:05 – Stress, hormones, perimenopause, and autoimmune disease

32:17 – Mickey’s current wellness routine

32:45 – How she eats now

36:32 – Medications and supplements

37:34 – Movement, strength training, and recovery

39:43 – A foundational approach to long-term health

42:09 – Introducing The New Autoimmune Protocol

46:15 – Live cover reveal event & giveaways

47:14 – Closing reflections and gratitude