"I was a strong woman, and I only knew how to be one version of strong...and that was the woman my husband fell in love with."

Shanna, the blogger and studying Nutritional Therapy Coach of WellnessUnraveled.com, has been married to her husband for 18 years. Together they have spent over a decade of their union also married to autoimmune disease.

Shanna's undiagnosed heath struggles had become progressively worse during a time when there was not much information concerning autoimmunity, and neither her nor her husband knew exactly what chronic illness was, or how to handle its challenges.

Shanna and I, both autoimmune patients, talk about our common previous feelings of: guilt for resting; not wanting to disappoint our partner; and how those feelings have transitioned for the better. She chats about the need to be honest about how she feels with her partner, especially when her AI has her exhausted.

Listen in on how living with an autoimmune disease, and particularly adapting to the AIP diet lifestyle, has changed and strengthened not just her perspective, but also created a stronger marriage.