In part II, we move beyond the medical details and into the part that's harder to name: the mental and emotional impact of living in a body that doesn't feel safe or predictable anymore.

We talk about the anxiety of waiting for answers, the hypervigilance that creeps in, and the quiet grief that comes with losing the version of yourself that once felt capable. We unpack how chronic health issues mess with identity, patience, parenting, sex, work - and why shame shows up so strongly in "private" diagnoses.

This episode also explores medical dismissal, humiliation, and how absurd navigating the healthcare system can feel. We share how humor isn't denial for us - it's regulation. And why connection, not toxic positivity, is often the thing that buffers trauma the most.

This isn't an advice episode.

It's an honesty episode.

If you've ever felt unseen, minimized, or mentally exhausted by health stuff - you're not alone.