Rach from @rachbeewell joins me for this episode. Rach and I have connected for a few years now and have even had the privilege of meeting in person a few times. On this episode we discuss Lyme Disease, Mental Health (I loved this part of the episode so skip to about 15 mins in if you want to tune in for that bit), especially her point of view from a counsellors perspective on chronic illness and mental health. I apologise that we lost connection at the end, so I had to put my editing skills to the test (with little patience 😂). I hope you enjoy this episode with us!

In this episode Lica from @your.sick.friend and I talk all things chronic illness, teaching and studying. We discuss how to manage chronic illness while working and studying and ways you can make working and studying easier. Lica and I have so much in common and this was such a fun episode to record!

Lauren from @motherhoodandendometriosis jumps on to chat about endometriosis and motherhood in this episode. We discuss what endo is, why it is so commonly misunderstood, how Lauren juggles chronic illness and motherhood as well as advice to those seeking a diagnosis and those who have a new diagnosis.

For this episode, a part two from the following episode, I am joined by Chelsea and Kiara. Chelsea and I chat about the misconception that ‘chronic illness doesn’t vary daily’, as well as ‘you can fix it IF you try hard enough’. To follow along on Chelsea’s journey, head over to her Instagram @a_girl_and_two_pups. Second up is Kiara, we chat about the misconceptions that you can just ‘push through and think positive’ along with the idea that ‘resting makes things better’. If you want to follow along with Kiara’s journey, her Instagram handle is @thechronicallyillnetfitter. … P.S. not too sure why it sounds like I have a lisp at the beginning of Chelsea’s episode, just roll with it!

Join myself, Melanie and Dee as we discuss some of the chronic illness misconceptions. Melanie and I discuss the chronic illness misconception that ‘chronic illness is caused by anxiety, depression + trauma’, while we do believe these things do influence and impact chronic illness, it’s always important to look for more of a root cause. We also discuss the misconception that it’s ‘easy for people with a chronic illness to get help for mental health’. If you’d like to follow Melanie’s Instagram her handle is @melaniefoulkescounselling. I am also joined by Dee from @dee.zoe, we discuss the misconception of ‘you need to look sick to be sick’ as well as ‘being too young to be sick’.

Join Mahalah and myself as we discuss Mahalah’s life with fibromyalgia and mental illness. We cover a wide range of topics from what fibromyalgia is, to the difficulty of accessibility when you live with a chronic illness. You can find her over @thoughtfulflutterings on Instagram.

Here I welcome you to my podcast with a little about me and what the podcast will entail. It’s a little messy, but that just sums life up! I’m not great at editing, but hey, real is good too!