Fatigue isn’t laziness. It isn’t weakness. And it definitely isn’t “just being tired.”

In this episode, we unpack the real truth about fatigue — especially the kind that follows stroke, trauma, stress, and life-changing events. The kind that doesn’t go away with a nap. The kind that makes brushing your teeth feel like climbing a mountain.

Stroke doesn’t always look the way people expect it to.

In this episode of Stronger Than Stroke, we uncover the reality that so many survivors live with every single day — the symptoms no one sees, the exhaustion no one understands, the grief that hides behind a brave face.

Louise talks openly being completely real & raw with her experience & opinion.

Memory lapses, word mix ups & why we now call the fridge the cold thing!

Body image, identity shifts, and rocking scars like badges of honour.

Physical & Occupational therapy: the pain, the progress & the hilarity.

Adjusting to the new normal (and yelling at clocks!)

Our stroke stories: what happened, how we survived and how it all began.

Louise and Myra explore how life flips overnight the struggles, the breakthroughs, and the ways we overcome when everything changes.