Cassie & Chelsea were asked to talk about how to cope with and deal with unsupportive people in your life. It's such a challenge not to take it personally when someone close to you doesn't understand what you're going through, and it's all addressed in this episode. Don't forget, there is an incredible community waiting for you at MyWellnessHub.co/Community where you can connect with others just like you, for as little as $4.99/mo!

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Today on The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, we talk with Tessa who has a very rare condition where she is allergic to water; both internally and externally. Tessa has Aquagenic Urticaria. She explains that she was most likely born with it, but didn't start noticing symptoms until 14 years ago; at the age of 9. Tessa goes on to detail her journey to eventually finding out she's allergic to water through a lot of trial and error. She chronicles the struggles of having to re-test and prove to every new doctor that she does in fact have this extremely rare condition. And then Tessa explains how even the smallest day-to-day activities can be such painful triggers. We first connected with Tessa on her Instagram, and are so grateful she is on our podcast to share her unique journey with us.

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Another episode requested by YOU! Cassie and Chelsea discuss their friendship, things they talk about, qualities they love about each other, and how their whole journey started on today's episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness.
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On today’s episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, Sandie Roberts shares her more recent journey with disability. She has found acceptance and has discovered that “disabled“ is not a negative word. Sandie emphasizes how the world can’t ignore and exclude an entire community like people with disabilities any longer. More accessible adaptions need to be made in the able-bodied world to allow all types of people to fully participate in all facets of society. She is all about spreading body confidence with a disability which brought us such joy to hear such positivity being preached. So listen on for more of Sandie’s wise words; possibly with a notebook nearby.
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In this Real Talk episode, Cassie and Chelsea talk about ALL THE THINGS! It's a real, open, and raw conversation about sex and chronic illness, intimacy, dating, insecurities, all of it. This was a topic requested by a dear listener, and is part 2 of a Sex and Intimacy discussion, part 1 is in Season One!
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We have a very special episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, because we have the brilliant Dr. Chelsea Azarcon on today to talk about her experience writing her new book. We compare our similar experiences with writing a book and how our journeys relate. Dr. Chelsea is a naturopathic medical doctor who focuses on integrative medicine. This mix of both Western/conventional and natural medicine was inspired by her own journey with chronic illness. Her book covers many topics such as overcoming grief, breaking free of codependent relationships to find yourself, and finding your own identity within or outside of a relationship or with a chronic illness for example. This episode touches on all of these topics, but mainly dives into how trauma and grief can manifest in chronic illness. So listen on to learn more.
Dr. Chelsea's Instagram: @naturallydrchelsea
Dr. Chelsea's Book: Losing You Finding Me - a Journey from Broken Hearted to Wild-Hearted

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On today’s Real Talk episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, we have Chelsea sitting down and sharing her health journey over the past year with Cassie and our audience. Chelsea shares her first time dealing with a persistent health issue and how she navigated the medical world. She encountered several struggles that many individuals with a chronic illness are very familiar with, like having to be your own advocate and fluctuating symptoms for example. So listen to this episode to hear Chelsea‘s entire health journey and how our Spoonie community supported her along the way.

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We are thrilled to have Jes Hojsan (@house_of_spoons) on today’s episode of The Real Life Show: Living with the Chronic Illness. Jes is a Canadian military spouse, and fellow spoonie raising awareness for and advocating for Ankylosing Spondylitis, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, and women’s health, while also raising toddlers. She shares her struggles and triumphs candidly on her Instagram where we follow her journey. Jes is so good at being vulnerable with us on this episode. So we hope you enjoy hearing a bit about Jes’ story and her open and honest perspective.

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On today’s episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, we have another Real Talk chat between Cassie and Chelsea. The girls talk about being authentic, being yourself, and finding happiness in being who you truly are. It’s really important to stay true to yourself and celebrate the good things but also acknowledge all of the things that might not of worked out as well. The girls talk about their experiences with showing their true, authentic selves over the past year of growing their business, and also how you can embrace all of your accomplishments and mistakes to be your most authentic self, too

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Today we have Sheryl Crow on The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness, who is an occupational therapist living with rheumatoid arthritis. She is the founder of the online educational company called "Arthritis Life," that aims to educate, empower, and support other people with arthritis. Cheryl also hosts the "Arthritis Life" podcast. She runs online self management courses in a membership community called "Rheum To Thrive. Cheryl was so energizing to talk to. She shared such amazing little life hacks to help others live their best life.

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Arthritis Life website: https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/
Arthritis Life podcast: https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/category/podcast/

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