The Remade Life Podcast

In this powerful and vulnerable episode of The Remade Life Podcast, I take you behind the scenes of the emotional and somatic work that shaped my healing from autoimmune disease. I open up about the identities I formed in childhood, the protection patterns my nervous system clung to, and the internal environment that made autoimmune disease feel necessary for my survival. I also share the exact spiritual moment that helped me release the identity of “She who is sick” and step into a truer, more empowered version of myself.

(Trigger Warning: Discussion of Suicidal Ideation) 

In this episode:

• How my early childhood experiences, emotional patterns, and high-achiever conditioning created a foundation for autoimmune disease.
• My season of burnout, depression, and suicidal ideation in 2022, and how that breakdown became a doorway into deeper healing.
• The identity of “She who is sick”: why I created her, how she protected me, and why she shaped so much of my story.
• The moment of clarity on my deck when I asked God for guidance, heard the message I needed, and began releasing that identity.
• How shifting my narrative, reconnecting with my body, and honoring my emotional truth helped me transform my relationship with autoimmune disease.

This is one of the most honest and transformative stories I’ve ever shared, so join me for the full episode and see if it helps you understand your own symptoms, body, and healing in a brand-new way.

If you or someone your know is struggling with suicidal ideation, help is available at the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. 

Additional Resources: 

Episode 2: Rewriting My Autoimmune Narrative

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Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this episode, Daniela unpacks the idea of “accidentally healing” autoimmune disease. What started as a spark of curiosity during her time in sports performance has evolved into The Remade Method, a holistic approach rooted in movement, body intelligence, and strength training. She shares how shifting focus from managing symptoms to building human potential can transform the healing journey in unexpected ways.

In this episode: 

• How a Threads post inspired the question, “Can you accidentally heal autoimmune disease?”
• The connection between exercise science, human performance, and autoimmune healing
• Why strength training helps regulate the nervous and immune systems better than cardio
• How focusing on building a new life redirects energy away from disease and toward vitality
• The role of The Remade Method: Revive, Rebuild, and Reclaim in facilitating “accidental” healing

If you’ve ever wondered whether healing could happen while you’re simply living, moving, and growing, this episode will change the way you see your body and your health. Tune in and discover how your own “accidental healing” story might already be unfolding.

Additional Resources: 

Remade Strong Foundations

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Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this insightful episode, Daniela invites you to rethink what it really means to be “in charge” of your healing journey. While many focus on treatment plans and medical decisions, Daniela explains why the foundation of true healing begins long before the doctor’s office. It begins with your daily choices, your self-trust, and your commitment to meeting your body’s basic needs. Drawing from her personal experience with autoimmune disease and multiple transitions on and off medication, she unpacks what it takes to build the kind of trust, with yourself and your provider, that leads to lasting wellness.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why taking charge of your well-being is the first step before making any changes to your treatment plan.
  
  
• The role of trust. both with your medical provider and your own body, in creating sustainable healing.
  
  
• The everyday basics that truly move the needle: medication consistency, sleep, hydration, nourishment, movement, and mental well-being.
  
  
• How unresolved emotions and chronic stress influence autoimmune symptoms and the body’s ability to heal.
  
  
• What it looks like to create safety, consistency, and confidence so that your body (and your doctor) can trust you to make empowered changes.

This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t just about protocols - it’s about partnership with your body. Tune in to discover how showing up for your well-being each day can open the door to more trust, stability, and freedom in your treatment plan.

Additional Resources: 

Remade Wellness Services 

Remade Strong Foundations 

Additional Episodes: 

Episode 02 - Rewriting My Autoimmune Narrative

Episode 11 - Releasing Anger to Heal Systemic Inflammation

Connect with me:

Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

When starting a new medication, it’s easy to feel uncertain, especially if you’ve worked hard to live holistically. In this episode, Daniela reframes what it means to take medication without fear and guilt, by exploring the body’s innate intelligence and the real medicine behind healing: trust. Whether you’re just beginning your autoimmune journey or finding peace with your current treatment, this conversation will help you reconnect with your body as your greatest guide and view pharmaceuticals not as failure, but as support on the journey back to wholeness.

In this episode:

• Why autoimmune disease is not a mistake but part of your body’s intelligent design
• How to view “flare-ups” as the body’s invitation to deeper healing
• The mindset shift needed to take medication without guilt or fear
• Daniela’s personal story of trusting her body through a medication reaction
• How rituals, intention, and compassion transform medication into holistic medicine

If you’ve ever felt torn between trusting your body and taking medication, this episode will remind you that your body already knows how to use the medication. Tune in to learn how trusting your body, more than the medicine, might be the most powerful step in your healing.

Additional Resources:

How I Make Self-Injections More Fun - Lupus Edition

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Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

The Remade Life Podcast is back for the fall season! In this catch-up episode, I share some life and health updates, celebrate milestones for Remade Wellness, and reflect on how emotional patterns have shaped my healing journey. With stories ranging from ultimate frisbee to deeper lessons about self-trust and love, this conversation weaves together a little humor, honesty, and insight into the realities of living through the healing.
In this episode, we cover:

• Celebrating one year of Remade Wellness Studio and reaching big business milestones
• Getting off of Benlysta injections and reclaiming authority in treatment decisions
• Lessons from ultimate frisbee, half-marathon training, and letting yourself “suck” at something new
• How belief patterns like “I am unlovable” strain relationships and affect the nervous system
• Building trust with yourself, embracing radical responsibility, and embodying “I am love”

This episode is full of both light-hearted stories and vulnerable reflections on the realities of healing. Tune in to hear the full conversation and reconnect with the essence of The Remade Life.

Additional Episodes:
Ep. 08: How to Build Self-Trust to Heal Autoimmune Disease
Ep. 22 - Are You Getting in the Way of Your Healing?

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Connect with me:

Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this episode of The Remade Life Podcast, Daniela sheds light on the often-missed starting point of healing autoimmune symptoms: understanding and reconnecting with your body. 

In a world that constantly tells you what's wrong, this episode invites you to discover what’s right with your body and why building trust is the most powerful first step. You’ll learn how to stop dismissing your body’s symptoms and start listening with compassion, curiosity, and clarity.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Why the medical system primes us to believe something is “wrong” with our bodies—and how to unlearn that mindset
  
  
• How medical gaslighting is really a reflection of our own gaslighting—and the surprising ways we dismiss our own symptoms
  
  
• The true role of symptoms: they’re the body’s language asking for your help
  
  
• What “make it make sense” really means and how to practice it in daily life
  
  
• How validating your body’s experience—even without a root cause—starts to rebuild self-trust and healing

If you’ve ever felt confused, frustrated, or even betrayed by your body, this episode will help you take the first compassionate step toward understanding and healing. Tune in now and start learning how to make it make sense—and trust your body again.

Connect with me:

Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this episode of The Remade Life Podcast, I ask the thought provoking question: Are you getting in the way of your healing? Join me as I unpack the tension between holistic and pharmaceutical approaches, share raw insights from my lupus journey, and challenge the narratives we’ve inherited about what healing truly means.

• Reflections on the emotional aftermath of a flare-up and returning to medication after a year off
• The internal conflict between trusting natural healing and the necessity of medical intervention
• The concept that any intervention—whether holistic or pharmaceutical—can interrupt that natural healing process
• Why guilt and shame around healing choices (medicine or herbs) don’t serve us
• The real question: not if we get in the way of healing—but how much, and whether we’re conscious of it

This episode offers a powerful reframe on healing that may challenge how you see your symptoms, your treatment choices, and your body’s wisdom. If you’ve ever felt torn between natural and medical paths—or felt shame about needing either—this conversation is for you. Take a listen and let your body’s wisdom speak.

Connect with me:

Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this episode of The Remade Life Podcast, I continue sharing my personal health journey with kidney inflammation. After returning to the hospital for a second time, I grappled with worsening symptoms, unexpected medical complications, and the struggle to advocate for myself when my treatment plan wasn’t working. Tune in as I explore the challenges of trusting my body’s signals, navigating conflicting medical advice, and discovering a deeper understanding of my own healing process.

• The physical and emotional toll of my worsening symptoms, including rapid weight gain and extreme discomfort
• My internal conflict between trusting my medical team and recognizing that my medication wasn’t helping
• Realizing that my prescribed medication, CellCept, was causing severe GI toxicity
• My decision to advocate for myself and demand a change in treatment
• Reflections on the emotional aftermath of hospitalization and how my nervous system responded to the trauma

This journey has been anything but straightforward, but through it all, I’ve learned the power of listening to my body. Tune in to hear the full story and what this experience has taught me about healing, self-advocacy, and resilience.

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Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this episode I’m sharing a deeply personal and unexpected turn in my healing journey—how I went from being medication-free for a year to facing a health crisis that forced me to reconsider everything. If you've ever struggled with the balance between holistic healing and medical treatment, this episode is for you. Let’s dive in.

• The Turning Point: How an intense event, stress, and lifestyle factors triggered a severe autoimmune flare.
• Listening to My Body (or Not): Ignoring early signs of trouble, pushing through pain, and the consequences of waiting too long.
• Travel, Stress & Symptoms: From an anniversary trip to Banff to a kettlebell workshop in NYC—how my body signaled distress along the way.
• The Wake-Up Call: Experiencing severe swelling, lab results confirming kidney involvement, and the overwhelming reality of hospital admission.
• Medication & Mixed Feelings: Navigating the decision to restart treatment, the impact on my body, and my continued commitment to holistic healing.
• A Cliffhanger: My unexpected return to the hospital—what happened next? (Stay tuned for Part II.)

Healing isn’t linear, and I’m learning to embrace every twist and turn. Stay tuned for Part 2, where I’ll reveal what happened next. Until next time, be well.

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Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com

In this (re)launch episode, I catch you up on the past year of healing, growth, and new beginnings. Here’s what you’ll hear:

The unexpected hiatus: Why I paused the podcast and what brought me back.

Health challenges: Navigating a severe kidney inflammation flare-up, two hospital stays, and my journey back to medication.

Major milestones:

• Graduating from massage therapy school.
• Opening my dream wellness studio in Durham, NC.
• Celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary in Banff, Canada.

Creative accomplishments:

• Launching my first digital product, Unlocking Your Body’s Secrets: A Guide to Understanding Your Emotions and Healing Chronic Illness.
• Releasing Remade Strong Foundations, an 8-week workout program for those with autoimmune disease.

Personal growth: Reflecting on shaving my head due to illness-related hair loss and embracing new beginnings.

Podcast updates: The Remade Life Podcast is back with biweekly episodes and a season-break format.

Join me as I share my journey and set the stage for the exciting topics and lessons to come. Whether you’re a long-time listener or new to the podcast, I’m thrilled to have you here.

Connect with me:

Instagram: @daniela.spear
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielaspear
Website: www.remadewellness.com