In this deeply personal episode of The Unexpected Detour, Frances shares what it feels like to advocate for your health—only to be dismissed. After explaining serious medication side effects to a medical provider and being met with doubt instead of care, she reflects on the emotional and physical toll of not being believed.

This episode speaks to anyone who has ever been told “it’s nothing” while knowing something was wrong. It is a call for patients to trust their bodies—and a reminder to those in the medical field that listening is not optional, it is part of healing.

Honest. Necessary. Grounded in lived experience.
Because your body speaks—and your voice matters.