The Love, Lizzy Podcast

Your Body Is Not the Enemy: Healing Chronic Illness Through the Mind-Body Connection with Dr. Erin

What if your chronic illness isn't something to fight, but something to listen to? In this episode, Teresa sits down with Dr. Erin, a naturopath turned mind-body medicine practitioner and founder of the Sacred Illness community, to explore a radically different approach to healing chronic illness. Dr. Erin shares her own journey from people-pleasing naturopath to mind-body pioneer, and walks us through the exact framework she used to heal herself and hundreds of women. Together, Teresa and Dr. Erin explore: ⬩ Why chronic illness is often rooted in suppressed emotions, early trauma, and the nervous system, i.e., not genetics or diet alone ⬩ The Sacred Illness Blueprint: a step-by-step hero's journey through shadow work, somatic healing, vision work, and nervous system reprogramming ⬩ Why conventional medicine treats symptoms but often misses the root cause, and how to use both approaches without abandoning either ⬩ What it means to stop fighting your body and start having a conversation with it ⬩ Somatic tools for managing flare-ups in real time (including the simple two-finger technique that stopped a flare in its tracks) ⬩ Why the goal isn't symptom-free living, but rather a new, empowered relationship with your body ⬩ Dr. Erin's mission to train a global network of Sacred Illness practitioners to change the healthcare paradigm from the inside out This episode is for anyone living with chronic illness, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, or unexplained symptoms who feels failed by the conventional medical system and is ready to ask a different question. Keywords: chronic illness healing, mind body medicine, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, autoimmune disease, trauma and illness, sacred illness, naturopath, women's health, holistic health, chronic pain, shadow work, nervous system reprogramming, people pleasing and chronic illness, healing journey

The Drama Triangle, Male Friendship & Rescuer Fatigue

What happens when the strong one finally puts herself first? This week I sit with a woman from our community who has been carrying everyone else since she was a little girl. She is exhausted from having her boundaries crossed by the men in her life, feeling unseen in her family, and never once being asked what she needs. And she finally asks the question so many of us are afraid to ask out loud. Do I get to be the one who is taken care of? We explore the drama triangle and the rescuer role, go down memory lane to share the roadmap for what love and support from the men in your life should actually look like, and offer multiple things you can do in the moment to hear your own boundaries more clearly, shift the attention back onto your own needs without the guilt, and move through the world relying completely on your intuition. Listen and subscribe at lovelizzy.co Follow on Instagram at instagram.com/lovelizzy

The Hidden Cost of Doing It All: Ashley Chang on Why You Deserve Support

Ashley Chang built Sundays, an executive assistant service for working parents and founders, after watching her own mother feel forced to choose between career and family. She joins us to talk about the real cost of doing it all yourself, the "mom tax," and why asking for help is actually the strategy. Ashley shares her 15-minute time and energy audit, how to delegate without guilt, and what it looks like to build a life where ambition and family don't have to compete.

Why Helping Women Helps Everyone: The Love, Lizzy Mission

You are not alone. When I was 19 years old I found myself alone and scared in a hospital in a strange city. One human made one of the hardest days of my life a little bit easier with four words: you are not alone. That particular serendipitous encounter was the first Love, Lizzy light bulb that turned on in my mind.  In this episode I am opening the door and inviting you into our little workshop. I am sharing the full origin story of this brand, the vision we are building toward, and why I believe that helping women does not just help women. It helps everyone. Share space with me as I tell the founding story of Love, Lizzy and why it started with a hospital visit at 19 that led to a merch shop, which leads to the companion hotline vision, and the Love Lizzy sacred houses. We explore (even though we think it is so obvious) why helping women is good for men, families, and entire communities, what it really looks like to build something meaningful from the bottom of the mountain, and a peek at what is coming next on the podcast. It takes $50 a night to house a woman at a safe house in Florida. You can donate to the safe house in Love, Lizzy's neighborhood if you feel called to make a donation to help women and girls.  https://www.micahsplace.org/

Healing After Miscarriage: How to Find Lightness in Your Heaviest Moments

Visit the Love, Lizzy Shop! www.lovelizzy.co/shop [www.lovelizzy.co./shop] This week I sit down with Danielle Ireland, host of Cut Your Own Bangs, for a conversation that felt like the therapy I didn't even know I needed. Danielle shares her personal experience with miscarriage and the unexpected moment of levity that found her in the hardest days of her life, and how that experience shaped the way she shows up for herself and her kids. We dig into real tools for anxiety regulation, the difference between nice and kind, how to set boundaries with yourself and your children, and how to pause before you say the thing you might regret. This one is warm, honest, and full of the kind of wisdom that sticks with you. If you have experienced pregnancy loss, please know we hold this topic with so much care. Tune in when you feel ready. You can find Danielle and her podcast here: www.danielleireland.com https://open.spotify.com/show/0VFZulonTvaa2HIPyJa4Tq