What Winning This International Book Award Really Means to Me

My Mid-Year Pit Stop: 4 Questions to Recalibrate, Reflect & Move Forward

As we reach the halfway point of 2026, I'm inviting you to join me for a mid-year pit stop. In Formula 1, drivers don't stop because they're failing. They stop to refuel, recalibrate, and return stronger. What if we did the same? In this solo episode, I reflect on the first half of the year—from living with Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and a recent Chronic Lyme diagnosis, to the lessons I've learned about resilience, self-compassion, and finding joy in unexpected places. Together we'll explore four powerful questions to help you take stock of where you've been and set meaningful intentions for the months ahead. Whether you're navigating chronic illness, a challenging season, or simply feeling stretched by life, this episode is your invitation to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention. What has the first half of 2026 taught you?

Chronic Pain, Fatigue & Gut Health: What Most People Miss with Anthony Hartcher

What does “health” really mean when you’re living with chronic pain, fatigue, or invisible illness? In this deeply honest episode of The Michele Roys Show, Michele sits down with clinical nutritionist, lifestyle medicine specialist, and mindset coach Anthony Hartcher to explore the emotional reality of receiving a diagnosis, navigating uncertainty, and learning how to rediscover peace and joy despite ongoing health challenges. Together, they discuss: • The emotional impact of chronic illness and invisible pain • Why so many people feel dismissed or misunderstood • The connection between gut health, stress, inflammation, and chronic symptoms • Nervous system and mindset practices that support healing • How to redefine health beyond perfection or productivity • Finding hope, meaning, and joy again through difficult seasons Anthony Hartcher is the founder of me&my wellness in Sydney, Australia, where he has helped over 1,000 clients through a compassionate, whole-person approach combining nutrition, neuroscience, and lifestyle medicine. If you’ve ever struggled with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, burnout, anxiety, or the emotional weight of “looking fine” while suffering internally, this conversation will help you feel seen, understood, and encouraged. Connect with Anthony: • Website → meandmywellness.com.au • Instagram → @meandmywellness • Podcasts → me&my health up & Joyful Mate Follow The Michele Roys Show for more conversations around chronic illness, emotional healing, resilience, and rediscovering joy through life’s hardest seasons.

What Winning This International Book Award Really Means to Me

I never wrote this book for awards… I wrote it during some of the hardest moments of my life. So winning an International Impact Book Award while living with chronic pain and invisible illness feels like more than recognition — it feels like proof that pain does not cancel purpose. In this deeply personal solo episode of The Michele Roys Show, I share what this award truly means to me, the emotional journey behind writing my memoir, and why impact matters so much more than achievement. There were so many moments I questioned whether I could even finish this book while navigating chronic pain, exhaustion, uncertainty, and the emotional weight of invisible illness. To now know that this story is helping people around the world feel seen, understood, and less alone means more than I can fully put into words. This episode is about resilience, healing, purpose, and rediscovering joy even after life takes an unexpected turn. Inside this episode, I talk about: • What it took emotionally to write and publish my memoir • The deeper meaning behind receiving an international book award • Why impact matters more than achievement• How helping others helped me heal too • Living with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and invisible illness • Why your story still matters — even after disruption, loss, or hardship • Finding purpose and joy again through connection and honesty If you’ve ever wondered whether your pain, setback, illness, or struggle has changed your future forever, I hope this episode reminds you that your life still carries meaning and impact. Sometimes the very thing that tried to break us becomes the thing that helps someone else heal. 🎧 Listen now and share this episode with someone who needs encouragement today. ✨ CONNECT WITH MICHELE: 🌐 www.micheleroys.com [https://www.micheleroys.com] 📘 Instagram: @michroys 💛 QUESTION FOR YOU: What is one challenge in your life that shaped you instead of stopping you? Let me know in the comments — I’d truly love to hear your story. #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Fibromyalgia #LymeDisease #ChronicPain #HealingJourney #Resilience #PersonalGrowth #BookAward #AuthorPodcast #MentalHealthAwareness #HopeAndHealing #PurposeAfterPain #TheMicheleRoysShow

The Day My Life Changed… I Had to Learn How to Live Again

What happens when life forces you to slow down… and completely rebuild yourself from the inside out? In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing a part of my journey I haven’t spoken about in this way before — from being a high achiever constantly pushing forward, to the moment my health changed everything. I open up about getting sick, receiving my diagnosis, and the emotional and mental challenges that came with it. But more importantly, I talk about resilience, healing, and the small intentional choices that helped me keep going — one day at a time. This episode is a reminder that mental health matters, that slowing down is not weakness, and that even in difficult seasons, there is still beauty, purpose, and life to be fully lived. I also share 3 simple but powerful ways to reconnect with yourself when life feels overwhelming: ✨ Learning to pause and return to the present moment ✨ Using your senses — like holding a warm cup of tea, noticing the smell, the warmth, the feeling ✨ Breathing, gratitude, and journaling practices that helped strengthen my mindset during hard days If you’ve been feeling burnt out, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or simply trying to hold everything together… this conversation is for you. You are not alone. And healing doesn’t always happen in huge breakthroughs — sometimes it begins in the smallest quiet moments. Listen now and share this episode with someone who may need this reminder today. 💛 Have you ever gone through a season that completely changed your perspective on life and mental health?

Fibromyalgia, Lyme & ME/CFS: What People Need to Understand | May Awareness Month

Just because someone looks “fine” doesn’t mean they aren’t fighting a battle you cannot see. May is Awareness Month for conditions like fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) — illnesses that affect millions of people worldwide, yet are still deeply misunderstood. In this heartfelt solo episode of The Michele Roys Show, I open up about the reality of living with invisible illness, chronic pain, exhaustion, brain fog, and nervous system overwhelm — and why compassion and understanding matter more than ever. This episode is for: 💛 Those living with chronic illness 💛 Caregivers and loved ones 💛 Anyone wanting to better understand invisible conditions Because awareness is not just about statistics. It’s about helping people feel seen. 📌 Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 4 million adults in the United States and around 2–4% of people across Europe. 📌 ME/CFS impacts up to 3.3 million Americans, with many cases still undiagnosed worldwide. 📌 Lyme disease affects approximately 476,000 people yearly in the US, with over 130,000 reported cases annually in Europe. 📌 In Ireland, chronic pain affects approximately 35–36% of adults, with many conditions linked to fibromyalgia and related illnesses. ✨ What fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and ME/CFS can really feel like ✨ Why invisible illnesses are often misunderstood ✨ My own experience of feeling dismissed while struggling internally ✨ The importance of listening to your body instead of pushing through ✨ Why small steps matter more than waiting for a “big fix” ✨ How compassion — for yourself and others — changes everything Your symptoms are communication — not weakness. Healing often happens through small, consistent choices. You are not behind. You are healing in a different way. If you live with chronic illness or support someone who does: What has helped you feel truly seen and understood? Please share this episode during Awareness Month so more people can better understand fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and ME/CFS — and help those struggling feel less alone. 📖 My memoir But You Look Just Fine → https://www.micheleroys.com/book [https://www.micheleroys.com/book] 📱 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/michroys [https://www.instagram.com/michroys?utm_source=chatgpt.com] 🎧 Listen weekly on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts