I Can't Afford Myself: The Real Cost of Living with Chronic Illness

REWIND - Empowering Wellness - The Functional Medicine Approach with Dr. Darla Booth - Part 1

This week on Empowerment in Illness, we're rewinding one of our most impactful conversations. Join me as I revisit Season 4, Episode 1, Empowering Wellness: The Functional Medicine Approach to Chronic Illness featuring Dr. Darla Booth. In this episode, we explore how functional medicine looks beyond symptoms to uncover potential root causes of chronic illness and discusses strategies that support whole person wellness. Whether you're hearing this conversation for the first time or listening again, the insights shared remain just as relevant today for anyone navigating life with a chronic condition.

Lupus May Change the Timeline, But Not the Dream

In this episode, we make room for joy and the dreams chronic illness may delay but never fully take away. We talk about what it means to wait, plan, adjust, and still find moments that remind us life can hold beauty beyond appointments, symptoms, and survival. This episode invites listeners to reconnect with their own joy, pick up a dream they may have set down, and believe that meaningful moments are still possible.

Don't Forget Us When the Awareness Month Ends

In this closing Lupus Awareness Month episode, we talkabout what happens after the purple ribbons, awareness posts, and slogans fade from the spotlight. We explore why people living with lupus need support beyond the month of May, especially when symptoms, appointments, fatigue, anduncertainty continue long after the campaign ends. This episode is a reminder that awareness should become consistent care, lasting belief, and real support for the people still living this every day.

In Remembrance of Our Fallen Lupus Warriors

In this Lupus Awareness Month episode, we pause to honor the fallen lupus warriors whose lives, stories, and loved ones deserve to be remembered. We make space for grief, remembrance, and the truth that some families and communities are carrying an empty seat because of this illness. This episode is a tribute to the people who were more than their diagnosis, more than their final days, and deeply loved beyond their time here.

When Lupus Becomes Your Normal

In this Lupus Awareness Month episode, we speak to thelifers: the people who have been living with lupus for years and are still carrying the daily weight of symptoms, appointments, uncertainty, and strength. We talk about what happens when lupus becomes your normal, why familiar doesn’t mean easy, and how support can fade when people assume you have it handled. This episode honors the long-term lupus warriors who are still here, still adapting, and still deserving of care.