Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness

About Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness

Chronic illness completely changes your life but nobody talks about or even acknowledges all of the emotional issues that come with it and I'm on a mission to change that. As an award winning coach and therapist living with four autoimmune diseases myself, I know exactly what the issues are and more importantly, how to help you overcome them. From medical gaslighting, dealing with grief and all of the 'what if' thoughts that keep you awake at night, let's talk about the emotional issues of chronic illness and what you can do to help yourself.

Publisher

Kerry Jeffery

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2018

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 80 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Chronic illness comparisons

   Host Kerry explores how chronic illness sufferers often compare themselves to others for validation and guidance.

2. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Why are you so hard on yourself?

   Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text Have you ever wondered why you are so hard on yourself? Constantly thinking things like 'I'm the only one who feels this way, everyone else seems to be coping but me, maybe I'm just being lazy or what if they are right and it is all in my head'? Or you keep trying to guilt, blame and shame yourself into trying harder to do more and keep yourself awake at night, torturing yourself with all of the 'what if I never get better' and 'what if its always...

3. 

   3 Jun 2026

   What does 'getting better' mean?

   Enjoyed this episode? Send Kerry a text From the moment you become chronically ill, all of the focus is on 'getting better' but what does that mean? And more importantly, how do you know how much recovery is actually going to be possible for you? The most common expectation is that 'getting better' means getting back to normal, they way you were before. But getting back to normal and exactly the way you were before may not always be a realistic or achievable goal and even if it is...

Inside a recent episode

Getting the best therapy and health support for you.

Published 6 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So it means that that's been supported by extensive, high quality data, typically from randomized controlled clinical trials, that it feels like it seems to be with all the evidence they have that it is the best available option. So it's widely agreed upon that the by clinicians and medical bodies, that it is the premium choice, that it is reliable. So it's considered to consistently produce a superior or the most accurate result. But the thing about gold standard treatments is that they're not fixed. They can actually change over time as new research changes. and superior technologies or treatments or drugs or medications emerge. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

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32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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