Honest conversations about chronic illness, written by the people living it.
Chronic illness rewrites a life. For clinicians, it also rewrites a practice. Each week we talk about what we've learned — about our bodies, our patients, and the slow art of rebuilding.
Expect candid stories, practical tools, and the occasional uncomfortable truth. No quick fixes. No bright-side gloss. Just three professionals doing the work, out loud.
Your hosts
Three perspectives, one conversation.
Susan Payrovi, MD
Physician
Practicing medicine from the other side of the exam table, with hard-earned perspective on what patients really need.
Teri Jaklin, ND
Naturopathic Doctor
Bridging conventional and integrative care, with a focus on the slow, daily work of healing.
KT Sloan
Health Educator
Helping people rebuild a life — and an identity — around chronic illness, not in spite of it.
Episode 5: When Healing Feels Out of Reach: The Role of Hope in Healing
When people talk about hope, it often sounds like they're talking about a feeling.
Something that shows up when things are going well and disappears when they're not.
But what if hope is something more than that?
In this episode, we explore the idea that hope is not the same thing as optimism, and that it isn't about pretending everything is okay. We talk about hope as a practice—something that can help us navigate uncertainty, setbacks, and those moments when healing feels out of reach.
Because sometimes the most important thing isn't knowing exactly how things will turn out. It's finding a reason to take the next step.
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21 Jul 2026
Episode 4: Understanding the Barriers to Healing & How to Move Past Them
Sometimes the hardest part of healing isn't knowing what to do.
It's feeling too overwhelmed to start.
Or feeling like you've already tried everything.
Or wondering whether anything you do will actually make a difference.
In this episode, we talk about some of the common barriers that can get in the way of healing—things like overwhelm, uncertainty, isolation, expectations, and mindset. We also explore ways to recognize these barriers and begin moving through them.
Because feeling stuck is part of many healing journeys. It doesn't mean you're out of options.
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7 Jul 2026
Episode 3: Ingredients for Healing: Creating Your Unique Recipe
If healing came with a recipe card, what would be on it?
Not supplements. Not hacks. Not a miracle cure.
We're talking about the less glamorous things: paying attention, asking better questions, knowing your values, finding support, and learning how to navigate an overwhelming amount of information.
These aren't always the things we want to focus on, but they've often made the biggest difference in our own lives.
That's what we're talking about in Episode 3.
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26 Jun 2026
Episode 2: Understanding Your Options in Medicine: Assembling your Healing Team
One of the things we wish someone had told us earlier in our own health journeys is that you don't have to rely on just one person to support your healing.
There are many different healthcare providers, each with their own training, perspective, and strengths. Knowing who does what—and when they might be helpful—can make navigating a health challenge feel a little less overwhelming.
In this episode, we talk about conventional, integrative, functional, and naturopathic medicine, and how to think about building a healthcare team that works for you.
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30 May 2026
Episode 1: What Is Healing? Rethinking Health, Illness, and Recovery
What is healing?
It's a simple question, but one that means different things to different people. As a physician, a naturopathic doctor, and a health educator—all living with chronic illness—we've spent years thinking about this question, both professionally and personally.
In our first episode, we explore what healing means to us, why it isn't always the same as curing, and how healing can remain possible even when life doesn't go according to plan.
We'd love to hear your answer, too.
What does healing mean to you?
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30 May 2026
Podcast Introduction
Honest conversations about chronic illness, written by the people living it.
Chronic illness rewrites a life. For clinicians, it also rewrites a practice. Each week we talk about what we've learned — about our bodies, our patients, and the slow art of rebuilding.
Expect candid stories, practical tools, and the occasional uncomfortable truth. No quick fixes. No bright-side gloss. Just three professionals doing the work, out loud.
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