We discuss the realities of living with autoimmune and chronic conditions while exploring realistic solutions to improve our lives. We discuss helpful tips and tricks to manage symptoms and proactively improve our health trajectory. We're here for support, laughs, and grace as we figure out these diseases together!
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Lupus, Hair Loss & Being Dismissed by Doctors: Catisha's Story of Starting Over
Catisha lost more than 200 pounds and was still in pain every day. A rheumatologist told her to lose 50 more. She pushed for testing anyway, and her ANA came back positive: lupus, fibromyalgia and PCOS.Karin and Catisha talk about:
Starting over, from moving to the U.S. without English to life after diagnosis
Self-advocacy when doctors judge you before they listen
Losing more than half her hair as a beauty creator, and why new growth feels like hope
What consistency looks like when your 100% today is only 10%
Leaving a job she loved and building a new path as a creator
What invisible strength means to her
Subscribe for weekly stories of reclaiming your health, and let us know in the comments: have you ever had to fight for a diagnosis?👉 Grab the free RESET workbook (https://invigorateyourjourney.com/reset-workbook/): it's the same first step we walk clients through before coaching.💇🏽♀️ Catisha's hair care picks:Gold Spell conditioner: https://goldspell.us/products/tonico-... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRkw4bGlJcG1INS1Mak1waC1rNjlQM3xBSTVJdTV2Z1RKOXh5aVduRGNweDNKakdJMHBGRjZpbHBZWktOMm4tM1pZOGM4cFcya0ZtekY5NVBPbTZ1ajNmd2JCbmZocU1BU3l6ZU1aMm5OYzczRGY2cXF1QVl0Um5FUzg1&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoldspell.us%2Fproducts%2Ftonico-poderoso-gold-spell-co%3Fbg_ref%3DMxwdTIO9nZ&v=7AxrX2Tv90Q)Gold Spell hair tonic: https://goldspell.us/?bg_ref=MxwdTIO9nZ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRVlWazJJYXp3akRnZWt0eFRMaHFqeXxBSTVJdTV2ZkNqNW1oRTF6UGw4VXMtQnZEUTdZOFl3dlVxLUpqVXVkSTFJWHBjNHkyMC04REVQMW15TjBSZXc1eC1aRzZ3aG9tQXAtVjZBWDdFVV94Um1xLVlZc0JYaEw5Vlpq&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoldspell.us%2F%3Fbg_ref%3DMxwdTIO9nZ&v=7AxrX2Tv90Q)Follow Catisha: @catishadaneylix
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7 Oct 2026
Doctors Said It Was Postpartum. It Was a Golf Ball-Sized Tumor. | McKenzie Bovard | Invisible Strength Podcast #94
McKenzie Bovard was told her crushing fatigue, bloating, and hair loss were "just postpartum."
Years later — after a plasma center rejected her blood three times and her husband asked her doctor, "Have you touched my wife?" — she learned she had a golf ball-sized thyroid tumor.Karin and McKenzie talk about medical gaslighting, the relief of finally being believed, becoming the CEO of your own body, and why treating chronic illness like an actual illness helped McKenzie feel better.
Her mantra: do less to heal more. Follow McKenzie on IG: @thrivekenzieGet Your Free RESET workbook (https://invigorateyourjourney.com/reset-workbook/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mckenzie-do-less-heal-more) to start feeling more rested.
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30 Sept 2026
Rest Maxing, Surprise Triggers & Living Well with MCAS, POTS & EDS, with Lauren | Invisible Strength Podcast
Lauren didn't know people weren't supposed to be in pain all the time until a doctor told her.
In this episode, Karin and Lauren (@nourishing_lauren) talk about a lifetime of symptoms brushed off as "normal," living with MCAS symptoms, POTS, and hypermobility EDS, and how she found her biggest trigger (lemon and the citric acid hiding in everything).
She also explains how she works full time and studies by "rest maxing."
You'll hear honest, funny, practical talk about self-advocacy, social life, and self-compassion when your body has other plans.
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Told She'd Never Dive Again: Deanna Steinle on Life w/ Myasthenia Gravis | Invisible Strength Podcast
Published 2 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I loved it. Water was my life. And they said, you will never, ever dive again. And I said, watch me. That's it. That's it. So watch me. In the beginning, it was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission, but I did talk to my doctors about it. And I said, how can we do this? And they gave me all these things of no's. You can't do this. You can't do this. You can't do this. I said, well, basically, you're saying that I can swim or scuba dive in a swimming pool. Yeah. And he goes, yeah, pretty much have at it. But what he didn't understand was, is that I knew that those same conditions are aquariums. […]
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