This podcast is a resource for those on a healing journey. We talk about how others have navigated through difficult times. We discuss all different types of therapies, beliefs systems and the human condition.
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Paula
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education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality
Chronic Pain, Unresolved Emotions & the Transformative Power of Hypnosis with Penny Chiasson
What if the way we think about illness, our emotional experiences, and the stories we tell ourselves could influence how we experience our bodies and our lives? In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, host Paula Hescock sits down with Penny Chaisson, a board-certified hypnotist, bestselling author, and founder of Elite HypnoPro. After spending 25 years in healthcare, including 15 years as a nurse anesthetist, Penny discovered the potential of hypnosis to support pain management, emoti...
28 Sept 2026
From Self Judgement to Self Understanding- Overcoming an Eating Disorder, Anxiety and Depression with Tania Cervoni
What’s Really Beneath an Eating Disorder? In this powerful conversation, Paula Hescock talks with Tania Cervoni about her journey through eating disorder recovery, anxiety, self-criticism, body image, and the deep emotional patterns beneath disordered eating. Tania shares the insights that helped her move beyond bingeing, purging, control, and shame—and discover that the eating disorder was never really about food. She explains how learning to feel difficult emotions instead of avoiding...
2 Sept 2026
How to Live Fully When Chronic Pain Is Still Part of Your Life with Sandi Magder
How to Break the Chronic Pain Cycle and Start Living Again What if the way we think about chronic pain could influence how we experience it? In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula Hescock talks with Sandy Magder about her decades-long journey with chronic illness, chronic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and the mind-body connection. Sandy was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at just 18. Over the years, she experienced severe joint pain, immune-suppressing medications, a hip repl...
9 Aug 2026
Healing Chronic Inflammation: Trauma, the Nervous System, Yoga & Sound Healing with Ginger Hunt
What if your illness journey could become the doorway to discovering your purpose? In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula Hescock sits down with Ginger Hunt, a yoga instructor, sound healer, and wellness educator whose own journey through trauma, grief, inflammation, and physical pain ultimately led her to explore the connection between the mind, body, nervous system, movement, meditation, and sound. Ginger shares how early-life trauma, years of stress and hypervigilance, careg...
In this personal solo episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I share an honest update while recording from a hotel room after teaching the Avatar Course. I reflect on the powerful transformations I witnessed as people released self-doubt, quieted negative self-talk, and learned to trust their own inner guidance. I also open up about my own healing journey with chronic pain, digestive issues, insomnia, and the mindset shifts that have made the biggest difference. Instead of forcing positivi...
30 Jun 2026
IBS, Gut Health & the Nervous System: Healing Chronic Digestive Issues Through Functional Medicine with Kira Whitham
Have you been told your digestive symptoms are "just IBS" but still know something isn't right? In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I sit down with holistic nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Kira Whitham to explore the deeper root causes of chronic digestive issues. After decades of debilitating stomach pain, countless medical tests, and years of searching for answers, Kira discovered that healing wasn't just about food—it was about understanding the connection bet...
9 Jun 2026
Breaking Free From Limiting Beliefs: Guests Explore Real Stories of Transformation Through Avatar
From Limiting Beliefs to Conscious Creation: Real Stories of Transformation Through Avatar (Next Course is in Early July 2026)In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula sits down with three guests—Kayci Cavenah, Dianna Vagianos, and Ginger Rogers—to explore the profound personal transformations they experienced through the Avatar® course. Together, they share candid stories about overcoming limiting beliefs, releasing lifelong conditioning, and discovering what becomes possible whe...
3 Jun 2026
From Corporate Collapse to Heart Surgery, Healing Methodolgies & Purpose with Manu Khullar
Healing Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Manu KhullarIn this powerful episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula sits down with Manu Khullar, an IFS Level 3 trauma-informed healing practitioner whose life was transformed by personal crisis, profound healing work, a life-threatening open-heart surgery and near death experiences (NDE). After spending more than 30 years in the corporate technology world, Manu experienced a devastating breakdown that led him on a quest to understand...
27 May 2026
Healing the Belief That You’re Not Enough: Religious Dogma, Perfectionism & Self-Love
In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I’m sharing a deeply personal conversation about the beliefs I inherited growing up, how religious conditioning shaped my relationship with myself, and the perfectionism that followed. These were the stories I carried for years: that I needed to be better, do more, fix myself, and earn love. I explore how messages around religion, body image, shame, pleasure, and self-worth influenced the way I saw my body and my chronic illness journey. For a l...
17 May 2026
A STEM Scientist’s Journey Through Trauma, IBS, & Healing with Anna Hodshire PhD
Can unresolved trauma contribute to chronic illness? In this episode, Paula sits down with Dr. Anna Hodshire — atmospheric chemist, STEM mentor, professor, and host of the STEMdentity podcast — to discuss the powerful connection between IBS, stress, trauma, perfectionism, burnout, and nervous system healing. After the traumatic loss of her father as a teenager, Anna began developing chronic digestive issues, anxiety, and symptoms later labeled as IBS. Like many people struggling with ch...
4 May 2026
Near Death Experience (NDE), Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Long COVID & Somatic Healing with Dawn Christensen
📝 Episode Title Near Death Experience, Chronic Illness & Somatic Healing with Dawn Christensen ✨ Episode Description What if illness wasn’t your body failing—but your body speaking? In this deeply moving episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula sits down with somatic healing practitioner Dawn Christensen to explore a powerful journey through trauma, chronic illness, and spiritual awakening. After surviving a near-fatal car accident at 19, Dawn experienced a profound near death experi...
23 Apr 2026
When Healing Isn't Linear: Breaking the Spiral and Letting Go of Control
In this raw and honest mini episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, Paula shares what it really looks like when healing doesn’t go as planned. After a week of physical pain, GI issues, and unexpected insomnia, she opens up about something rarely talked about in the mindfulness and coaching space—the emotional spiral that can follow when nothing seems to be working. If you’ve ever felt stuck, frustrated, or like you’re doing everything “right” but still struggling, this episode is for you. Pau...
14 Apr 2026
From Anxiety & Fibromyalgia to Healing: A Chronic Illness Journey with Shelly Groom
What if your illness isn’t just something to fix… but something trying to guide you? In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I sit down with coach Shelly Groom to talk about her journey through anxiety, fibromyalgia, and chronic illness—and how it ultimately led her back to herself. Shelly shares what it was like to go from panic attacks and ER visits to years of debilitating symptoms, being dismissed by doctors, and searching for answers that never seemed to come. Through time, self-...
5 Apr 2026
Chronic Pain, Misdiagnosis & Spiritual Awakening: My Story
What if the thing you believe is “wrong” with you… is actually what’s trying to lead you back to yourself? In this very first episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I share my personal journey through chronic illness, years of misdiagnosis, and ultimately, a spiritual awakening that changed everything. For over a decade, I struggled with debilitating pelvic pain, inflammation, and symptoms no one could fully explain. I tried everything—traditional medicine, alternative therapies, diets, surg...
16 Mar 2026
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek guidance from qualified professionals for your mental and physical health. You can find me at: https://www.instagram.com/rewritingtheillnessstory?igsh=MWEzZDc2bWFyaXpyZg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr OR rewritingillness@gmail.com Music: Island Glow by Dirk Dealer Book with Meditation: You Are Not your Pain Book by Danny Penman and Vidyamala Burch (on Amazon). &nb...
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