Autoimmune Adventures

What happens when a doctor becomes the chronic illness patient—and suddenly discovers the healthcare system doesn't have answers for her either? Dr. Zeest Khan spent years caring for critically ill patients, managing cardiac surgery, and running her own medical practice. Then Long COVID changed everything. She went from leading her life and caring for others to depending on people just to help her...

Can peace be cultivated—even during life's most difficult seasons? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we welcome author, educator, and speaker Dr. Will Tuttle to discuss the powerful principles from his book The World Peace Way. Many people think peace depends on circumstances, relationships, or the world around them. Dr. Tuttle offers a different perspective. He shares six foundational ten...

The fertility journey can be filled with questions, frustration, and uncertainty—especially when you've been told everything looks "normal." In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with fertility specialist Grace Charles to discuss the root causes of infertility that are often overlooked. From autoimmune disease and hormone imbalances to environmental toxins, male fertility factors,...

What if the exhaustion you're feeling isn't a lack of motivation? What if your body has been stuck in survival mode for so long that it no longer knows how to rest? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Hailey Coleman to explore the powerful connection between chronic stress, trauma, burnout, and nervous system regulation. Together, we discuss why so many people living with ch...

When you live with chronic illness, it's easy to feel like you're stuck between two impossible choices: push through the pain or stop moving altogether. But what if there was another way? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with David Jeter, PT, to explore the role physical therapy can play in helping people with autoimmune disease, chronic pain, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Ank...

Why are so many women doing everything “right” and still feeling exhausted, inflamed, burned out, and disconnected from their bodies? In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Erica Ballard to unpack why traditional wellness advice often fails women—and what real, biology-based healing can actually look like. We talk about nervous system regulation, chronic stress, cortis...

What happens when the world teaches us to ignore our bodies? In this deeply thoughtful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Zoa Conner joins us for an honest conversation about chronic illness, burnout, nervous system healing, self-care, and the pressure so many people feel to constantly push through exhaustion. Together, we explore: • burnout and survival mode • why “normal” is not always healthy •...

Living with chronic illness can make people feel unseen, unheard, and disconnected from themselves. In this profound episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Dr. Fred Moss joins Stacy, Becky, and Alysia for a powerful conversation about mental health, emotional healing, authenticity, communication, trauma, and the connection between emotional and physical wellness. Together, they explore: ✨ The mind-bod...

What if your DNA could help explain your autoimmune disease, inflammation, fatigue, brain fog, or even why certain treatments work for some people but not others? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with genetics expert and EndoDNA CEO Len May to explore the powerful connection between DNA, epigenetics, personalized medicine, and chronic illness. Len explains why your genetics ar...

You’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone. If you’re still dealing with fatigue, brain fog, or autoimmune flares after COVID, this conversation with Jess Armine will help you understand why. In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Dr. Jess Armine breaks down what’s actually happening in the body with Long COVID—and why so many people aren’t recovering with traditional approaches. From mitocho...

What if your body isn’t working against you… but doing everything it can to heal you? In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Michael J. Dorfman, Health & Nutrition Life Coach, author, and longevity advocate, to explore what it really means to support the body instead of fighting it. At 84, Michael isn’t just talking about vibrant aging—he’s living it. With nearly 5...

This episode of Autoimmune Adventures is one you don’t just listen to—you feel it. Brent Butler is a speaker, trainer, and patient advocate living with end-stage renal disease. After more than 15 major surgeries, a failed kidney transplant, and over 15 years on dialysis, Brent shares the reality of chronic illness in a way most people never hear. In this conversation, we go beyond the surface to t...

🎧 New Episode Released April 14 | Featuring Antoinette Lee What happens when your life completely falls apart—and you have to rebuild it from nothing? In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Antoinette Lee, a resilience coach, speaker, and advocate who transformed her life after traumatic brain injury, severe PTSD, and life-threatening illness. At her lowest point, Ant...

Living with chronic illness isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about managing an entire system that was never designed to work seamlessly together. Appointments. Labs. Medications. Specialists. And the constant pressure to remember everything, track everything, and somehow make sense of it all. In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, George and Mara Saldana share the deeply personal story b...

Perimenopause. Autoimmune disease. Chronic illness. What happens when all three collide? In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Simla Somturk, MBA, CNC, CHHC—functional nutritionist, holistic health coach, and founder of HealthCraft—to unpack what so many women are experiencing but don’t always have words for. This conversation goes beyond surface-level symptoms and in...

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What if healing from autoimmune disease involves more than just treating the physical body? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Stacy and Becky sit down with Dayna Wylder for a powerful conversation about the deeper layers of healing — including the mind, emotions, nervous system, and the beliefs that shape how our bodies respond to stress. After receiving a difficult prognosis, Dayna began...

What happens when chronic illness forces you to rethink your career, identity, and the life you thought you would have? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Bolty shares her journey living with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) — a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. After a long path to diagnosis, Bolty faced a reality many people with chronic illness encounte...

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, doubted, or told “everything looks normal” while living with chronic illness — this episode is for you. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Cyndii Sinex, MPH — public health practitioner and founder of the Chronic Illness Hotline — to talk about: ✔️ Navigating over a decade of misdiagnoses ✔️ Medical gaslighting and rebuilding self-trust ✔️ Why “worry” ca...

If you are living with autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, hormone imbalance, or fatigue, what you eat matters more than you may realize. In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with clinical nutritionist Beverly Meyer to discuss the principles behind a primal or ancestral diet and how it supports autoimmune healing. Beverly explains: What a primal diet actually is Why insulin...

What does it really mean to live beyond the diagnosis? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with award-winning filmmaker Rebecca Hodges, director of the powerful documentary Beyond the Diagnosis, to explore the real story of Type 1 diabetes — an autoimmune disease that is often misunderstood. Type 1 diabetes is not a lifestyle condition. It is an autoimmune disease in which the im...

💘 Valentine’s Day Special Episode Valentine’s Day often focuses on romance — but when chronic illness enters a relationship, love takes on deeper, more complex layers. In this special Valentine’s episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Dr. Lisa Gray to explore how chronic illness reshapes relationships, intimacy, communication, and emotional connection — for both partners. Chronic illn...

Healing doesn’t have to be extreme to be effective. In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, hosts Stacy and Becky are joined by Kellie Lupsha, who shares an encouraging, science-backed perspective on supporting the body through nervous system regulation, detoxification, and small daily habits that compound over time. We dive into the NRF2 pathway, a powerful internal system often described as a...

In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Simon Lüthi, also known as the Rocket Shaman, to explore the science, mindset shifts, and lived experience behind mind-body healing. Simon shares how emotional states, stress chemistry, nervous system regulation, and self-connection play a critical role in chronic illness and autoimmune healing. This conversation goes far beyond t...

Episode releases January 20th What if autoimmune healing isn’t about fighting your body—but learning how to support it? In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we’re joined by Véronique Ory, an expert in nervous system education, yoga therapy, and embodied resilience, for a powerful conversation about healing chronic illness at the root. We explore why so many people with autoimmune disease are...