Healing Chronic Illness, Self-Abandonment & Coming Home to Yourself
The moment I stumbled across Nitika Chopra’s Truth Talks column on Substack, I was instantly pulled in. Her courageous vulnerability stood out in a space that often feels filtered and performative. I was immediately curious: what’s the root of this kind of strength, clarity, and embodied self-love?
I discovered that Nitika had spent years navigating life with multiple chronic illnesses — including psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and myasthenia gravis — all while trying to find answers inside a broken medical system.
Her healing journey wasn’t linear or shiny — it was layered, painful, and, as she says, a pilgrimage. One that led her back home to herself.
Since then, Nitika has built a life and career grounded in radical self-trust, authenticity, and purpose. She’s:
- The founder of Chronicon, a movement and event series centering people with chronic illness
- The creator of The Chronicon Foundation, which expands access and equity in healthcare and wellness
- A powerful writer and storyteller, sharing deeply on her Substack Truth Talks
- A mentor and guide to others navigating healing through her Life Mastery Incubator
In this powerful conversation, we explore:
- The emotional and spiritual toll of living with chronic illness
- How grief, shame, and emotional abandonment shaped Nitika’s early identity
- Her journey through codependency, misalignment, and self-abandonment
- The practices that helped her reclaim her body, voice, and boundaries
- Why ancestral healing, nervous system work, and self-belonging were keys to her recovery
- The difference between authentic sharing and overexposing yourself online
🔗 Connect with Nitika:
- Substack: The Truth with Nitika Chopra
- Instagram: @nitikachopra
- Chronicon: chronicon.co
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