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September 8, 2025 39 mins

What happens when a 13-year-old’s life is turned upside down by long COVID, chronic illness, and uncertainty about the future? In this episode of Thinking That Matters, I sit down with Karis Hill and her mom, Laura Hill, for a raw, hope-filled conversation about resilience, faith, and reframing life’s hardest moments.

Karis shares her four-year journey from being bed-bound and unable to hold simple conversations, to now living with intentional hope, humility, and trust in God’s plan. Alongside her mother, Laura, a nurse who became her health advocate and protector of her mental well-being, they open up about the struggles, the questions no teenager ever expects to ask—Will I ever drive? Go to college? Live a normal life?—and the small yet powerful choices that helped Karis find healing and purpose.

You’ll discover:

  • How Karis reframed hopelessness into hope through faith and mindset.

  • The role intentional thinking plays in healing and resilience.

  • Why redefining painful anniversaries can transform your mental health.

  • Practical ways to cultivate thinking that matters, even in seasons of deep uncertainty.

This is more than a story of illness and recovery, it’s a masterclass in resilience, perspective, and the faith that carries us when our own strength runs out.

 

 

 

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Elizabeth Mahusay is a coach, speaker, and author passionate about helping people transform their thinking and live with purpose. A former chemistry educator turned leadership coach, she has trained thousands to overcome limiting beliefs and grow personally and professionally. Elizabeth is a certified keynote speaker with Southwestern Consulting and author of Pick Your Path. She lives in Allen, Texas, with her husband of 28 years, Fred, and they have two adult sons.

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