🌍 🥼 What’s it like to live in Baghdad, Beirut, Phnom Penh, Lagos, and Curaçao — all while battling Lyme disease and Hashimoto’s? In this powerful episode of the Expat Experts Podcast, we sit down with Vashti Kanahele, functional medicine practitioner, author, and founder of Passports & Parasites.
What happens when chronic illness meets global adventure? 🌍 In this episode of Expat Experts, I chat with Vashti Kanahele — author and founder of Passports & Parasites — about what it’s like to live in conflict zones, rebuild your health abroad, and find meaning far from home.
💬 We dive into:
✅ Her experience living in Iraq, Lebanon, Cambodia, Nigeria & Curaçao
✅ Her battle with Lyme disease & Hashimoto’s
✅ What functional medicine taught her about survival
✅ The real truths behind expat life (hint: it's not all beach photos)
📲 Follow Vashti on:
https://passportsandparasites.com/
https://www.instagram.com/vashtikanahele/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/vashti-kanahele-2a9b4911a/
📚 Vashti books:
Passports and Parasites
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