Healing for Hoes

One more solo podcast episode by Aly! In this episode I talk all about where I'm at on my Lyme recovery journey and what a HUGE part LymeStop played in my healing, and my kids as well! Skip to 1:12 to just hear the update on how I'm feeling 15 months post-LymeStop  ◡̈

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Welcome back to Season two of Healing for Hoes Podcast! This is Aly's first (and hopefully only) solo podcast episode! Hear all about where we've been, where Emily's is, and how Luke is doing five months out from his first (and maybe only) IVIG infusion. Luke is interview at the end of the episode about his PANS and IVIG!

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Welcome to Season TWO of Healing for Hoes Podcast! Can you believe we've made it this far?! In this episode, we sit down with our other sister, Lydia Kratovil, a licensed mental health therapist and ask her all kinds of questions about being a therapist. We asked for questions to be submitted on Instagram, and you guys delivered! Thanks for your participation. Feel free to message us on Instagram or email us at HealingForHoes@...

Happy Wednesday, hoes in healing! In this episode we sit down to chat with our friend, Brooke Henning. Brooke is a sound healer, Reiki master, certified yoga instructor, and licensed esthetician—Our local expert in all things holistic! Brooke tells us about the benefits of alternative healing methods, and how she got interested in all these things.  ***As mentioned in the episode, this will be the last podcast episode of the season...

Happy Wednesday, Friends! In this episode we talk about the process of deconstructing our faith. "Faith Deconstruction" is defined as: taking apart and examining our practices and beliefs to determine their truthfulness, usefulness, and impact. We discuss how we were raised and how we hope to raise our own children in regards to their faith. As you know, we love to discuss heavy topics with lightheartedness, so please kno...

Happy Wednesday, Friends! In this episode we talk all about how our marriages have changed and evolved since having kids & chronic illnesses. We get into all the details on date nights, respite, sex aversion & more, which we may or may not regret later :P Thanks for hanging out with us today. Feel free to join the conversation on Instagram or via email. We love to chat with you! ◡̈

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Welcome back, ladies! This week we sat down with entrepreneur Mariah Althoff to hear more about her lyme disease story and her **lyfe after lyme**! (Mariah's story starts at 48:02!) Emily and Mariah met in high school and have been besties ever since. Learn more about Mariah's work at: https://mariahalthoff.com
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Aly & Emily discuss IVIG for PANDAS & PANS and Aly tells all the details of Luke's first (maybe only?) experience with IVIG! As always we also discuss how we've been healing from our Lyme Disease & PCOS, what media we've been enjoying recently, what we've been eating & more! Thanks for hanging out with us today : )

3 days out Luke has had no side effects from IVIG, other than some bad ni...

Aly & Emily discuss PTSD and how it can manifest for PANS/PANDAS parents... apparently it's not just for war veterans! Who knew? Aly talks in depth about her PTSD "avoidance" symptoms and how it's starting to impact life in a negative way.

We go very in depth with this one particular presentation but another big way that PTSD comes up for me is when one of the kids begins a tantrum, my heart starts...

Aly & Emily discuss their breastfeeding journeys, which varied greatly among the four kids. We discuss tandem nursing, pumping, nursing aversion, and the phrase "fed is best". One thing we forgot to bring up when recording this episode was breastfeeding & Lyme: Lyme CAN be transferred through breastmilk! This is something to be aware of if you're in the family planning stage of life. However, Aly's LLMD ...

Aly & Emily have a conversation with Gracie Ditch, now 24, who was the first female diagnosed with PANDAS in Iowa (or at least one of the first... no way to verify)! We have been so excited to have this conversation with Gracie and hear what the experience was like for her as a child as well as now. Hear how her family sought out the correct diagnosis & care for her in a time before social media supports and smart phones!

Aly explains why they gave their dog up in the midst of the PANS/PANDAS crisis. Emily helps to explain how Ernie had "the greatest rise and fall of any dog in history." Giving up Ernie was not an easy decision to make, but we felt we had no choice. Thankfully he is with a good home now and we still see him regularly.

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Emily & Aly discuss their experiences as stay-at-home-moms, working moms, and work-from-home moms. Pros? Cons? What's next for us? We also talk a bit about kid sleep and creating boundaries in the otherwise boundary-free-zone that is parenthood. We are SO grateful to have the opportunity to stay home with our children and not miss out on any milestones or precious moments. That said, it's not the cake walk we thought ...

Emily & Aly discuss the topic of medical gaslighting and Aly's experience being gaslit by Luke's (now former) pediatrician. Aly also discusses feeing gaslit by close family and even herself. Don't gaslight yourself about PANS & PANDAS! This sh*t is all too real! Learn more here: https://aspire.care/what-is-pans/definition/

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Emily & Aly's musings on Easter, spring, and getting outside more! As well as the various ways we're healing, Luke's DNA test, daylight savings, media and more.

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In this episode Aly & Emily discuss Aly's various phases of self-medicating through the trauma of PANS/PANDAS, as well as better methods of coping and even thriving through this challenging season of parenthood. This one goes out to all the PANS and PANDAS parents out there... we see you, we love you, your happiness matters! We also touch on the topic of "Radical Acceptance", manifestation, and a life-changing &a...

In this episode Aly & Emily interview their kids and ask them the "weekly questions"! Thanks for helping us make it all the way to 15 episodes... we love you!

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In this episode Aly & Emily discuss managing anxiety before and after becoming parents. We also address anxiety in our children, PANS/PANDAS, PTSD, panic attacks, helpful tips and tricks... and some not so helpful tips and tricks :P

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In this episode Aly & Emily discuss getting Luke back to baseline after having PANS for three years as well as lyme disease, which he was born with. We did this with the help of his amazing clinician, Karn Johansen, PA-C. Find her here: https://www.iowaspecialtyhospital.com/doctors/karn-johansen-pa-c-johansen & https://www.medmaps.org/clinician-directory/ia/clarion/karn-johansen/
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