Healthy Illness
A weekly podcast to help you build healthy relationships while living with mental health conditions. Hosted by Kelly Marie, an advocate and peer who uses her own life experiences with anxiety, depression and borderline personality disorder to empower you to defy the limitations of your diagnosis and create the life you deserve. 🎙️ Hosted by Coach Kelly Marie, founder of Front Seat Life LLC 📲 Instagram @thefrontseatlife FB @thefrontseatlife 🎧 Produced & edited by JazzCast Pros 🔗 Click Here to rate & review on Apple Podcasts 🚀 Rate & Share this Podcast from Spotify 🔐 Add this show to your collection on Pandora. 💪 Support the Show with a one-time donation on PayPal
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October 12, 2026 • 19 mins
Ep.166 "I don't wanna eat at the table!" 😩 In this episode of Healthy Illness, Kelly gets real about her complicated relationship with food, unexpected emotional triggers, and the therapy homework that brought her to tears.
But here's the plot twist: The assignment didn't change. Her perspective did.
Discover how one conversation transformed feelings of punishment into an opportunity for mindfulness and how reframing a situatio...
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September 21, 2026 • 21 mins
Ep. 165 Have you ever told yourself, “I just need to lock in,” but your brain, your environment, and every distraction around you had other plans?
Maybe the problem isn’t your ability to concentrate. Maybe you need to focus differently.
In this episode of Healthy Illness, Kelly Marie explores the difference between concentration and focus—and how changing the way we think about attention can make it easier...
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September 7, 2026 • 19 mins
Ep. 164 For so many of us, everyday life feels like an endless series of tasks and obligations. The idea of carving out an hour for mindfulness or meditation sometimes seems like a luxury we can't afford.
In the latest episode of "Healthy Illness," Kelly Marie suggests an approach that dismantles this barrier: engaging in micro moments of mindfulness.
Practical strategies for incorporating mindfulness into a busy schedule, even ...
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August 24, 2026 • 18 mins
Ep.163 The backpacks are packed. The dorm rooms are set up. But while we spend so much time preparing our kids for what’s next…who’s preparing us for the change?
Back-to-school season brings transitions for the entire family. Maybe you're putting your child on the school bus for the first time. Maybe they're starting high school, heading across the country to college, returning to campus after a summer at home, ...
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August 17, 2026 • 19 mins
Ep. 162 Shame has a way of convincing us that we have to keep paying for our mistakes, our choices, our needs, even the things we had no control over. And sometimes, we carry that weight for so long that we forget what life feels like without it.
In this week’s episode of Healthy Illness, Kelly Marie explores the emotional weight of shame and guilt and how those feelings can shape our mental health, our relationships, and ev...
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August 2, 2026 • 17 mins
Ep. 161 Your story doesn't end because a relationship does. Sometimes the greatest relationship you'll ever build is the one you have with yourself.
Be gentle with yourself. Honor your journey. Celebrate your growth.
Because healing isn't about forgetting who you were.
It's about finally discovering who you've always been.
Hi, I'm your host Kelly Marie and for years, I identified myself by the roles I filled: wife, mother, car...
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July 20, 2026 • 18 mins
Ep. 160 When you hear "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," who comes to mind? For many of us, the first image is a military veteran returning home from combat. But what if your war looked different?
What if your battlefield was an abusive relationship...
a traumatic childhood, a medical emergency, community violence or years spent living in survival mode?
This week, Kelly Marie continues the conversation from "Feeling Triggered? How...
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July 6, 2026 • 18 mins
Ep. 159 Is it time to go back on antidepressants? Kelly Marie gets real about why she made the decision to restart medication after years without it and why choosing support is never a sign of failure.
Key Takeaways:
How to recognize when your mental health is beginning to slip.
Why being proactive is easier than recovering from a crisis.
The role medication can play alongside CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and boundaries.
Why...
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June 29, 2026 • 20 mins
Ep. 158 Not every trigger leads to a panic attack. Sometimes it's the tone of someone's voice. Being ignored. A comment that hits a little too close to home. Or that familiar feeling that makes your heart race before your brain has time to catch up.
In this episode of Healthy Illness, we're talking about what I call soft triggers—the everyday emotional reactions that can quietly damage our relationships, careers, and peace o...
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June 22, 2026 • 17 mins
Ep 257 The Soft Girl Era is over. Now what? Kelly Marie explores what comes after the trend of girlie aesthetics, luxury, or living a carefree life.
For Kelly, the Soft Girl Era became a personal journey of learning how to extend grace to herself in the same way she extends it to everyone else.
Embracing simple acts of self-care, she shares how keeping her nails done became a daily reminder to slow down, be intentional, and mov...
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June 1, 2026 • 25 mins
Ep. 156 You have got to clock out, mentally as well as psychically so that you can get back to work the next day refreshed!
Host Kelly Marie explores the power of rest and its critical role in mental health and wellness. She explains why nothing about her work keeps her up at night and discusses the importance of maintaining good sleep hygiene to enhance productivity and health.
Kelly addresses themes of health equity, communi...
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May 25, 2026 • 24 mins
Ep. 155 Learn how to share your personal story while maintaining mental well-being in this episode of the Healthy Wellness Podcast with Kelly Marie. Kelly shares a five-step framework, STORY, for crafting personal narratives: keep it Short, make it Trauma-free, ensure it's Ours to tell, keep it Relevant, and check if you're emotionally Ready to share.
Discover techniques for building healthier relationships and the importance of ...
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May 18, 2026 • 20 mins
Ep. 154 Not every problem is yours to solve! Step back, take a breath and let's get Mindful AF with 3 simple, effective techniques to manage stress anxiety and pressure.
From her “Go Slow” breathing technique to a grounding exercise you can literally do in public without anyone noticing, this conversation is designed to help you regulate in real time — not three days after the breakdown.
Because sometimes peace...
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May 11, 2026 • 16 mins
Ep. 153 As Buffalo approaches the anniversary of the May 14th Tops shooting on the heels of Mother’s Day week, many are carrying grief, gratitude, trauma, and resilience all at once.
In this heartfelt episode of Healthy Illness, Kelly Marie reflects on the emotional weight this season holds for the Black community while exploring mental health, racial trauma, motherhood, healing, and hope.
Through honest conversation and m...
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May 4, 2026 • 17 mins
One year ago, I made the decision to get my nails done and today, I'm proud to say they are still manicured and I am still in my soft girl era!
And as of today, I'm officially a Cover Girl!
Check out the May 2026 Issue of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine available at Wegmans!
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and Mother’s Day, I'm re-releasing an episode that explains how a simple beauty treatment sparked my deepe...
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April 27, 2026 • 13 mins
Ep. 152 In a world of constant stimulation and ceaseless noise, the pursuit of mindfulness can seem like an elusive goal. Kelly Marie guides you through a mindfulness practice centered on sound from a retreat in Great Valley, New York.
This episode of the Healthy Illness Podcast encourages exploring sound as a form of meditation, emphasizing that life is rarely silent. Kelly invites you to notice sounds in your environment, focu...
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April 20, 2026 • 26 mins
“Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality…”
Ep. 151 In this episode of Healthy Illness, I’m continuing the conversation on Black maternal health because this isn’t just about statistics, it’s about lives.
As a birth and postpartum doula, I share how mental health, systemic bias, and gaps in care are impacting Black mothers at higher rates and what we can do about ...
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March 30, 2026 • 24 mins
Ep. 150 This one plant might help you breathe again.
I’ve been leaning deeper into my mindfulness practice lately, and one thing that has truly supported me—mentally, physically, and emotionally—is eucalyptus.
Not in a trendy way… in a real-life, I need relief right now kind of way.
This isn’t just about smelling good. This is about creating space in your body to breathe, regulate, and come back t...
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March 16, 2026 • 20 mins
Ep. 149 Your thoughts are racing and you need a moment of peace.
In this week’s episode of Healthy Illness, Kelly Marie invites you to pause the noise and reconnect with yourself through a simple, guided mindfulness practice designed for real life—not perfect conditions.
If you’re living with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or the everyday stress of trying to hold it all together, this episode offers a gentle res...
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March 9, 2026 • 20 mins
Ep. 148 Lately, the world feels heavy. The news, the stress, the constant pressure to keep going, it can take a real toll on your nervous system.
In this episode of Healthy Illness, I’m sharing a mindfulness and breathing practice that I personally rely on when everything starts to feel like too much. I call it the Go-Slow Framework — a simple way to slow your breath, calm your body, and bring your nervous system back...
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