Do You Need Help or A Hug?

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Sometimes the most powerful health tool isn’t food, movement, or rest—it’s connection. In this episode, I share one simple question that has transformed how I support others and how I feel supported myself. You’ll hear the science behind why this matters for autoimmune health and how asking (or being asked) this one thing can lower stress, ease fatigue, and strengthen your relationships.

Key Takeaways:

• The “help or hug” question and how it can transform connection.
• Why social connection can trigger the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response for both people involved.
• The research showing connection lowers distress and improves quality of life in autoimmune disease.
• How being the person others turn to with hard news has become one of my most meaningful measures of health.
• Why inside CLUB Habit Hub, the space to ask for help or a hug is a game-changer for making healthier habits stick.

DO of the DAY
Ask someone close to you: “Do you want help or a hug?” Then invite them to ask you the same when you bring something hard their way.

Links from the Show:

• CLUB Habit Hub was created for all the help and virtual hugs it takes to feel better and function at your best. Explore joining HERE.

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This podcast explores health and wellness through the lens of autoimmune disease—such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—diving into how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, and other symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, and mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, effective self-care, and a resilient mindset. If you’ve read the bestseller Atomic Habits by James Clear and still don’t have the healthy habits you want, this show is for ...