The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness

In this episode, Cassie and Chelsea discuss what it's like to feel the need or desire to hide your illness and keep it yourself- which is a big contrast to how Cassie in particular usually talks about her illness. As the 'Real Life Show' we try to share our lives and experiences in real time, and this topic is a big issue in Cassie's life right now... listen towards the end in particular to see the ripple effect...

We're thrilled to have Jan back on our show for a brilliant and extremely interesting and fact-filled second episode! If you haven't listened to the first one, you can go back to March 2021, episode number 412 to check it out. Many of you already know how much we love our Vital Field Energy Cells, they're so frigging awesome, we're biased to the No-Pain cells and the Anti-Inflame cells, but have heard from many ...

It's another Real Talk episode! This week Cassie and Chelsea are sharing about their second book- Live a Better Life! We're not always great about sharing the cool things we've created so here we are trying to be better!

If you'd like to purchase the Kindle or paperback copy of our book you can find it here: https://amzn.to/2ZYqVVJ

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Finances and money can be so energy consuming, which is why we're re-releasing this gem of an episode to help you through those wealth woes! 
We have such a special guest and unique episode of The Real Life Show: Living with a Chronic Illness for you today. We interviewed the brilliant financial coach, Mandyy Thomas, who is the CEO of “Intentionally Wealthy Coaching.” She helps others who might have a good amount of saving...

We've had a lot of people writing in to us about this topic recently, so we've decided to re-release this episode for everyone who needs this right now. If this hits hard for you, DM us! We wanna talk it out with you. :) 
Many of us feel like a burden to our loved ones, or feel guilty when we can't do certain activities, or cancel often, the list can go on and on. This episode was another request by you wonderful...

This is a re-release of an episode aired in November 2021, it's a great one that we hope you all enjoy- felt relevant for the mood this week :) 
You are not just your illness. You have so many other interests, hobbies, and aspects of your life! Cassie and Chelsea and talk about their thoughts on this during this week's Real Talk episode.

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Heather has such an incredible story- from discovering she has POTS, needing gallbladder surgery, migraines and more- to finally finding out she'd been terribly ill due to black mold exposure... this entire episode is a rollercoaster of emotions. Heather is such a sweet and wonderful person, who we've very much enjoyed over the years, and we're excited for all of you to get to know her too through this episode!
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An aerialist from Australia, Ollie's medical journey has been impacted by the fact that he is transgender, and because of this he has learnt about navigating the healthcare system when doctors come with unhelpful bias or misinformation. He is really passionate about patients being seen for their intersectional identities, and hopes to see a future where the medical system embraces diverse health experiences.  OIlie is such an ...

We're totally mindset junkies, we love all the personal development things- BUT for the last 6 months, neither of us have any effs to give about mindset stuff. This is an open, honest and raw discussion about the benefits of mindset work and the benefits of taking a break and just giving yourself grace.  We're excited for you to have a listen, and let us know your thoughts! Connect with us via email: hello@therealspoonies...

In today's Real Talk episode, we discuss empathy, sympathy, someone's ability to be mindful and thoughtful of what someone else is going through, and how all of that relates to our spoonie lives. We'd love to hear your thoughts about this topic, as always, so reach out! Email us at hello@therealspooniesunite.com or connect with us on Instagram or join us and others like you in The Wellness Hub! 

We've been wanting to bring you an episode on this topic for ages! We truly can't wait for you to listen to this discussion- definitely listen all the way to the end, we ask all sorts of real questions about insurance input, patient responsibility and advocacy, doctor's control, wording, appointment preparation- all the things! This episode is packed full of useful information and insight into the frustrations medica...

That's right- We're talking food sensitivities! Come on the journey with us as we discuss our ups and downs with the battle of staying away from foods we know aren't the best for us. And, we of course offer some helpful tips and tricks to help you with your food sensitivity woes.
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We've all been there- when you feel like the smallest thing is going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back, what sets you over the edge, what finally makes things implode. After some incredible months, we both had a lot of shit hit the fan leading to us both hitting total burn out. This episode is about noticing what burn out is for you, and how to recover and get back to your best self.
Don't forget- fee...