#29. You're Grieving the Woman You Were Before Chronic Illness — And Refusing to Let Go Keeps You Sick

Why You Got Sick: How Emotion Drives Chronic Illness & Healing in Women · Jun 9, 2026 · 12m

You spend a lot of time wishing you could go back to who you were before chronic illness.

This episode is going to challenge that wish completely. Because the woman you miss, the one with the energy, the plans, the freedom to say yes, wasn't who you think she was. The longing to get her back may be the very thing keeping your body stuck, in a way no one has explained to you. It's one of the emotional patterns I see most in women with chronic illness and one almost no one connects to their symptoms.

In this episode, you'll discover:

The specific grief almost every woman with chronic illness…