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If you're sick of the one-size-fits-all approach to managing illness, Emma Simpson's story will resonate with you. This conversation encourages us to reject the pressure to adhere to conventional wellness practices and instead personalize our routines–a huge relief when there are so many “shoulds” around.

Emma has always been a remarkably ambitious woman but she had to leave her career as an Air Traffic Controller due to chronic illness. During this drastic life shift, Emma turned to open water swimming and writing. Host Rachel Katz and Emma talk about how she was able to do this all while being the primary breadwinner and raising young children. As she says in the conversation, slowing down wasn’t the path for her but finding balance was.

Emma’s info:

• Substack: Lemon Soul
• Book: Breaking Waves
• Instagram: @emmasimpsonauthor

🔥 Rachel's Substack, Inner Workings: https://raekatz.substack.com/

✨ Ladies Illness Library written interviews: https://raekatz.substack.com/s/ladies-illness-library

🎶Music "Upbeat Defiant Challenge Funky Groove" by Uroboros Music, licensed through Audio Jungle

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Ever feel like you're battling some kind of weird, unexplainable health issue that even doctors can't seem to get a grip on? Writer and influencer Sara Tasker gets refreshingly honest about her decades-long journey with chronic fatigue, narcolepsy, dysautonomia, and a whole mess of other “invisible illnesses.” She also opens up about having to completely redefine her idea of success and fulfillment. Despite all the difficulties, Sara shares with us her delightful humor and a new type of hope for the future.

Sara’s info:

• Substack: https://meandorla.substack.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/
• Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40537617-hashtag-authentic
• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gc2VaQoB1vfJn3VN2rudj
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaraTaskerme

🔥 Rachel's Substack, Inner Workings: https://raekatz.substack.com/

✨ Ladies Illness Library written interviews: https://raekatz.substack.com/s/ladies-illness-library

🎶Music "Upbeat Defiant Challenge Funky Groove" by Uroboros Music, licensed through Audio Jungle

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In this heartfelt episode, Rachel sits down with Julia Edelman to discuss her ten-year journey with uveitis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the retina. They explore the roller coaster of emotions Julia has experienced through the medical challenges and numerous surgeries. She expresses difficult emotions, such as feeling like a burden to her caregivers during her procedures, but also shares uplifting experiences like finding creative outlets through her newsletter, dancing, and building online community spaces to support others facing similar health challenges.

😊 Julia's Eyewitness Newsletter: https://juliaedelman.substack.com/

🐙Julia's resource recommendations:

• Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
• Isolation Journals, Suleika Jaouad's Substack

🔥 Rachel's Substack, Inner Workings: https://raekatz.substack.com/

✨ Ladies Illness Library written interviews: https://raekatz.substack.com/s/ladies-illness-library

🎶Music "Upbeat Defiant Challenge Funky Groove" by Uroboros Music, licensed through Audio Jungle