Today’s podcast is with sleep expert, Devin Burke. Don’t worry - if you listened to last week’s episode with Emma, this is entirely different and more focused on overall sleep. In this episode with Devin, we dive deep into the issues around sleep and why so many people have sleep anxiety. There is so much that goes into getting a good night’s sleep…

Today’s podcast is with sleep apnea expert, Emma Cooksey. Sleep apnea is a condition that’s highly overlooked and may be showing symptoms that you wouldn’t expect. Christina shares her own story with sleep apnea and they get into the nitty gritty details of the importance of sleep and what to do when your body just isn’t doing it. We hope you enjoy…

Today’s podcast is with therapist, Alissa Schneider! Alissa’s bright and cheery energy was such a great match for our conversation in this episode. We were open about their own struggles with anxiety, depression and emotional issues we’ve struggled with. We loved having a conversation from a therapist’s perspective, especially because we both are H…

Today’s podcast is with a repeat guest, Rachel Hill! Rachel is a hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s advocate who shares her journey via her blog, Instagram and her books. We had Rachel on again because she’s such an amazing person to follow in the chronic illness space, especially those of us with Hashimoto’s (which Jessie, Christina AND Rachel all hav…

In today’s podcast, Jessie and Christina were so excited to talk to author, Doug Cartwright. Doug is a self-proclaimed “Mormon, Sales, Tech Bro” and how (and why) he decided to give up that identity. We also really dove into the fear of control that we have that keep us from letting go of who we are supposed to be. Our conversation dove into trauma…

In today’s podcast, Jessie and Christina interviewed Dr. Arneka Cooper about her journey with being a chiropractor and how connected EVERYTHING in the body is. It’s hard to believe that every single piece of our mind, body and soul are connected… but they are! Today’s episode is such a good one and we loved our conversation with Arneka - we had so …

In today’s episode we chat about: Ali’s explanation of what a Mind Body Coach is and why it’s important to connect the mental and the physical The mental health shifts that came with moving to Costa Rica from California How we all sometimes get lost in the details Ali’s journey with Stage 4 Endometriosis and where she’s at now How working with a tr…

In today’s episode, we dive deep into trauma- what it is and how it affects each of us. We all have trauma and it looks different for everyone. Christina and Jessie chat with Ashley Bernardi, author of the book, “Authentic Power: Give Yourself Permission to Feel” all about leaning into our trauma, not masking our feelings, finding a helpful practit…

We’re so excited to share this episode with Kathy Davis all about busting vegan myths and why you should be adding in more plants. Now, carnivores - don’t click off! While Kathy is a vegan herself and has written plant-based cookbooks, she believes what we really need to do is just add more plants (even if you’re still eating meat.) During this epi…

We’re all slammed with diet culture every single day, whether we’re consciously connecting it or not. But did you know that food choices are about biology, not willpower? That’s why we’re excited to bring on Sarah Stites, CEO and co-founder of Wavelength. Wavelength is a modern program for healthy eating that combines personalized nutrition with me…

Wow - this episode is truly one of our favorites! Today’s episode is with Elisabeth Kristof of Brian-Based Wellness, a virtual platform that puts training the nervous system at the center of everything from movement practice, to behavior change, trauma resolution and pain reduction. Elisabeth has been an entrepreneur and mover her whole life. She e…

Today’s episode is with Mandy Podlesny, an empowered eating coach. Christina and I loved talking with Mandy about all things diet culture and becoming a victor and empowered member of your life. I really loved our deep dive into nutrition and dieting because it’s something I struggle with a lot. We also talked about finding the right practitioner f…

Today’s episode is with Karina Sturm! Karina is a German native who is now in San Francisco. She’s a research associate turned journalist living with several chronic illnesses and an invisible disability. Her main health condition is called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder that leads to many co-morbid conditions. She’s had …

Christina and Dafne chatted about how healing comes in different forms, the importance of gut health and skin exposure and maintaining a sense of self as a mom with chronic illness. One of the great quotes from the podcast is “when we’re imagining the future with fear, we’re partnering with the wrong thing.” We can’t wait for you to listen in to th…

Today we’re so excited to share with you our interview with my friend Alissa Boyer, a mentor for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs.) Christina wasn’t able to make the episode today, so my husband, Ben Fritz (who is also an HSP and coaches a lot of HSPs) stepped in to be my cohost! Alissa’s experience with chronic gut issues and SIBO brought her to the …

Today’s episode is with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson. Lyn was misdiagnosed with leukemia at age 25 , but she kept questioning why she wasn’t improving despite doctors saying that her labs looked good. So, like many of us, her questions were dismissed. She took her health into her own hands. That’s when she learned how to listen to her body and its wisdom,…

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Chronically Healing Podcast! If you haven’t heard already, listen to our first episode of Season 2 where we introduce our new cohost, Christina Sanghera! Today’s episode is with Renée Nicholson. Renée takes us through her journey of growing up a dancer, but having that stripped away by Rheumatoid Arthritis. In that j…

Today's episode is a special one - we're finally announcing that Chronically Healing will now have a cohost, Christina Sanghera! Listen in to this episode to learn more about Christina, what changes will be coming to the show and what you can expect moving forward in the Chronically Healing Community! Instagram: @chronicallyhealingpodcast Jessie's …

Full shownotes: www.jessiefritz.com/blog/samantha-lander Today’s podcast is with the wonderful Samantha Lander! Samantha is a Functional Diagnostics practitioner, certified personal trainer, and holistic lifestyle coach who got into the field to take control of her own health. After years of struggling with how she was feeling, a few misdiagnosis a…

Today's episode is just with me as I give you updates on how I'm feeling about my body, weight gain, dealing with unhelpful doctors and dealing with depression. www.instagram.com/jessie__fritz www.jessiefritz.comAv Jessie Fritz

I’m so excited to introduce you to Shanna Nemrow, FNTP! I found Shanna via YouTube about a year ago when I was dabbling with the AIP diet (Autoimmune Protocol) and loved her authenticity and helpful tricks for living with Hashimoto’s. I asked Shanna to be on the podcast to talk about all things Hashimotos and we definitely dug into some big thyroid…

Time for another episode of the Chronically Healing Podcast! Today’s episode is with the founder of Lupus Chick, Marisa Zeppieri. Marisa and I chatted all about her experience with Lupus, getting run over by a drunk driver in her early teens, why she started Lupus Chick and so much more. We also dove into being a business owner with chronic illness…

I am SO excited to share my conversation with Christina Sanghera on the Chronically Healing Podcast today! Christina is a friend of mine I met on Instagram and we’ve clicked since the beginning. I wanted to have Christina on the show for a real and raw conversation about Hashimoto’s, but we dipped into so many other conversation while we were at it…

Today on the Chronically Healing Podcast I was excited to talk to Dani Fusaro of Days with Dani! Dani is a physical therapist, mindset & lifestyle coach, disabled model who happens to also be living with multiple chronic illnesses. Dani takes us through her experience with learning to accept her situation and validate everything she was going throu…

Today on the Chronically Healing Podcast we have Casey Stanley of A Unique Life. Casey takes us through her story with leaving her job and starting her business to help people. Casey lets us in on what her life is like living in chronic pain, but how she’s continuing to live her best life. I’m so grateful to Casey for being on the show and sharing …

Today on the Chronically Healing Podcast I was fortunate enough to talk to naturopathic doctor, Dr. Lori Bouchard! Lori and I had such a great conversation about natural medicine and how to fit it into your healing team. During our conversation, I dove into my experiences with conventional medicine vs. naturopathic medicine and how it was able to h…

Today on the Chronically Healing Podcast I have Christopher Blakeslee on the show! Christopher’s story is truly one you will not want to miss (promise I’m not just saying that!) Christopher has been dealing with chronic illness (interstitial cystitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, occipital and trigeminal nerve irritation) and chronic pai…

I’m back! Thank y’all for being so patient with me as I took some time off of the Chronically Healing Podcast. Quite honestly, I was seriously considering letting go of the podcast but I’m happy to say that after some time off and making a new schedule (I talk about this on the show!) I’m excited to be getting back into it! In today’s show, I let y…

Today on the Chronically Healing Podcast I’m welcoming back Dr. Lois Nahirney to go through my lifestyle DNA test results LIVE! Lois has been on the show before (which you can listen to here) and she is the CEO of dnaPower and has seen results from getting her own DNA test results. dnaPower is a DNA testing company that helps you find out more abou…

Today’s episode is all about Huna Healing and finding your joy with Belinda Farrell, author of the book “Find Your Friggin’ Joy.” Belinda is trained in hypnotherapy, past life regression, NLP, Hawaiian chanting and ancient Hawaiian healing (Huna). Belinda tells us about how she trained with Anthony Robbins and has effectively used these skills in h…

Today’s podcast is with the community manager of StuffThatWorks, Maya Geller. Maya takes us through her journey with a very intimate and life-altering issue she dealt with for almost half of her life with absolutely no relief for a long time. It wasn’t until Maya shared about her experience in a Facebook group that she found out there were many oth…

Welcome back to the Chronically Healing Podcast! Today I’m speaking with a certified Ayurveda coach and yoga instructor, Irina Adriaensen. During our conversation we dive into burnout and how this led Irina to her purpose in life. We also chat a bit about my experience with burnout and how it shows up in each of our lives. From there, we dive into …

I’ve so been looking forward to sharing my conversation with Ashley Rippentrop on the podcast! Ashley has an incredible story with living with invisible illness. She shares her story with us as well as her RALLY Method and how that has helped her through her chronic illness journey. She’s since made a documentary with her husband about chronic illn…

Today’s episode is with the wonderful Melissa Buchan! It was wonderful getting to know her and her work helping women with one of the most important parts of their lives - their cycle. During today’s episode, we really dug into the importance of charting your menstrual cycle. Not only can charting your cycle help you with things like fertility (or …

Wow - I cannot wait for y’all to listen in to today’s episode with Clorinda Walley & Randie Odebralski of the company, Good Days. Good Days is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides resources for life-saving and life-extending treatments to people in need of access to care. Clorinda (President) and Randie (COO) of Good Days take us throug…

Today’s episode is with Amy Slater, a coach and cheerleader for mama’s looking to regain their health after baby. I absolutely loved getting to interview Amy and even though I’m not a mom (yet), her story and mission are inspiring. After 15 years of infertility, ADD and gut issues, Amy was able to have a set of twins (her first set - she had two!) …

Today is a solo episode and a bit of a surprise... but I quit my job! As some of you know after listening to my podcast for awhile now or connecting with me on social media, my job has been a constant for over a year now since my previous boss left. I explain why I decided to quit in this episode and what it means for my health. Links and things… J…

Friends! Long time, no… listen? Chat? Podcast? Anyway - I’m back! Thanks for your patience with me in the last few weeks (a month, maybe?) while I got my life back in order. I’ll have more about some changes that are happening soon. But that’s not today’s podcast! Today we’re chatting with Elianor M.A., author and college student living with Necrot…

Y’all… I LOVED THIS EPISODE! I had such an amazing conversation with Lisa Kilgour all about the dieting hamster wheel and how that affects us in so many ways. We talked about what happens when we restrict, restrict, restrict and how these diets we’re on (even for health reasons) are meant to be for a period of time… not forever. We talked about how…

Today’s episode is with Melissa Groves Azzaro. Melissa helps women with PCOS regain regular periods and optimize their fertility using a root cause, food as medicine approach. Our conversation was a great one. We talked about PCOS, women’s hormonal health, fertility and the importance of taking care of yourself in this “grinding culture.” We dove i…

Today’s episode with Sarah Berneche was a good one! If you’re someone who has ever dealt with dieting, bullying around weight or emotional eating, then this episode is for you. Sarah took us through her experience with dieting and how that brought her to get into nutrition and her nutrition and intuitive eating counseling services. She believes in …

Today on the show I have Dr. Lois Nahirney who tells us about her story with undiagnosed health issues. Lois randomly found DNA testing when looking into it for her adopted sons, but it ended up helping her figure out her own health issues! Lois believed in the testing so much that she is became CEO of the company! dnaPower is a DNA testing company…

Today’s episode is a TREAT 😍 I had a conversation with Carmen Sturdy, full-time food blogger and cookbook author of Every Last Bite and it was OH SO GOOD. Carmen told us about her tumultuous story with Ulcerative Colitis and how digging in to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) actually allowed her to come off all of her medication for UC. Carmen …

Time to talk about the thyroid! As you all know, the chronic illness I deal with is Hashimoto’s, which is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid. So as you can imagine, I was super excited to talk to Angela Brown today - a hypothyroid expert! Angela has dealt with hypothyroidism for half of her life and decided she wanted to help other women dealing …

Today’s episode is with mother / daughter Anna & Dana Penenberg! In high school, Dana unfortunately grew very ill with invisible illnesses including an extreme case of Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia. This episode is their story navigating Dana’s health healing journey together using all kinds of modalities (Western, Chinese and Alternative medicine,…

Today's episode is a personal episode with just me - Jessie Fritz! We talk about: My health updates with Hashimoto's and Mold Toxicity Our big life update - the move to Raleigh! My newest obsession with human design and astrology What future solo podcasts and episodes on healing outside of chronic illness modalities will look like My mental health …

Today’s episode is a gooooooood one. I was so happy to have Talie Miele on my podcast to talk about her life with fibromyalgia, but our conversation took a turn to focus on current events around racism. Talia is a biracial and bicultural Latina woman, so we talked about how that affected her as a woman AND as a person living with a chronic illness.…

Women out there in Chronically Healing Podcast land… this is an episode you NEED to listen to. Today’s guest is Amber Romaniuk, an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert. I resonated so much with this episode - weight gain with Hashimoto’s and my body image are a daily (okay, hourly) struggle for me. During Amber’s episode, we talked about …

On the podcast today, I’m so excited for you to hear from creative and artist, Lisa Sniderman aka Aoede. Lisa takes us through her story with having chronic illness for over 12 years and how she has learned to use her creativity to transition into surviving to thriving. While chronic illness is debilitating and positivity may seem impossible at som…

Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Karyn Shanks - a physician, teacher, and author of Heal—A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, Reverse Chronic Illness, and Claim the Potential of a Vibrant New You. In today’s episode, Karyn and I talk about the difference between functional and conventional medicine and why she chose her career. We talk about her boo…