Chronic Illness, Ableism + The New Age, Ep. 3: Is Your Illness Your Fault?

In this axis episode, we cover the complex, nuanced territory of the mind/body connection, and how mental and emotional landscapes can influence physical health. We discuss this in relation to how modern spirituality has us feeling guilty for being sick, that we want to be sick or have brought it upon ourselves from having poor mental health, poor boundaries etc. We explore how spiritual bypassing, magical thinking, toxic positivity (all tendrils of ableism) work together to create this narrative that new agers use to gain clout and line their pockets.