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Beyond My Diagnosis with Michele Weston
Welcome to Beyond My Diagnosis, the podcast that brings real conversations, real stories, and real breakthroughs in health, healing, and hope. I’m your host, Michele Weston—Holistic Health and Wellbeing Coach—and I'm here to help you look past the symptoms and into the deeper story of living with your chronic condition.
Each week, we go beyond the chart and challenge the status quo of conventional care. From powerful patient journeys to expert insights in functional medicine and integrative practitioners, using mindset and lifestyle medicine, you’ll get the tools and inspiration to become the most informed, empowered version of yourself.
This is not just about managing illness—it’s about reclaiming your health, your voice, and your life.
Let’s get curious. Let’s get courageous. And let’s go Beyond My Diagnosis.
Episodes
52 episodes
When Chronic Illness Interrupts Life: Michele’s Unexpected Hospital Stay
This episode of Beyond the Diagnosis was not the episode Michele planned to record.After spending several days in the hospital, Michele is finally home, and her friend Julie DeLucca-Collins has stepped behind the microphone for ...
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Mindfulness, Mini-Meditations, and Chronic Illness: From The Archives
Mindfulness, Mini-Meditations, and Chronic Illness: A Healing Conversation with Simone GiangiordanoIn this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Simone Giangiordano, Compassion-Based Business and Lifestyle Coach and creator ...
Understanding Neurodivergence: How Different Brains Learn and Thrive with Lisa Richer
What if the problem is not that someone is unwilling to learn, communicate, or participate, but that the way we are asking them to do it does not work for their brain?In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston welcomes neurod...
When a Cough Isn’t Just a Cough: Living With Sjögren’s Disease with Julie DeLucca-Collins
What happens when a cough simply will not go away?In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston welcomes her friend, and fellow chronic-illness patient Julie DeLucca-Collins for a candid conversation about Julie’s journey to bei...
You Can Do Hard Things: A Sister-to-Sister Conversation About Living With Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness can make ordinary accomplishments invisible.Getting out of bed. Making it to an appointment. Going for a walk when your body would rather stay still. Asking a doctor one more question. Starting a new jo...
Inflammation Myths, Part 2: What Should We Really Be Eating?
Inflammation is one of those words that can make eating feel complicated very quickly.Search social media for “anti-inflammatory diet” and you may find a growing list of foods you are told to avoid. Seed oils. Dairy. Nightshades. Sugar. ...
Root Cause Healing, Ayurveda, Functional Medicine, and Your Responsibility as the Patient
What if chronic illness is not just something to manage, but something to better understand?In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele welcomes back Cindi Acree, RN, a lifelong nurse, educator, and i...
Inflammation: The Good, the Bad and the Chronic | Part 1
Inflammation is one of the most misunderstood words in conversations about chronic illness. We hear it connected to autoimmune disease, arthritis, neurological conditions, gut health, nutrition, weight, sleep, mood, aging, heart health, and mor...
The Brain You Can’t See, Part 2: Caregiver Support for Dementia, TBI, MS, and Cognitive Changes
How do you support someone living with dementia, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD, or another neurological condition without losing yourself in the process?In this conti...
The Brain You Can't See: What It's Like to Live Inside My Brain with MS and ADHD
What if the hardest part of living with a neurological condition is the part no one can see?People can see a cane.They may notice someone walking more slowly or needing to rest.But they can't see brain fog.They can't...
Could Your Eyes Be Warning You? Vision Changes, Optic Neuritis, and Neurological Conditions Explained
Could your eyes be trying to tell you something about your brain?Many people associate neurological diseases with symptoms like weakness, numbness, fatigue, or balance problems.But for many—including Michele Westo...
How to Age Well with a Chronic Illness: Healthy Aging, Independence, and Living Beyond Your Diagnosis
Can you age well while living with a chronic illness?It's a question many of us don't ask when we're first diagnosed.In the beginning, we're focused on getting through today, understanding our symptoms, navigating treatmen...
The Future of Nutrition: Why One Diet Doesn't Work for Everyone and the Rise of Personalized Nutrition
Why does the exact same diet work for one person and completely fail for another?If you've ever followed a nutrition plan perfectly and still didn't get the results you expected, this episode may completely change how you think about foo...
Food Is Not the Enemy: Autoimmune Nutrition, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Better Health with Chronic Illness
Can food improve your quality of life when you're living with a chronic illness?If you've ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice, you're not alone.One expert tells you to cut carbs.Another says avoid fat....
What happens when autoimmune disease meets real life?
A diagnosis is one thing.Living with it every day is something entirely different.In this deeply personal solo episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston shares what she's learned after ...
Can Summer Heat Trigger Autoimmune Flare-Ups? Living with MS, Lupus, and Autoimmune Disease in Hot Weather
If you live with multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome, psoriasis, Graves' disease, or another autoimmune condition, you've probably wondered why your symptoms sometimes feel worse during the summer month...
The The Weight-Loss Dance: GLP-1 Medications, Obesity, and the Truth About Long-Term Weight Loss
Are GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and the newest experimental obesity drugs changing the future of weight loss?Or are they simply another tool in a much bigger journey?In this honest, education...
How Your Story, Stress, and Breath Impact Chronic Illness, Brain Health, and Emotional Wellness
What if healing starts by listening to your story?In this deeply powerful episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with transformational speaker, brain-body business alignment strategist, and wellness coac...
What if depression doesn’t just affect your emotions… but your body too?
In this solo episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston explores the very real physical symptoms of depression—especially for those living with chronic autoimmune or neurological conditions like MS.This conversation goes bey...
Do I Have ADHD? Could I? Understanding the Signs in Adults
If you’ve ever asked yourself that question—even quietly—you are not alone.In this solo episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston explores what ADHD really looks like in adults and why so many people go undiagnosed for year...
What It’s Really Like to Live with an Autoimmune Disease in Your 50s
What does life really look like when you’re living with a chronic autoimmune condition in your 50s?In this deeply personal solo episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston opens up about her own journey living with multiple s...
Imposter Syndrome Isn’t About Confidence: The Hidden Patterns Keeping Women Playing Small
What if imposter syndrome has nothing to do with confidence?In this powerful episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with licensed psychotherapist, certified hypnotherapist, and coach Shelley Martinez to unpack ...
Why Consistency Matters More Than Motivation in Midlife Health
You don’t need more health information. You need a way to actually follow through.In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with midlife consistency consultant Cara-Michele Nether to talk about the real re...
Holistic Health That Actually Works: Simple Habits to Build Energy and Prevent Burnout
What if improving your health didn’t require doing everything at once… but simply starting with one thing?In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with health and wellness coach Tess Cheng to explore how ...
Over 50 with Chronic Illness: Finding Joy, Strength, and Movement Every Day
What does it really mean to live well after 50, especially with a chronic illness?In this heartfelt solo episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston reflects on aging, movement, nourishment, and finding joy in the journey, ev...