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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
19 episodes
Living Well With Invisible Illness Through Compassion with Simone Giangiordano
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele welcomes back Simone Giangiordano, Compassion Based Business and Lifestyle Coach and Certified Compassion Cultivation Training instructor, for a deeper conversation on living well with ch...
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Episode 18
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29:31
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Parkinson’s Care Beyond Medication: Nutrition, Movement, and Support - Carolee Horner Returns
In this returning episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele welcomes back Carolee Horner, functional nutritionist and health coach who specializes in working with people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners.When...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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38:47
Chronic Illness, Aging, and the Power of Physical Therapy: Loretta Donovan Returns
In this returning episode of Beyond the Diagnosis, Michele welcomes back Loretta Donovan, leadership coach and healthcare strategist, for a deeper conversation on physical therapy as a powerful and often underutilized tool for chronic ...
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Episode 16
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31:23
Living With Invisible Pain: Scoliosis, Resilience, and Mindset with Emily Terrani
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I’m joined by Emily Terrani, Director of Membership and Community Engagement at the Institute of Coaching and founder of Mind Growth Lab, for an honest conversation about living with an invisible chronic ...
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Episode 15
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30:09
Life After Significant Weight Loss: Reconstructive Surgery and Healing with Dr. Frank Lalezar
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Dr. Frank Lalezar, a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in post-bariatric reconstructive surgery for people who have lost a significant amount of weight.We talk openly ...
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Episode 14
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35:14
Who Is in Charge of Your Life: Empowerment and Chronic Illness with Catherine Chadwick
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Catherine Chadwick, registered nurse, transformational life coach, and creator of The Art of Self Craftsmanship, for a deeply thoughtful conversation about responsibility, language, emotio...
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Episode 13
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35:14
Nutrition, Parkinson’s, and the Gut Brain Connection with Functional Nutritionist Carolee Horner
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I welcome back Carolee Horner, functional nutritionist and health coach, to talk about Parkinson’s disease, gut health, inflammation, and how small, realistic nutrition changes can dramatically improve qu...
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Episode 12
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35:48
Leadership, Chronic Illness, and Purpose: The Wisdom of Healthcare Consultant Susan York
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Susan York, a seasoned healthcare and automotive consultant whose decades of experience inform her life’s newest chapter: supporting women leaders in discovering their voice, clarif...
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Episode 11
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31:10
The Patient Experience from Both Sides: Anne Llewellyn on Advocacy, Illness, and Hope
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Anne M. Llewellyn, nurse leader, patient advocate, writer, and creator of Nurse Advocate. Anne brings more than forty years of clinical experience and a deeply personal journey through cen...
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Episode 10
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48:50
Mindfulness, Mini-Meditations, and Chronic Illness: A Healing Conversation with Simone Giangiordano
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Simone Giangiordano, Compassion-Based Business and Lifestyle Coach and creator of the BalanceUP® Community. Simone joins me to explore the real, daily experience of living with chronic ...
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Episode 9
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42:17
Breast Cancer, Caregiving, and Courage: Lessons from Loretta Donovan
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Loretta Donovan, a coach, educator, and healthcare leader who brings wisdom from both her professional and personal experiences navigating illness. Together, we explore how curiosity can stead...
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Episode 8
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37:21
Why You Need a Patient Advocate: Lisa Berry Blackstock on Taking Control of Your Care
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Lisa Berry Blackstock, Independent Patient Advocate, educator, and founder of Soul Sherpa Healthcare Advocacy Services. Lisa has dedicated her career to helping patients and families make sens...
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Episode 7
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37:32
Caregiving, Cannabis, and Courage: Joyce Gerber on Redefining Women’s Wellness
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Joyce Gerber, a lawyer, advocate, and caregiver who has become a leading voice in cannabis education and women’s wellness. and helping to reshape how women talk about health, caregiving, a...
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Episode 6
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34:25
Finding Light in the Shadows: Living with Solar Urticaria and Self-Compassion
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Jeannie Taylor. We went to undergraduate university together in Kalamazoo, Michigan and now she is here with me having a conversation on 'Beyond my Diagnosis'. Jeannie is an actor, educato...
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Episode 5
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34:03
From Patient to Advocate: How Lorie Gardner Transformed Healing into Purpose
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Lorie Gardner, a nurse, certified patient advocate, and wellness coach whose story embodies resilience and reinvention. After facing a major health crisis that led to a complex Wh...
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Episode 4
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25:27
When Medicine Misses the Clues, The Power of Patient Advocacy with Dr. Sima Kahn
What happens when the healthcare system runs out of answers, In this episode of Beyond the Diagnosis, I sit down with Dr. Sima Kahn, a former OB GYN turned independent patient advocate who helps people unravel complex, often mysterious medical ...
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Episode 3
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36:19
From Chaos to Calm, Resilience and Reinvention with Annelies Gentile
What does it really take to cultivate calm in the middle of life’s storms, In this episode of Beyond the Diagnosis, I sit down with Annelies Gentile, an integrative life and leadership coach, artist, and author of From Chaos to Calm, Leading Ch...
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Episode 2
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43:40
Moving with MS, Reclaiming Mobility with PT Expert Herb Karpatkin
In this powerful conversation with Herb Karpatkin, PT, DSc, we dig deep into the role of movement, fatigue, and rehabilitation in navigating life with Multiple Sclerosis. Herb brings over four decades of clinical and research experience in neur...
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Episode 1
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46:38