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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
36 episodes
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...
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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...
Bariatric Nutrition, Inflammation, and Emotional Eating | How to Fix Your Relationship with Food
What’s really causing inflammation, weight struggles, and chronic health issues?In this powerful episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with registered dietitian Nancy Lum, RD, LDN to unpack the truth about nut...
Multiple Sclerosis Support: Holistic Care, Community, and Living Well with MS
What does it really look like to live well with Multiple Sclerosis?In this powerful and informative episode, we sit down with Dr. Deneb Bates, ND and Yadira LaMazza, MSW from the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice (IMSM...
Women Supporting Women: The Power of Community, Sisterhood, and Growth
In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele Weston sits down with sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington, co-founders of The Passionistas Project, to explore the powerful role that women’s circles and community play in healing, empowerment, and p...
How Music and Rhythm Reduce Stress and Build Community | with Greg Whitt
This week on Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele welcomes Greg Whitt, teaching artist, team builder, wellness facilitator, and founder of Drum for Change.If last week’s episode with Annelies Gentile explored leading change from the ins...
Burnout, Grief, and Creative Affluence: Navigating Change | with Annelies Gentile
Returning guest Annelies M. Gentile, MA, PCC joins Michele for a powerful follow-up conversation about leadership, burnout, grief, and cultivating calm in a world that feels anything but calm.In her previous appearance, Annelies introduc...
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 integrative health advoca...
Bariatric Life Empowerment, Why Surgery Is Only Part of the Journey
Bariatric surgery is a transformative experience, but it’s essential to understand that it’s just one part of the journey. In this week’s episode of *Beyond My Diagnosis*, I engage in a powerful conversation with Dawn O’Meally and N...
Why the Feet Matter More Than You Think for Brain and Body Health
Movement, balance, and stability are not just about strength. They are about how the brain receives and processes sensory information.In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, Michele sits down with Dr. Emily Splichal, functional ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...