by @dawkinssarah on Heal Yourself with Sarah Dawkins
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In this powerful episode of Heal Yourself with Sarah Dawkins, I sit down with Amy Stein, a chronic illness thriver and holistic guide, who shares her deeply personal 15-year healing journey. Amy opens up about the difference between healing and curing and why so many women with chronic pain and invisible illnesses are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all, by the conventional medical system.
We talk about Amy’s background as a medical researcher and how working with chronic pain patients ironically mirrored her own deteriorating health. She discusses being dismissed by doctors, the emotional toll of feeling unseen and unheard and how she finally reclaimed her health by tuning into her body’s wisdom and embracing natural healing methods.
You’ll hear how Amy navigated multiple misdiagnoses, Lyme disease, mold exposure, food sensitivities and systemic inflammation, ultimately discovering that the body can either fight or heal but not both at the same time.
If you’ve ever felt gaslit by the medical system or unsure where to turn next, this episode will empower you to trust yourself, listen to your body and explore holistic paths to healing.
🎧 In this episode, we cover:
Why “healing” is different from “curing”
The hidden impact of misdiagnosis and medical gaslighting
How the body communicates through symptoms and sensations
The emotional link between chronic illness and feeling unseen
Creating a personalized healing approach when the system fails you
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Amy's background
05:25 Multiple diagnoses
09:00 Energy to heal or fight
11:45 Awareness of our needs
15:59 Do the thing
22:15 Being detached from the outcome
23:39 180 degree turn around
26:27 Wisdom in the symptoms
Amy's Bio
Amy’s intention is to discover the root cause of imbalances in your body that show up as chronic pain and disease. Clients come to her with health issues that they have not had results healing elsewhere. Amy helps them to get to the root cause of the problem and put together a plan for how to fix it. Her approach—rooted in evidence-based, holistic, and drug-free strategies—focuses on nutrition and lifestyle interventions, detailed in her book, The Journey of Unlearning to Regain Trust & Healing; her comprehensive online programs; personalized group and one-on-one health coaching.
Connect with Amy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVUz_4LdQD1ws-A-vBtVS3A
https://www.facebook.com/groups/381761643253110
https://www.facebook.com/amy.ann.902
5 Free Tools to Decrease Chronic Pain and Disease
https://mind-body-spirit-breath.kit.com/overwhelmed
The Journey of Unlearning Book:
Companion Guide: https://amzn.to/4d4GwDy
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