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The Chronic Truth

Kim Nash

If chronic illness has ever made you feel lost, alone, or like your body is working against you, this podcast is for you. The Chronic Truth is a weekly show dedicated to helping chronic illness patients find hope, resilience, and community in the middle of their toughest seasons.Every Friday, Kim Nash opens up about…

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The Chronic Truth

Opioid Dependence, Relapse, and a One-Year Taper

The Rare Disease Nobody Talks About, Until It Stops Your Breathing

She Slept for a Month. Then She Figured Out Why.

The Absence of Visible Disease Is Not the Absence of Suffering

Stress, the Immune System, and the Root Cause of Chronic Disease

What Nobody Tells You About Living With Chronic Pain

Epilepsy Doesn't Own Your Life

The Tick Bite Nobody Treated | Adison Woods on Late-Stage Lyme and the Diagnosis 25 Years Late

Survive or Heal: What Elite Athletes Know About Injury That Chronic Pain Patients Need to Hear

Wildfire Smoke, Rising Temperatures & the Chronic Health Crisis Nobody's Connecting the Dots On

"Hepatitis Cannot Wait" | Kenneth Kabagambe on 13 Years of Advocacy, Policy Wins & Gaps That Remain

Born With It, Diagnosed at 50: Dwayne Wilson on Pompe Disease and Why Early Testing Saves Muscle

What Conventional Eye Care Gets Wrong

"FAP Is So Much More Than the Colon"

Cognitive Decline, Tough Exteriors & the Breaking Point: The Real Face of Multiple Sclerosis

HIV Long-Term Survivors Were Never Supposed to Exist

Singing Through Fire: What Joy Looks Like When You've Lost Your Health, Your Career & Your Husband

Diabetes Burnout, Workplace Stigma & Why the Right Community Changes Everything

The Prepared Patient: Three Things Every Chronic Illness Patient Needs Before a Specialist Visit

"Recovery Doesn't Mean Cured" | Two Decades of Schizoaffective Disorder

Stress Is Your Teacher, Not Your Enemy

11 Years to Diagnose, 7 Organs Fused: The Endometriosis Reality Nobody Warned You About

From Billion-Dollar Projects to End-Stage Liver Disease: How Lorrinda Gray-Davis Became an Advocate

How Chronic Illness Changes Everything in a Relationship and How to Navigate It

65 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain and Most Don't Know the Real Cause

She Was Dying and Didn't Know It: One Woman's Liver Transplant Story

Epilepsy and Mental Health: Severe Depression, Anxiety, and the Healing Power of Sharing Your Story

If You've Tried All the Drugs and You're Still Not Happy, Try Something Different

Not Without A Fight: My Journey Through Illness to Purpose

From Misdiagnosis to Meaning: How 200,000 Patients Drive Clinical Trials and Get Compensated

Eating Disorders and Chronic Illness: Why Emotional Capacity Matters as Much as What's on Your Plate

Multiple Sclerosis Without Meds: Emotional Capacity, Nervous System Resonance, and Organic Transformation

Schizophrenia: When Plan A Crumbles and You Build an Army of Helpers

Chronic Health Conditions: Why Grains, Sleep Deprivation, and Omega-6 Oils Are Sabotaging Your Recovery

Is Type 2 Diabetes Really Reversible?

Beyond Forgetfulness: How to Tell Normal Aging from Dementia Warning Signs

We Train Boys Not to Feel | The Hidden Crisis in Male Mental Health

Adaptive Kitchen Knife Innovation: Disabled Veteran Creates Nulu for Arthritis, MS & Mobility Issues | Doug Katz

Men's Midlife Health Crisis: Loneliness Epidemic, Suicide Statistics & the Connection Solution | Stretch Rayner

Pain Psychology & Mental Health: Treating Operating System Issues, Not Mental Illness | Dr. Alan Weisser

Rare Patient Voice: How Chronic Illness Patients Earn $120 Per Hour Sharing Stories | Wes Michael

Spasmodic Dysphonia Voice Disorder: Teacher's Journey from Singing to Silence | Eileen Meehan

Nurse Burnout Prevention: 30-Year Hospice Nurse's Self-Care Method for Caregivers | Jenny Lytle, RN

Endometriosis Symptoms Beyond Period Pain: Complete Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment | Michele Forsberg

Weight Loss Surgery and GLP-1 Medications: Why 50% Gain Weight Back and How to Stop It | Dr. Pavi Kundhal

Living with TBI: Five Foundational Pillars for Brain Injury Recovery and Work | Kelly Tuttle

Why Your Doctor Seems Distracted: Healthcare Burnout and Administrative Burden feat. Dr. Joe Sherman | EP. 53

Why Genetic Testing Can't Wait Until Age 16 - Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) | Jenny Jones

Stage 3 Breast Cancer at 37: Double Mastectomy Decision and 20-Year Survival Story | Stephanie Adler

Dementia Prevention: 6 Lifestyle Changes That Could Prevent 60-90% of Cases | Kathi Miracle

Chronic Back Pain Relief Without Surgery or Drugs | Ben O'Loghlin

Stage 3 Skin Cancer Sarcoma: Survival Story and Prevention Tips | Phantom Electric Ghost

Endometriosis Misdiagnosis: Why Most Doctors Get This Chronic Disease Wrong | Michele Forsberg

The HIV Advocate Fighting for Forgotten Voices | Derek "D-REK" Canas

The Mental Health Counselor Breaking Stigma from Both Sides | Kesley Rogers, LPCMHSP, AADC, NCC

Food as Medicine for Chronic Illness | Dr. Elizabeth George

Inside Gastroparesis: From Misdiagnosis to Feeding Tubes & TPN | Tonya Henry

An Asthma Mom’s Fight Against Misdiagnosis & Medical Gaslighting | Andrea Jensen

Burnout to Breakthrough: A Doctor’s Health Turnaround | Dr. Shanea Clancy

How a Pompe Disease Warrior Became the ‘SoCal Pompe Champ’ | Dwayne Wilson

How a Woman Battling 5 Invisible Illnesses Fought for Her Diagnosis | Karen Krosnick

Ghosted After Cancer: A Survivor’s Raw Truth About Trauma | Ashley Greer

A Schizophrenia Survivor’s 50-Year Reality Reset | Dale Walsh

‘My Son Is the Only Person Alive With This Condition’ | Melissa Winger

Overcoming Misdiagnosis & Changing Laws to Protect Others | Barby Ingle

Your Illness Isn’t Your Limit, It’s Your Launchpad | Troy Snead

The Untold Career Killer No One Talks About | Amita Sharma

‘My Blood Pressure Was 69/47—And I Walked Out’ | Tonya Henry

‘You’re Not Broken, Just Flawed’ | Helen Bishop

I Was Angry I Wasn’t Dead | Rick Phillips

The Light Bulb Moment That Cured My Depression | Jason Yun

I Was Labeled a Hypochondriac for 30 Years | Samantha Brady

He Flew to Oklahoma and Changed Cancer Care Forever | Ash Mackinnon

They Reconstructed My Vulva, And I’m Still Wearing Pink Lipstick | Carly Allen

The Shocking Truth About Food & Chronic Illness | Wayne Loranger

Cushing's Syndrome: "I Was Told I Was Crazy" | Rebecca Maxwell

From Diagnosis to Design | Regina Gordon

From Pain to Purpose | Renata Karciauskiene

A Veteran's Journey Through Mental Health | Jason Jepson