Two Much Lyme

In a follow-up to the previous episode, "Hope, Healing, and Living in the Gray," Julia and Maddy talk about the emotional side of healing. Illness is traumatic, but living in survival mode often forces us to prioritize physical healing. Both of us have come to realize how important it is to our healing to address our emotional health and calm our nervous systems. Listen in for the unique ways doing this has played a part in our healing journeys. 

As a celebration of the Two Much Lyme Podcast's one year anniversary, one of Maddy's favorite people in the world is on the podcast. Taylor and Maddy's 17- year friendship has seen it all over the years, and it has evolved to incorporate Maddy's illness. This episode is for supporters and friends, aiming to validate their feelings of fear, guilt, and frustration. Taylor gives awesome tips on how to support a friend experiencing an illness, and talks about the emotions that come up in these unique relationships. 

Starting something new can be incredibly stressful, especially if you have a chronic illness. As with all parts of life, having an illness or disability adds another layer of complications. Listen in as Maddy talks about her transition to law school, and how she is managing the realities of Lyme disease alongside the work and stress. If you are starting something new or love someone who is, this episode aims to validate your anxieties and give a few tips for navigating the ever challenging balance of life and illness.  

In this solo episode, Julia dives deep into her personal mental and emotional shifts that have occurred over the past few months. She talks about the root cause of this perspective change being trauma showing in her body, returning to trauma therapy, how her mindset on illness has changed, and a life changing out of body experience she had recently.

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Living with Lyme disease often includes a lifestyle shift. Lyme can become so imbedded in the brain and nervous system that it causes a myriad of psychiatric symptoms. These symptoms and the damage done to your stress response system can make even little things a challenge. Energy becomes precious and flares are easy to trigger. Listen to hear Julia and Maddy’s experiences with this side of Lyme, and learn how they have shifted their lives to protect their health!

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Welcome back to the Two Much Lyme podcast! On today's episode, Julia and Maddy walk through a general overview of Lyme and tick-borne disease.  As Global Lyme Alliance Ambassadors, both Julia and Maddy have access to some of the most current research and data on tick borne disease.  We cover topics such as the pathology of the disease, common co-infections, the three stages of lyme, and the most common symptoms in each stage. For anyone listening who may not be familiar with all the details of tick borne disease, we hope this helps provide a foundation of understanding to rely on in future episodes!

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Welcome back to Two Much Lyme Podcast! On today’s episode we take a deep dive into Julia’s health journey, beginning with a traumatic brain injury and ending in a multitude of complex diagnoses. Throughout the episode Julia vulnerably discusses experiences of sexual assault, ongoing trauma, mental illness, autoimmune challenges, several tick-borne diseases, and her struggle to find answers through it all. In hearing all the pain and hardship that Julia (and up next Maddy) has gone through, we hope this episode provides an honest lens into the reality of life with invisible illness. Click here to support Global Lyme Alliance: https://globallymealliance.org/donate-today/