Autoimmune Adventures

The fertility journey can be filled with questions, frustration, and uncertainty—especially when you've been told everything looks "normal."
In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with fertility specialist Grace Charles to discuss the root causes of infertility that are often overlooked. From autoimmune disease and hormone imbalances to environmental toxins, male fertility factors, and the myth of "unexplained infertility," Grace shares a different approach to understanding fertility challenges.
Whether you're trying to conceive, navigating infertility, managing an autoimmune condition, or simply wanting to better understand your health, this conversation offers practical insights and hope.
In This Episode:
✔ Why Grace doesn't believe in "unexplained infertility"✔ How autoimmune disease can affect fertility and miscarriage risk✔ Why male fertility matters more than most people realize✔ Environmental toxins that may impact reproductive health✔ The importance of cycle tracking and hormone awareness✔ The Root Cause Fertility Formula
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Remember:You are worthy of joy. Disease does not define your life. You do.
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What if the exhaustion you're feeling isn't a lack of motivation?
What if your body has been stuck in survival mode for so long that it no longer knows how to rest?
In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Hailey Coleman to explore the powerful connection between chronic stress, trauma, burnout, and nervous system regulation. Together, we discuss why so many people living with chronic illness feel overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, and trapped in cycles of exhaustion—and what they can do to begin finding their way back.
Hailey shares practical tools for calming the nervous system, rebuilding self-trust after years of doubt, recognizing the hidden signs of survival mode, and understanding how chronic stress impacts both physical and emotional health.
Whether you're navigating autoimmune disease, chronic illness, burnout, anxiety, or simply carrying more stress than your body was ever designed to hold, this conversation offers hope, validation, and actionable strategies you can begin using today.
In This Episode:
✔ Understanding survival mode and nervous system dysregulation✔ Why burnout happens—even to self-aware people✔ The connection between chronic stress and chronic illness✔ Rebuilding trust in yourself after medical gaslighting or self-doubt✔ Practical grounding and regulation tools✔ The "Bathroom Effect" nervous system reset✔ How affirmations and self-talk influence healing✔ Creating boundaries that strengthen self-trust
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🌐 Website: https://hailey-coleman.com/
At Autoimmune Adventures, we believe healing is about more than managing symptoms. It's about learning to navigate the mountain you're climbing with courage, compassion, and community.
Remember:
You are worthy of joy.Disease does not define your life. You do.
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When you live with chronic illness, it's easy to feel like you're stuck between two impossible choices: push through the pain or stop moving altogether.
But what if there was another way?
In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with David Jeter, PT, to explore the role physical therapy can play in helping people with autoimmune disease, chronic pain, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Ankylosing Spondylitis, and other conditions improve mobility, build confidence, and redefine what progress really looks like.
David shares practical insights on movement, strength, endurance, flexibility, pain management, and why success is about far more than simply reducing pain. We discuss how to work within your body's current capacity, why "doing what you can do" is often the right answer, and how physical therapy can help you reclaim function and quality of life—even when symptoms don't disappear completely.
If you've ever felt frustrated by setbacks, discouraged by limitations, or unsure how to move forward safely, this conversation is for you.
In This Episode
✔ How physical therapy can help people living with autoimmune disease
✔ Ankylosing Spondylitis, EDS, and movement limitations
✔ Why doing more isn't always the answer
✔ Building strength, endurance, and mobility safely
✔ The biggest misconceptions about chronic pain
✔ Why pain isn't the only measure of success
✔ Understanding musculoskeletal health
✔ Creating realistic expectations for healing and progress
✔ Finding movement that works for your body
✔ How small improvements can create meaningful change
About David Jeter, PT
David Jeter is a licensed physical therapist dedicated to helping people improve movement, function, and quality of life. His work focuses on practical, individualized approaches to physical therapy that help patients build strength, increase mobility, improve endurance, and work toward their personal goals while respecting the realities of chronic illness and chronic pain.

Why are so many women doing everything “right” and still feeling exhausted, inflamed, burned out, and disconnected from their bodies?
In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Erica Ballard to unpack why traditional wellness advice often fails women—and what real, biology-based healing can actually look like.
We talk about nervous system regulation, chronic stress, cortisol, metabolism, perfectionism, burnout, inflammation, hormones, recovery, and the pressure women feel to constantly push harder. Erica shares practical insight on learning to work with your body instead of against it—especially for women navigating chronic illness, autoimmune disease, perimenopause, and high stress lifestyles.
This conversation is honest, compassionate, science-informed, and deeply validating for women who are tired of feeling like their body is the enemy.
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✨ Remember: You are worthy of joy. Disease does not define your life, you do.
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What happens when the world teaches us to ignore our bodies?
In this deeply thoughtful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Zoa Conner joins us for an honest conversation about chronic illness, burnout, nervous system healing, self-care, and the pressure so many people feel to constantly push through exhaustion.
Together, we explore:• burnout and survival mode• why “normal” is not always healthy• nervous system regulation• chronic illness and emotional healing• true self-care vs performative wellness• listening to your body• sustainable healing and recovery
This episode is compassionate, grounding, validating, and full of reminders that healing is not one-size-fits-all.
If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in survival mode, this conversation is for you.
✨ Remember you are worthy of joy. Disease does not define your life, you do.
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Living with chronic illness can make people feel unseen, unheard, and disconnected from themselves.
In this profound episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Dr. Fred Moss joins Stacy, Becky, and Alysia for a powerful conversation about mental health, emotional healing, authenticity, communication, trauma, and the connection between emotional and physical wellness.
Together, they explore:✨ The mind-body connection✨ Why feeling heard matters deeply to healing✨ The hidden cost of masking authenticity✨ Mental health labels and identity✨ Emotional suppression and chronic illness✨ Patient advocacy and reclaiming your voice✨ What “normal” mental health even means
Dr. Moss challenges the belief that people are fundamentally broken and offers a deeply human perspective on healing, communication, and self-understanding.
If you’ve ever struggled to explain your pain, felt dismissed in healthcare spaces, or questioned your worth because of illness, this conversation will resonate deeply.
🎙️ About Dr. Fred MossDr. Fred Moss is a psychiatrist, speaker, mental health advocate, and creator of Welcome to Humanity. He is known for challenging traditional narratives around mental health and helping people reconnect with their authentic voice and human connection.
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What if your DNA could help explain your autoimmune disease, inflammation, fatigue, brain fog, or even why certain treatments work for some people but not others?
In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with genetics expert and EndoDNA CEO Len May to explore the powerful connection between DNA, epigenetics, personalized medicine, and chronic illness.
Len explains why your genetics are not a life sentence—but instead a roadmap that can help you better understand your body, reduce triggers, and make more informed decisions about your health.
We also discuss:🧬 Genetics and autoimmune disease🔥 Inflammation and epigenetics🧠 ADHD, dopamine, and brain wiring💡 Personalized wellness strategies❤️ Self-advocacy in chronic illness🌱 Why understanding your biology can be empowering
This conversation is hopeful, practical, and deeply validating for anyone navigating autoimmune disease, chronic illness, ADHD, or invisible illness.
Because your biology isn’t broken. It’s wired differently.
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You’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone.If you’re still dealing with fatigue, brain fog, or autoimmune flares after COVID, this conversation with Jess Armine will help you understand why.
In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, Dr. Jess Armine breaks down what’s actually happening in the body with Long COVID—and why so many people aren’t recovering with traditional approaches.
From mitochondrial dysfunction to immune dysregulation and nervous system overload, this episode connects the dots between Long COVID and autoimmune disease in a way that finally makes sense.
If your health changed after COVID—or you feel like your body hasn’t been the same since—this episode is for you.
In This Episode:
Dr. Jess Armine explains what Long COVID really is
Why autoimmune symptoms worsen after viral infections
The mitochondrial connection to fatigue and burnout
How nervous system dysregulation impacts healing
Why symptoms vary so widely
Common mistakes people make when trying to recover
What a systems-based approach to healing looks like
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🤍 About Autoimmune Adventures
We’re Stacy, Becky, and Alysia—three sisters navigating autoimmune disease and chronic illness, creating space for honest conversations and real support.
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What if your body isn’t working against you…but doing everything it can to heal you?
In this powerful episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Michael J. Dorfman, Health & Nutrition Life Coach, author, and longevity advocate, to explore what it really means to support the body instead of fighting it.
At 84, Michael isn’t just talking about vibrant aging—he’s living it.
With nearly 50 years of experience in nutrition and wellness, he shares a grounded, practical, and deeply hopeful perspective on how food, mindset, and daily habits can transform your health at any stage of life—even into what he calls the 5th Stage of Life (80–100+).
🌿 In this episode, we explore:
Why the body is designed to heal—and how we often get in the way
The connection between food, energy, and the body’s ability to repair
The difference between vegan, vegetarian, and whole-food plant-based living
How to move from fear → trust in your body
Longevity lessons from the world’s healthiest populations (Blue Zones)
The role of mindset, resilience, and eustress in healing
Why it’s never too late to reclaim your health and vitality
🌟 This episode is for you if:
You feel like your body is working against you
You’re navigating chronic illness or low energy
You’re overwhelmed by conflicting health advice
You want a simpler, more intuitive approach to healing
You’re ready to see your body differently
📚 About Michael J. Dorfman:
Author of The Thriving Vegan
Author of The Longevity Wellness Revolution
Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition (Cornell University)
Certified Health & Nutrition Life Coach
Advocate for thriving beyond 80
Your body is not broken.It is intelligent.It is resilient.It is always working to protect, repair, and restore you.
The shift isn’t in forcing healing…it’s in learning how to support what’s already happening.
🎧 Listen now and begin seeing your body—and your healing—in a whole new way.
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This episode of Autoimmune Adventures is one you don’t just listen to—you feel it.
Brent Butler is a speaker, trainer, and patient advocate living with end-stage renal disease. After more than 15 major surgeries, a failed kidney transplant, and over 15 years on dialysis, Brent shares the reality of chronic illness in a way most people never hear.
In this conversation, we go beyond the surface to talk about what trauma actually looks like in dialysis patients—the emotional shutdown, the quiet withdrawal, the weight of returning to treatment after hope was lost. Brent opens up about the small daily decisions that build resilience over time, and what it means to keep showing up when everything in you wants to shut down.
We also step into something deeper—what happens when chronic illness creates a crisis of faith. Brent offers a powerful perspective:
“Chronic illness just means that Christ is chronically present.”
This episode is for patients, caregivers, and anyone who wants to better understand the human experience behind chronic illness.
You are not alone in this.
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