6 Keys to Lyme Disease Recovery: Insights from The Tick Chicks
Release Date: 12/30/2024
Healing Guidance for Navigating Chronic Lyme with Marjorie Veiga
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 75 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] In this powerful episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, host Fred Diamond is joined by Lyme advocate Marjorie Veiga for an honest, practical conversation about managing the overwhelm of Lyme disease and tickborne illnesses. Marjorie...
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How Two Lyme Advocates and Podcasters Found Hope After Years of Misdiagnosis
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 74 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] In this powerful and deeply human episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, host Fred Diamond is joined by two respected Lyme disease advocates and fellow podcasters. Anne Desjardins and Tanya Hoebel join Fred for an honest conversation...
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Finding Hope When Lyme Disease Changes Everything in Your Life
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 73 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] In this powerful and deeply moving episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast, host Fred Diamond welcomes back Rabbi Melinda Bernstein and Gregg Kirk, two extraordinary guests for an honest, soulful conversation about the spiritual dimensions...
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RFK Jr. Lyme Roundtable Follow Up from Lyme Disease Advocates
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 72 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] Historic Moment for Lyme Advocacy. RFK Jr. Roundtable Reactions & What Comes Next In this special episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast, host Fred Diamond, author of Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who...
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TiCK MiTT Founder Olivia Abrams Uses Entrepreneurship to Advance Lyme Advocacy
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 71 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] In this episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast, host Fred Diamond sits down with Olivia Abrams, founder of TiKK MiTT and a Lyme disease survivor who turned prevention into purpose. Olivia shares her personal Lyme story beginning with...
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Uncovering the Root Cause of Your Stalled Chronic Illness Recovery with Dr. Melanie Stein
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 70 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] Why do so many people with chronic Lyme and other persistent infections do everything right… yet still not get better? In this episode of Love, Hope, Lyme, host Fred Diamond sits down with Dr. Melanie Stein a naturopathic physician,...
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Breaking Down Jesse Ruben’s Monster and the Truth Lyme Survivors Know
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
In this powerful episode of Love, Hope, Lyme, Fred Diamond sits down with singer-songwriter and Lyme advocate Jesse Ruben for a deep, honest, and emotional breakdown of his song “Monster.” Jesse opens up about the terrifying return of his Lyme and Babesiosis, the years of misdiagnosis, the isolation, the brain fog, the burning pain, and the desperate search for answers that so many Lyme survivors know all too well. For the first time, Jesse walks through Monster line by line — how the lyrics came to him during the darkest hours of his illness, why he nearly kept the song off the album,...
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What It Means to Be a Lyme Warrior with Lauren Lovejoy
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 68 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] What does it really mean to be a Lyme Warrior? 💚 In this powerful episode of Love, Hope, Lyme, host Fred Diamond talks with Lauren Lovejoy, founder of Lyme Warrior, about her 12-year journey from losing her health and career to...
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The We Don't Have Lyme Here Myth Dr. Korine Kolivras is Disproving
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
In this episode of Love, Hope, Lyme, Fred Diamond speaks with Dr. Korine Kolivras, professor of geography at Virginia Tech, whose groundbreaking research challenges the long-held belief that “we don’t have Lyme here.” Dr. Kolivras, author of a chapter in Appalachian Epidemics: From Smallpox to COVID, shares how geography, land use, and even bird migration contribute to the spread of Lyme disease across Virginia, Appalachia, and beyond. She explains why the maps we rely on underestimate the true reach of Lyme, how land development and resource extraction may accelerate tick expansion, and...
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How Professional Skier Athena Brownson Found Purpose Through the Challenges of Lyme Disease
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast
This is episode 66 of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast. In this special Love, Hope, Lyme podcast with Fred Diamond, Athena Brownson shares how she went from the heights of professional skiing to the depths of chronic illness. After years of competing around the world, a Lyme diagnosis forced her to rebuild her life from the ground up. In this heartfelt conversation, Athena shares how she faced unimaginable physical and emotional challenges from misdiagnoses and loss of identity to rebuilding her health, career, and sense of purpose. Her story is one of courage, reinvention, and hope. Through Lyme,...
info_outlineIn the most listened to Love, Hope, Lyme podcast of 2024, Fred Diamond welcomes Ali from The Tick Chicks and host of the Lyme Time Podcast. Ali shares her inspiring journey from struggling with Lyme disease to achieving healing and dedicating her life to helping others navigate their own paths.
This episode focuses on six key strategies Ali used during her recovery that offer hope and practical advice for Lyme survivors and their families:
💫 Your Recovery Journey: Ali explains the role of antibiotics, the potential for Herxheimer reactions, and why it’s worth trying even if you’re far along in your journey.
🌟 Surrendering the Fight: Discover how letting go of the obsession with “curing” Lyme and focusing on symptom control transformed her healing process.
⭐ Alternative Healing: From herbal protocols to nerve health treatments, Ali reveals how opening her mind to non-traditional therapies made a difference.
💫 Symptom Relief: Learn how eliminating environmental triggers like humidity and focusing on clean eating helped alleviate her symptoms.
🌟 Supplementation & Detox: Ali discusses the importance of targeted supplements, vitamin IVs, and detox strategies, including infrared sauna use.
⭐ Brain Retraining: Hear about the transformative power of brain retraining to calm the nervous system, tap into the vagus nerve, and foster long-term healing. Ali also touches on her advocacy efforts, including her website, private support group, and retreats, all of which provide valuable resources to Lyme survivors and their loved ones.
👉 For more from Ali, visit The Tick Chicks or follow her on Instagram @thetickchicks.
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