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Podcast: I Am Not My Pain with Melissa Adams
Episode: S1E4: Navigating Chronic Illness and Our Mental Health - Part One
Description: Meet warrior, Danielle. Danielle is a licensed mental health therapist, a credentialed substance abuse counselor and manages a myriad of conditions such as fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, tendonitis and more. Danielle realized quickly that navigating the world of chronic illness is not easy. She must handle not only her symptoms, but never-ending appointments, medications, their side effects, failed treatments, and even skeptical, disbelieving doctors and loved ones. Listen to her story and how she copes with her all the facets of living with her chronic conditions.