The Invisible Illness Club | Chronic Illness, Auto Immune

Episodes

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  078 I Love My Life. I Still Miss Who I Was. | Chronic Illness Grief 27.10.2026 7m

  Can you love your life and still grieve who you used to be? An honest conversation about chronic illness, lost independence, faith, and identity.
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  077 Chronic Illness Keeps Taking Things and I’m Still Grieving | With S.G. Willoughby 20.10.2026 1h 1m

  S.G. Willoughby joins April to talk honestly about chronic illness grief, getting sick again, marriage, and bringing God the questions you still can’t answer.
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  076 Faith Doesn’t Require Lying About What Hurts 13.10.2026 12m

  What does faith look like when you still hurt? April explores Habakkuk, honest questions, and holding grief and trust together without pretending everything is okay.
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  075 When Your Labs Are “Normal” but You Still Feel Sick, with Joy Stephenson-Laws 06.10.2026 1h 1m

  What do you ask when your lab results look normal but you still feel unwell? April and author Joy Stephenson-Laws talk about patient advocacy, supplements, medical notes, and taking the next step within your capacity.
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  074 A Valley of Worship: Faith When You’re Still Hurting 29.09.2026 7m

  What does worship look like when you’re still hurting? April reflects on chronic illness, unanswered prayer, and Habakkuk’s “though” and “yet,” making room for honest faith before anything changes.
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  073 How Do You Enjoy Life When You're Sick All the Time? with Lauren Watt 22.09.2026 1h 8m

  Lauren Watt shares how eight years largely bedridden changed her life, faith, and sense of the future, and what it means to make room for grief, ordinary joy, and a meaningful life while chronic illness is still part of the story.
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  072 What If My Chronic Illness Gets Worse? 15.09.2026 12m

  Chronic illness can make every symptom, phone call, and good day feel uncertain. April explores medical waiting, emotional bracing, and a faith that makes room for fear without letting fear decide everything.
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  071 How to Talk to Children About Chronic Illness, with Sara Olsher 08.09.2026 40m

  How do you tell a child the truth about chronic illness without frightening them or making promises you cannot keep? Sara Olsher shares practical ways to explain illness, prepare for changed plans, and make room for every feeling.
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  070 The Apology Habit: You Do Not Have to Be Sorry for Having Limits 01.09.2026 12m

  When chronic illness changes the plan, needing rest or help can start to feel like something we have to apologize for. In this episode, April explores the difference between causing harm and simply reaching a limit, why “I’m sorry” can become a request for reassurance, and how honesty and gratitude can leave our dignity intact without dismissing the ways illness affects the people we love.
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  069 Building a Business That Lets You Rest, with Randi Pullar 25.08.2026 1h

  Randi Pullar joins April to talk about chronic illness entrepreneurship, releasing hustle culture, and building business systems that continue working when your body needs rest.
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  068 Chronic Illness and the Lonliness of Being Misunderstood 18.08.2026 14m

  What happens when the people who love you still cannot understand the life you are carrying? April explores the loneliness of invisible illness, the exhaustion of explaining yourself, and the difference between being cared for and being understood.
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  067 The Things I Never Thought I’d Miss With Chronic Illness 11.08.2026 14m

  Chronic illness can make us miss the most ordinary parts of life. In this episode, April reflects on lost spontaneity, independence, comfort, and the freedom she once took for granted.
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  066 When Chronic Illness Makes Your World Feel Smaller 04.08.2026 11m

  When chronic illness limits your energy, mobility, and ability to make plans, it can feel as though your whole life is shrinking. This faith-rooted reflection makes room for the grief of lost possibilities while asking a gentler question: Can a quiet, limited, largely unseen life still be meaningful?
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  065 When Everyone Thinks You're Doing Fine, and You're Not 28.07.2026 14m

  What happens when the life others see is only a fraction of what you are carrying? This episode explores invisible pain, the pressure to perform “fine,” the hidden cost of always being strong, and the longing to be fully known. Through Psalm 139 and the story of Hagar, we reflect on a God who sees the unedited version of us—and why we do not have to collapse publicly to deserve care.
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  064 When Your Body Finally Feels Safe: Trauma, Chronic Illness, and Healing with Leanna Wydick 21.07.2026 49m

  Trauma doesn’t stay separate from the body. Leanna Wydick joins April Aramanda to discuss domestic violence survival, traumatic brain injury, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, nervous system safety, faith, grief, boundaries, and chronic illness advocacy.
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  063 Is It Okay to Be Angry at God About Chronic Illness? 14.07.2026 6m

  Living with chronic illness can leave you wondering if God is still there. This episode explores honest faith, hard questions, and hope in the waiting.
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  062 The Laundry Can Wait: Learning to Leave Things Undone 07.07.2026 3m

  Living with chronic illness can make everything feel urgent. In this episode, April shares why she’s learning to let the laundry wait and choose connection, rest, and joy instead.
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  061 Disability Is Not a Bad Word: Jenna D’Angelo Shiner on Accessibility, Faith, and Living with Chronic Illness 30.06.2026 57m

  Jenna D’Angelo Shiner shares her journey through chronic illness, disability identity, mobility aids, accessibility, faith, and disability justice.
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  060 Faith in Different Seasons: Remembering That God Is Bigger Than Chronic Illness 23.06.2026 5m

  When chronic illness becomes so loud that it fills the entire frame, sometimes we need a reminder to look up and remember who God is.
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  059 Faith, Chronic Illness, and the Pressure to Pretend You’re Okay | with Kaylen Soriano 16.06.2026 43m

  What happens when chronic illness changes your identity, your relationships, and even the way you show up at church? In this conversation, April sits down with Kaylen Soriano of  Chronic Yet Undefeated⁠