EPISODE · Jul 29, 2025 · 12 MIN
#125 | How To Use Your Birthday To Become Stronger, Healthier, And Better Year After Year (Especially With An Autoimmune Disease)
from Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits · host Amy Behimer, PharmD, NBC-HWC
Send us Fan MailWhat if your next birthday wasn’t just a milestone—but a launchpad to become your strongest, healthiest self?In this deeply personal and powerful episode, I share how I turned the idea of a birthday into a habit—and a gift. By connecting with my future self (the Amy turning 41), I created a roadmap for strength, health, and self-compassion. Whether you’re facing a diagnosis or just want more intention with aging, this episode will reframe how you mark time and measure progress.You’ll learn:How to use the “Fresh Start Effect” of your birthday to spark lasting habitsWhy connecting to your future self is a scientifically backed strategy for motivationMy exact process to make myself stronger next year than this yearHow one powerful question—“What does future me need?”—can guide your next yearA permission slip to reimagine what strong, healthy aging looks like (regardless of diagnosis)Press play now and write your own birthday email to future you—then take one action today to start creating the gift they really want.Note: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health is now Autoimmune Health Secrets—same mission to help you feel better and function better using habits that are enjoyable, effective, and (together we make them) inevitable.New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.Menu of support options to work with me HERE.Free quiz HERE.Join the Consistency Challenge HERE.Personalized Energy Audit HERE.Explore CLUB Habit Hub HERE. Sign-up for emails HERE.Book your 1-on-1 call HERE.Privacy Policy, T&C, Medical Disclaimer.This podcast explores health & wellness with autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, & symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, & mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, self-care, & a resilient mindset. If you’ve read Atomic Habits by James Clear and still don’t have the healthy habits you want, this show is for you. Adjacent to functional medicine, holistic health, AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, this is guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.
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Send us Fan Mail What if your next birthday wasn’t just a milestone—but a launchpad to become your strongest, healthiest self? In this deeply personal and powerful episode, I share how I turned the idea of a birthday into a habit—and a gift. By connecting with my future self (the Amy turning 41), I created a roadmap for strength, health, and self-compassion. Whether you’re facing a diagnosis or just want more intention with aging, this episode will reframe how you mark time and measure progre...
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#125 | How To Use Your Birthday To Become Stronger, Healthier, And Better Year After Year (Especially With An Autoimmune Disease)
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