Doctors Said Anxiety — It Was Lyme Disease | The Truth About Chronic Illness / Allie Chandler

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when your body suddenly stops working, and no one believes you?After a tick bite during a dream trip overseas, Allie Chandler’s life changed overnight. Her heart rate spiked to 220, her body felt completely unfamiliar, and doctors struggled to explain what was happening. Like many people living with chronic illness, she was told anxiety might be the cause.But the truth was far more complex.In this powerful conversation, Allie shares her journey through Lyme disease, multiple co-infections, hyperadrenergic POTS, and nervous system dysregulation, and what it feels like to live with an invisible illness that few people understand.We talk about:• The emotional toll of chronic illness • Being dismissed by the medical system • Lyme disease and co-infection testing • Hyperadrenergic POTS and nervous system dysregulation • Functional medicine and root-cause healing • Limbic system retraining and nervous system repair • Trauma healing tools like EMDR • Isolation, resilience, and rebuilding hopeAllie also shares how her health journey led her to create heart-centered marketing for functional medicine practitioners, helping wellness professionals communicate with empathy and trust.Her patient and practitioner archetype quizzes are designed to help people find the right support faster and to help practitioners reach the patients who need them most.If you or someone you love is navigating chronic illness, Lyme disease, POTS, or an invisible condition, this conversation may help you feel seen.👉 Subscribe for more powerful conversations about healing, resilience, and the stories that change lives.Allie's Websitehttps://upsellhealth.com/Take the Quizhttps://upsellhealth.typeform.com/archetypeIf this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website