EPISODE 042 | Living With Symptoms No One Could Explain with Lynnette Henderson

For years, Lynnette Henderson built a career around research, education, and helping others. Then chronic headaches, debilitating fatigue, and brain fog forced her to step away from the work that had defined much of her life.Lynnette shares her journey to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak diagnosis caused by Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and what it has been like navigating chronic illness, complex medical care, and the loss of the life she once knew.We examine the challenges of finding answers when your symptoms are dismissed, why becoming your own healthcare advocate can be essential, and how illness can reshape your identity, relationships, and sense of purpose.For anyone who has built their identity around achievement, Lynnette's story offers a different way of thinking about purpose, self-worth, and what it means to simply be.