Episode 1 -What came before?

In this first episode, Kyna introduces the core premise of Before the Diagnosis - that illness rarely arrives without a story preceding it. Drawing on her 17 years as an emergency nurse, her own breast cancer diagnosis, and the growing field of psychoneuroimmunology, Kyna explores the connections between chronic stress, emotional suppression, and physical health. This episode is for anyone who has ever suspected their body was trying to tell them something long before it got loud enough to hear.Topics covered: Nervous system dysregulation, burnout, compassion fatigue, psychoneuroimmunology, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), emotional suppression and immune function, the physiological sigh.