How Two Lyme Advocates and Podcasters Found Hope After Years of Misdiagnosis

This is episode 74 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," reach out to Fred Diamond on social media. [NOTE: This podcast does not replace medical treatment. If you struggle with Lyme care, please see a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor.] In this powerful and deeply human episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, host Fred Diamond is joined by two respected Lyme disease advocates and fellow podcasters. Anne Desjardins and Tanya Hoebel join Fred for an honest conversation about healing, advocacy, and hope. Anne, host of The Silver Lyming podcast, shares her journey through years of misdiagnosed Lyme disease, how discovering the truth changed her life, and why practices like hot yoga, holistic medicine, and self-advocacy became critical to her healing. She also discusses her work educating communities through the PA Lyme Resource Network and her mission to help others believe recovery is possible. Tanya, host of Lyme and Beyond with Tanya, opens up about her 13-year journey to wellness, including years without a diagnosis, profound financial loss, and the mental-health toll of chronic Lyme disease. She explains why nervous system regulation, sleep, sound therapy, and mindset are foundational components of healing, and why no one should feel ashamed for struggling. Together, Anne and Tanya discuss: 💚 Why Lyme disease is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed 💚 The emotional and psychological impact of chronic illness 💚 Practical, low-cost tools to support healing 💚 The importance of becoming your own best advocate 💚 Why hope and community can be life-saving Fred also reflects on why he wrote Love, Hope, Lyme, the heartbreaking realities of suicide risk in the Lyme community, and why sharing stories of resilience and recovery matters so deeply.  This episode is for: 💚 People living with Lyme or other tick-borne illnesses 💚 Family members, partners, and caregivers seeking understanding 💚 Anyone looking for real stories, practical ideas, and genuine hope 🎧 Listen, share, and remind someone today: you are not alone—and healing is possible.