S2E66 with guest Nicole Benish

Nicole Benish joins me as a guest on this TyePod episode to talk about her diagnoses including fibromyalgia during COVID and navigating amplified stress levels due to symptoms and relationship trauma/abandonment. Something that resonates with me from our conversation is her take on suffering: “One thing that makes suffering bearable is being able to use that suffering to help somebody else.” I really appreciate Nicole’s openness about her experiences and approach to dealing with layered stress with humor as a coping mechanism! ✨ Next time on The TyePod I am joined by Hollis Peirce (@HollisPeirce)!🎧 Tune in via the link in my bio, or search The TyePod on Spotify or YouTube!💬 If this story resonates with you, or you’d like to share your own, please reach out!With love,Your friendly neighborhood PhDAccessible Image Description:The image is a podcast cover for The Tye Pod, set against a purple-tinted outdoor landscape with grassy fields, scattered rocks, and tall trees under a soft, cloudy sky. At the top, a light purple banner outlined in black displays the title “THE TYE POD” in bold black letters. Below it are three figures: on the left, Dr. Tye Martin, a smiling man with short light brown hair, glasses, and a beard; in the middle, a cartoon avatar of Tye wearing a black cap and seated in a power wheelchair; and on the right, a smiling woman with long brown hair, identified as Nicole. Beneath them, a subtitle reads: “S2E66 AKA ‘Speaking of a deep dark hole, I thought of colonoscopy.’” At the bottom, two black name tags show the Instagram handles @Dr.TyeDMartin and @Benish.Nicole.#ChronicIllnessCommunity #FibromyalgiaAwareness #ChronicPainWarrior #ChronicIllnessAdvocate #DisabilityCommunity #SpoonieSupport #MedicalTrauma #RelationshipHealing #ResilienceJourney #AdaptiveLiving #InvisibleIllnessReal #MentalHealthMatters #CopingWithHumor #DisabilityRepresentation #AccessibleStorytelling #TheTyePod #PodcastCommunity #DisabilityAdvocacy #SpoonieLife #ChronicFatigue #PainManagement #YouAreNotAlone #HealingInPublic #CommunityCare #ShareYourStory