Ep. 20: Embodied Awakening: The Journey of Healing Narcolepsy, POTS and Beyond with Stormie Carter

Welcome to the Sacred Illness™ Podcast, where we delve into the transformative power of healing through the mind-body connection.In Episode 20, we journey with Stormie Carter as she shares her personal journey navigating chronic illnesses. Stormie explores with us the onset of her mysterious symptoms, the years of struggle between symptom emergence and diagnosis, to finally finding hope and healing.Together we discuss the profound impact somatic therapy and reconnecting to the body had on Stormie, as well as the resilient spirit required in overcoming debilitating conditions like narcolepsy, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).Stormie also sheds light on the complexities of navigating the healthcare system, the often inevitable requirement of self-advocacy, the struggle with addiction, and the transformative path towards recovery.While her journey is her own, her experiences are so common to all of us who have walked some form of a healing journey with chronic illness. Tune in to uncover the power our sacred illnesses have in shaping our lives and ultimately unlocking our innate capacity for self-healing.Enjoy! From the video: "If we ignore the mind body connection and are not exploring the ways in which our nervous system continues to be dysregulated or in a chronic state of activation and stress, any healing modality that we put into our body from the outside in is going to be less effective, if not effective at all." Key topics:00:00 Chronic symptoms since 17, traumatic childhood impact.07:37 Self-advocacy and challenges in the conventional medicine world.17:46 Diagnosis and treatments offered with narcolepsy.25:13 Autonomic nervous system connection to chronic illness.27:31 Positive changes after finding accessible alternative treatments.30:40 Trauma disconnects us from our bodies.38:53 Rapid symptom shift with somatic awareness discovery.41:21 Balancing self-care and supporting the underlying cause.47:24 The crucial needs to reconnect with our bodies.53:04 Aligning life, creating new path, giving hope. If you find the information contained in this podcast helpful or inspiring, you are invited to join Dr. Erin and the Sacred Illness™ Program where you will be guided through this exact process, tailored to fit your individual needs, in order to achieve sustainable health and deep healing like never before.Click here for more information! ----Be a Guest on the Podcast!Are you someone who has or has had a chronic illness or chronic symptoms? Did you work with any type of mind-body medicine modality to lessen/ heal/ or alleviate your symptoms in any way?If so, we'd love to have you as a guest on the podcast!Click here to apply ----References from this episode:Book: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk ----Music used: Instructions for Living a Life by Savfk - www.youtube.com/@SavfkMusic  #POTS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #EDS #CFS #fatigue #apnea #chronicfatiguesyndrome #vintageclothes #homehealthnurse #dysautonomia #somatictherapy #mindbodyconnection #narcolepsy #bodymemories #chronicillness #mentalhealth #trauma #disconnectingfromthebody #healing #values #groupcoaching #nervoussystemdysregulation #wellbeing #medication #sacredillnessparadigm #selfhealingcapacity #symptomaticrelief #chronicillnesses #lifestylechanges #hope #advocacy #healthcaresystem #socialmedia #substanceabuse This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredillness.substack.com/subscribe