In this episode, I discuss how I was diagnosed with heart failure, after years of being dismissed by doctors. It's hard to be chronically ill because the system isn't really in our favor. I also talk about grounding techniques that have helped me, just different things. If you have chronic illness or a disability, perhaps you'll resonate with this.

I discuss how I was diagnosed with heart failure, what the ER and hospital are like for chronically ill people, and medical anxiety/PTSD. It's hard to go to the ER as someone with a chronic illness, it's hard to be hospitalized. But there is hope!

When there's so much that's happened, where do you even begin?

Welcome to My Congenital Heart Podcast! It's a wild rollercoaster of congenital heart defects leading to heart failure at 32, chronic illness, mental health mayhem, and a whole bunch of life’s curveballs—like homelessness and domestic violence and dad's dying.

Yeah, it’s been a lot.

But here’s the thing: I’m still standing.

And I’m here to tell you that even when life is like, “Nah, you’re not gonna make it,” we show up, we laugh, we cry, and we keep going -- because that's what warriors do.

Join me for stories of survival, strength, and how not to lose your mind—even when you feel like it.