Seen, Not Fixed

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A fireside-style podcast for people living with chronic illness and the people who want to understand them better. Each episode features an intimate conversation between our host, a lived experience guest, and a trusted expert, blending life with practical, empowering insight. This is a space for validation, honest conversations, and reminders that your illness is part of your story but it doesn’t get to define all of it.

Episodes

  1. Body Betrayal and Reclaiming Your Identity

    5 DAYS AGO

    Body Betrayal and Reclaiming Your Identity

    In this episode of Seen, Not Fixed, Nicole Pedra is joined by Danny O’Malley, Lindsey Provencher, and Cara Bowman for an honest conversation about chronic illness, invisible pain, caregiving, and nervous system regulation. Together, they explore what it feels like to be dismissed by medical systems, to lose trust in your body, and to live with symptoms that others cannot see. The group discusses hypervigilance, somatic care, co-regulation, and the exhaustion of constantly monitoring your body. They also reflect on the power of community, social media advocacy, and being truly seen rather than fixed. This episode is about slowing down, finding anchor points of safety, and learning how to stay connected to your body even when healing is not linear and answers are unclear.

    34 min
  2. The Caregiver Roller Coaster

    25 JAN

    The Caregiver Roller Coaster

    In this episode of Seen, Not Fixed, Nicole sits down with Miel Johnson and Meli Kirkwood for an honest conversation about chronic illness, caregiving, nervous system regulation, and the quiet labor that so often goes unseen. Together, they explore childhood diagnosis, medical advocacy, food challenges, trauma responses that get mislabeled as anxiety, and what it really takes to listen to the body without pushing through.This is a conversation for caregivers, parents, and anyone living in a body that requires extra attention. You are not invisible, and you are not doing it wrong.

    37 min
  3. You're Not Imagining This: Making the Invisible Visible

    11 JAN

    You're Not Imagining This: Making the Invisible Visible

    Our first episode is a coming-together of voices, lived experience, and shared recognition. With Nicole Pedra, Spoonly founder Rachel Barnett, and Lauren Freedman of Uninvisible Pod, this conversation explores what it means to live inside a body and mind that others can't see, measure, or fully understand. We explore chronic illness not as a single diagnosis, but as an ongoing relationship with your body, your mental health, your identity, and the world around you.

    44 min

  4. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Welcome to: Seen, Not Fixed

    Join us as we explore the real-life experiences, challenges, and triumphs of those living with chronic illness. Tune in for heartfelt conversations, insightful stories, and practical tips. Our first episode is coming soon. We're so glad you're here!

    1 min

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About

A fireside-style podcast for people living with chronic illness and the people who want to understand them better. Each episode features an intimate conversation between our host, a lived experience guest, and a trusted expert, blending life with practical, empowering insight. This is a space for validation, honest conversations, and reminders that your illness is part of your story but it doesn’t get to define all of it.

Information

  • Creator
    Spoonly
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Spoonly
  • Show Website
    Seen, Not Fixed