Beyond the Flare

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Beyond the Flare is the podcast for ambitious professionals living with chronic illness who are ready to reclaim their energy, clarity, and confidence, all without pushing through pain, burnout, or exhaustion just to keep up appearances. Hosted by Sue, founder of Supportegy Wellness and creator of the Thrive Loop, this podcast delivers real-world strategies, mind-body insights, and career-focused tools to help you navigate the complexities of work, life, and health with more ease, more clarity, and more agency — even on flare days. If you’ve ever felt like managing your career alongside chronic illness is a juggling act no one prepared you for… If you’ve wondered how to succeed without sacrificing your health… If you’re tired of advice that doesn’t understand the realities of chronic pain, fatigue, and invisible symptoms… You’re in the right place. Each episode combines practical strategies, mindset shifts, and science-backed tools with real talk about navigating life with chronic illness — without losing yourself, your ambition, or your career confidence. Expect conversations on energy management, emotional resilience, workplace wellness, career strategy, and the power of self-care that actually works when you’re living with health challenges. What You’ll Gain from Listening: ✅ Actionable strategies to protect your energy and career ✅ Mindset tools for building resilience (without toxic positivity) ✅ Practical guidance for work-life-health integration ✅ Insights on the mind-body connection, stress, and chronic illness ✅ A compassionate, no-fluff space where your ambition and health can co-exist About Your Host: Sue is the founder of Supportegy Wellness and the creator of the Thrive Loop™, a proven framework designed to help professionals with chronic illness reclaim their energy, career confidence, and clarity — without burnout. Drawing on her lived experience with chronic illness and years of professional coaching expertise, Sue guides high-achieving professionals to work well, live well, and lead with confidence, even in the hardest seasons. Join Us: New episodes every Tuesday. Follow, subscribe, and listen. Because life doesn’t stop for chronic illness, and neither do you.

  1. 1D AGO

    Why does working with chronic illness feel so exhausting, even when you’re capable, organized, and doing everything “right”?

    Why does working with chronic illness feel so exhausting—even when you’re capable, organized, and doing everything “right”? In this episode of Beyond the Flare, we explore the invisible strain professionals with chronic illness carry at work, and why common advice like “set boundaries” or “listen to your body” often falls short. This conversation isn’t about pushing harder or fixing yourself. It’s about understanding why improvising your way through a career built for stable energy is so costly, and why exhaustion isn’t a personal failure. If you’re a high-performing professional navigating chronic illness quietly, this episode will help you release shame and see your experience more clearly. Topics include: Why chronic illness at work creates hidden energy debt Why most advice doesn’t work in real professional environments The difference between discipline and structure Why feeling behind doesn’t mean you are 🎧 Listen if you want clarity, language, and relief, without pressure or platitudes.

    6 min

  2. FEB 4

    The After-Work Recovery Protocol: How to Stop Spending Your Entire Evening Recovering From Your Job,

    If you can do your job…but you can’t do your life after work, you are not lazy, or “bad at balance.” You are depleted.   For professionals living with chronic illness, the workday often ends with a nervous system collapse: brain fog, pain spikes, fatigue, overstimulation, and the feeling that your evening becomes a recovery room. In this episode of Thrive Beyond the Flare, Sue shares a simple, repeatable After-Work Recovery Protocol you can run in 15–30 minutes, without pushing through. You’ll learn: Why evenings crash so hard (and why it isn’t a character flaw) The 3-phase protocol: Decompression → Stabilization → Life Return A flare-day version for when you have almost nothing Real-life examples for meeting-heavy jobs, helping professions, and remote work How to partner with your body so you can still have a life after 5 p.m. If work takes everything you have, this episode is your starting point.

    15 min

  3. JAN 28

    The Competence Tax: Why Being “Good” At Your Job Is Costing You Your Health

    High performers with chronic illness don’t burn out because they are bad at their jobs. They burn out because they’re excellent.   When you’re competent, you become the default fixer, the one who gets the urgent requests, the messy projects, the “quick questions,” and the work nobody else wants. And if your capacity fluctuates, that invisible workload doesn’t just cost time. It costs you your body.   In this episode of Thrive Beyond the Flare, Sue breaks down The Competence Tax; how reliability quietly becomes an expectation, how availability becomes your brand, and why “being helpful” can turn into being harvested. You’ll learn: How to spot where you’re paying the competence tax (a 5-minute Competence Audit) The difference between being helpful and being treated like a supply A simple system to protect your workload without damaging your reputation Word-for-word scripts for: scope creep, “quick questions,” meeting overload, urgent escalations, and resetting expectations with your manager How to stop overdelivering now and crashing later If you look fine, perform well, and pay for it after work, this one is for you.

    15 min

  4. JAN 21

    The Disclosure Decision - The Disclosure Decision

    If you’re a working professional living with chronic illness, you’ve probably wrestled with the question: Do I tell them? Disclosure can feel risky. Silence can feel exhausting. And oversharing can backfire. In this episode of Thrive Beyond the Flare, Sue from Supportegy Wellness gives you a clear, practical way to communicate at work that protects your privacy, your credibility, and your health, without “confessing,” overexplaining, or disappearing when symptoms spike. You’ll learn: The 3 levels of disclosure (no disclosure, functional disclosure, formal disclosure) and how to choose the right one A simple decision framework to get clear on what you actually need Word-for-word scripts for: the manager conversation the flare-week update boundary resets with coworkers What to avoid (the common mistakes that cost professionals trust and momentum) If your capacity fluctuates (and you’re tired of feeling like you have to either push through or explain everything) this episode is your strategy.

    13 min

  5. JAN 14

    The Q1 Visibility System (Chronic Illness + Career)

    How to protect your credibility when your capacity fluctuates If you’re a working professional living with chronic illness, January can feel like the month where you have to “prove yourself” all over again. In this episode of Thrive Beyond the Flare, Sue  shares a simple, practical system to stay visible and credible at work, without pushing through flares, oversharing medical details, or burning yourself out. You’ll learn: How performance is actually remembered at work (it’s a story, not a spreadsheet) The Proof Portfolio: 5 things to track weekly so your impact is undeniable The 3-line weekly update that keeps your manager aligned and your reputation protected What to say in a meeting-heavy week vs a flare week (real examples + scripts) This episode is for professionals managing lupus, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, and unpredictable capacity; who still want growth, respect, and a life after work.

    11 min

  6. JAN 7

    Your Brain Isn’t Broken; It’s Overloaded

    The January Cognitive Reset for Chronic Illness + Work   If your brain feels like it’s buffering in January (rereading emails, losing words in meetings, forgetting what you opened your laptop to do) you’re not lazy and you’re not “losing it.” Your system is overloaded. In this episode of Beyond the Flare, Sue from Supportegy Wellness breaks down what brain fog actually feels like (and why it happens), why January is a perfect storm for cognitive overload, and a practical Cognitive Reset Protocol you can use immediately. You’ll learn: What “brain fog” really is in everyday language Why stress can make your planning/decision brain feel like it goes offline The 90-second reset to stabilize before meetings Simple cognitive supports (the 3-item Run List + email triage) Workday strategies for foggy meetings, stuck deliverables, and “I missed days” spirals The missing piece: how to keep your energy from leaking away after work so you still have a life when you get home This episode is designed for working professionals living with chronic illness, but it’s helpful for anyone navigating fatigue, brain fog, pain, or inflammation. Share this with someone who’s silently struggling and trying to power through.

    17 min

  7. 12/31/2025

    New Year, Same Body Budget - The Permission to Plan

    How to build your 2026 with chronic illness, without abandoning your body (or your ambition)   It’s the day before a new year, and if you live with chronic illness, New Year messaging can feel like a demand to “reinvent yourself” with a body that doesn’t cooperate. In this episode of Beyond the Flare, Sue from Supportegy Wellness gives you something stronger than motivation: a planning method designed for fluctuating capacity, so you can set meaningful goals and still protect your health. You’ll learn why “fresh start energy” is real (and why it fades), the planning mistake that makes January brutal for chronic illness, and Sue’s Permission to Plan Framework: Choose your 2026 year themes (body + life) Build a Two-Track Plan (Stable Plan + Flare Plan) Lock in an If–Then system that keeps you moving even when symptoms spike Plus: Sue does live on-air planning using a “normal” career goal (like asking for a raise/promotion) so you can hear exactly how to plan a real professional future while living with chronic illness; without shame, without quitting, and without burning out. If you needed permission to want more this year: this is it. Share this episode with someone who thinks chronic illness means they can’t plan anymore.

    15 min

  8. 12/24/2025

    Sick Season Without Isolation: The Holiday Immunity Playbook for Chronic Illness

    Christmas isn’t just the holidays when you live with chronic illness, it’s sick season + recovery debt layered on top of family gatherings, travel, crowds, and pressure to “push through.” In this episode, Sue from Supportegy Wellness shares a Holiday Immunity Playbook designed for working professionals with chronic illness who want to participate in life without paying for it in January. This is not a “just set boundaries” episode. It’s a practical, compassionate strategy session covering what actually moves the needle: air quality, timing, masking scripts, sleep protection, and alcohol tradeoffs;  plus simple ways to reduce exposure without isolating yourself or disappearing from your life. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why your body experiences the holidays as input, not “fun” The 5-lever Holiday Immunity Playbook: Air beats anxiety (ventilation, placement, breaks) Timing is medicine (short windows, early arrival/exit) Scripts that make precautions socially easy Sleep as immune protection (no more “late night = brave”) Alcohol tradeoffs (so you don’t buy a 2-drink night with 3 recovery days) What to do in three real scenarios: crowded house + kids + hugs travel days “everyone’s sick but still coming”

    10 min
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Beyond the Flare is the podcast for ambitious professionals living with chronic illness who are ready to reclaim their energy, clarity, and confidence, all without pushing through pain, burnout, or exhaustion just to keep up appearances. Hosted by Sue, founder of Supportegy Wellness and creator of the Thrive Loop, this podcast delivers real-world strategies, mind-body insights, and career-focused tools to help you navigate the complexities of work, life, and health with more ease, more clarity, and more agency — even on flare days. If you’ve ever felt like managing your career alongside chronic illness is a juggling act no one prepared you for… If you’ve wondered how to succeed without sacrificing your health… If you’re tired of advice that doesn’t understand the realities of chronic pain, fatigue, and invisible symptoms… You’re in the right place. Each episode combines practical strategies, mindset shifts, and science-backed tools with real talk about navigating life with chronic illness — without losing yourself, your ambition, or your career confidence. Expect conversations on energy management, emotional resilience, workplace wellness, career strategy, and the power of self-care that actually works when you’re living with health challenges. What You’ll Gain from Listening: ✅ Actionable strategies to protect your energy and career ✅ Mindset tools for building resilience (without toxic positivity) ✅ Practical guidance for work-life-health integration ✅ Insights on the mind-body connection, stress, and chronic illness ✅ A compassionate, no-fluff space where your ambition and health can co-exist About Your Host: Sue is the founder of Supportegy Wellness and the creator of the Thrive Loop™, a proven framework designed to help professionals with chronic illness reclaim their energy, career confidence, and clarity — without burnout. Drawing on her lived experience with chronic illness and years of professional coaching expertise, Sue guides high-achieving professionals to work well, live well, and lead with confidence, even in the hardest seasons. Join Us: New episodes every Tuesday. Follow, subscribe, and listen. Because life doesn’t stop for chronic illness, and neither do you.

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  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
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