Bouncing Back Podcast

Melissa McCurley
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Bouncing Back Podcast: Professionals Thriving with Chronic Illness is hosted by Melissa McCurley, a resilient professional living with multiple chronic illnesses like Hashimoto’s, IBS, Psoriasis, ADHD, and more. Melissa creates a compassionate space for professionals to share stories of perseverance and success. Through inspiring conversations and practical insights, the podcast explores mindset shifts, support systems, and advocating for workplace accommodations while thriving with chronic illness. #autoimmunediseasewarrior

  1. Why Chronic Illness Is Never One-Size-Fits-All (And What Actually Works)

    4D AGO

    Why Chronic Illness Is Never One-Size-Fits-All (And What Actually Works)

    Registered nurse and wellness coach Amber Villarreal joins Bouncing Back to share a thoughtful, real-world approach to healing chronic illness. With more than two decades in healthcare, Amber explains why true wellness requires more than medication alone—and how stress, environment, gut health, and lifestyle choices play a critical role in inflammation and long-term health. This episode offers clarity, encouragement, and practical insight for anyone navigating autoimmune disease, burnout, or the desire for sustainable healing. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎙 Guest: Amber Villarreal Amber Villarreal is a Registered Nurse with more than 20 years of experience, a Certified Life & Health Coach, and the founder of Rise Unbound. Through her work, she supports individuals navigating chronic health challenges, helping them build resilience, sustainable self-care practices, and a stronger sense of empowerment. By combining her nursing expertise with holistic coaching, Amber guides clients toward reclaiming balance, prioritizing their well-being, and creating lives rooted in purpose and possibility. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why healing must be personalized, not standardized ✔️ How stress and environment impact chronic illness ✔️ The role of gut health in inflammation and recovery ✔️ Integrating holistic care with traditional medicine ✔️ Simple, actionable changes for healthier living ✔️ A sustainable approach to mind, body, and soul wellness 📇 Connect with Amber Villarreal: 🌐 Website → https://rise-unbound.com/home 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/VillarrealAmber 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/coachinghtsfinancialfreedom/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-villarreal-coach/ 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Follow, Rate & Share to help others bounce back stronger. ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate → https://iconsofrealestate.com

    34 min
  2. Learning Disability, Advocacy, and Finding Your Strengths with Michelle Lee Steiner

    FEB 12

    Learning Disability, Advocacy, and Finding Your Strengths with Michelle Lee Steiner

    Michelle Lee Steiner joins Bouncing Back to share her journey living with dyscalculia and other invisible challenges—and how advocating for accommodations, leaning into creativity, and focusing on strengths helped her thrive. This episode is for anyone navigating chronic illness, disability, or limitations who needs a reminder: it’s okay to ask for what you need, and success can look different—and still be powerful. 🎧 HOSTED BY: Melissa McCurley 🎤 FEATURING: Michelle Lee Steiner Michelle Lee Steiner is a writer, speaker, photographer, and disability advocate whose work highlights life with a learning disability. She has contributed to publications such as The Mighty, the Non-Verbal Learning Project, and the Dyscalculia Blog, and her photography has appeared in Word Gathering and Independent & Work Ready. In addition to her creative work, Michelle is a para-educator supporting students with disabilities, bringing advocacy and empathy into the classroom. 💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: ✔️ How self-advocacy changes everything at school, work, and in life ✔️ Why focusing on strengths beats obsessing over struggles ✔️ How Michelle helps students build confidence and speak up ✔️ Reframing “limitations” into a new kind of perspective and purpose 📇 CONNECT WITH MICHELLE: 🌐 Website → https://www.michellesmission.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/michelle.steiner.493966/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/steiner7250/ 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    31 min
  3. Overcoming Trauma and Embracing Forgiveness while Thriving with Chronic Illness

    JAN 29

    Overcoming Trauma and Embracing Forgiveness while Thriving with Chronic Illness

    Join Melissa McCurley as she talks with Dominika Blaszczok about overcoming self-limiting beliefs, embracing forgiveness, and finding spiritual healing. In this inspiring episode, Dominika shares her journey of growth, self-discovery, and how she now helps others break through trauma, develop a positive mindset, and thrive in chronic illness and business. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎤 Featuring: Dominika Blaszczok Dominika Blaszczok is a coach who empowers others to break through mental barriers and live their fullest lives. After overcoming her own struggles, she now helps others transform through mindset work, forgiveness, and spiritual guidance. This is a must listen for any chronic illness or autoimmune disease warrior. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ The life-changing power of forgiveness ✔️ How Dominika's spiritual experience led to transformation ✔️ Embracing duality: feeling sadness and joy simultaneously ✔️ Discovering God and building faith ✔️ Steps to creating a personal connection with God ✔️ The value of mindset work in personal and professional growth 📇 Connect with Dominika Blaszczok: 🌎 Website →https://pensight.com/x/dominika 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/dominika.blaszczok 📱 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/nikaxbla 🎥 YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xFFgj76WtrhP2xw6Fmhbg 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    38 min
  4. Breaking Free from Burnout & Stress: Healing with Psychedelic Medicine with Julie Cyvonne

    JAN 1

    Breaking Free from Burnout & Stress: Healing with Psychedelic Medicine with Julie Cyvonne

    In this episode of the Bouncing Back Podcast, Melissa McCurley speaks with Julie Cyvonne, a former attorney turned transformational coach who now helps women heal from burnout, stress, and body dysregulation through psychedelic medicine. Julie discusses her personal journey of healing and how she uses psychedelics as a tool for transformation. This episode explores the benefits of microdosing, common misconceptions about psychedelics, and the powerful impact they can have on mental health and emotional well-being. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎤 Featuring: Julie Cyvonne – Transformational Coach & Psychedelic Medicine Facilitator Julie Cyvonne is a former attorney turned transformational coach and psychedelic facilitator who helps women and high-achievers navigate burnout, emotional pain, and the long-term effects of stress and dysregulation on the body. Drawing on her own journey through anxiety, depression, and physical recovery, Julie’s work bridges mind-body awareness, microdosing, and nervous system healing to support clients in finding balance and resilience—even when living with chronic pain or fatigue. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Julie’s health struggles and the discovery of hypermobility ✔️ How trauma and limiting beliefs impact health and self-sabotage ✔️ The concept of complex PTSD and its effect on personal growth ✔️ Hypnotherapy’s role in healing deep-rooted emotional patterns ✔️ How Soul Freedom Therapy helps clear past life trauma and beliefs 📇 Connect with Julie Cyvonne: 🌐 Website → https://www.juliecyvonne.com/ 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/juliecyvonne 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    35 min
  5. How Hypnotherapy Helps Heal Trauma and Autoimmune Conditions

    12/11/2025

    How Hypnotherapy Helps Heal Trauma and Autoimmune Conditions

    In this episode of the Bouncing Back Podcast, Melissa McCurley interviews Ula Makowska, a hypnotherapist and root cause specialist. Ula shares her transformative health journey, detailing her struggles with autoimmune disease and how hypnotherapy has helped her heal emotionally and physically. This episode explores the deep connection between trauma and illness, and how Ula's unique approach, Soul Freedom Therapy, helps people heal by clearing old beliefs and past life traumas. If you’re an autoimmune warrior struggling with emotional blocks or chronic health issues, you won’t want to miss this inspiring conversation. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎤 Featuring: Ula Makowska – Hypnotherapist & Root Cause Specialist Ula Makowska is a Hypnotherapist and Root-Cause Specialist whose personal journey through psoriasis, gut imbalances, hypermobility, and mental health struggles formed the foundation of her work. For years she endured hidden discomfort — intestinal turmoil, constant bloating, relentless need to stretch, self-conscious skin flare-ups, and the emotional burden of the unseen — all while carrying a desire to heal and live more fully. Today, Ula uses that intimate understanding to guide clients in uncovering the unconscious beliefs and energetic imbalances that keep them stuck. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Ula’s health struggles and the discovery of hypermobility ✔️ How trauma and limiting beliefs impact health and self-sabotage ✔️ The concept of complex PTSD and its effect on personal growth ✔️ Hypnotherapy’s role in healing deep-rooted emotional patterns ✔️ How Soul Freedom Therapy helps clear past life trauma and beliefs 📇 Connect with Ula Makowska: 🌐 Website → https://www.ulamakowska.com/ 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/ulamakowska_ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ula-makowska/ 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    34 min
  6. Somatic Healing for Chronic Illness: Calm Your Body, Regulate Your Nervous System

    11/13/2025

    Somatic Healing for Chronic Illness: Calm Your Body, Regulate Your Nervous System

    Host Melissa McCurley welcomes Mitch Webb, a nervous system and holistic health coach, to explore how trauma, stress, and emotional patterns impact chronic illness. Mitch shares his remarkable healing journey — from brain injury and Lyme disease to discovering nervous system regulation and somatic practices that restore balance and peace. This conversation offers practical insights and hope for anyone facing chronic illness or burnout. Learn how to reconnect to your body, release stored trauma, and move from surviving to thriving. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎙 Guest: Mitch Webb — Nervous System & Holistic Health Coach Mitch Webb is a nervous system and holistic health coach who helps high performers and individuals with chronic symptoms heal by addressing trauma and nervous system dysregulation. After overcoming his own long-term health challenges—from childhood trauma to a near-fatal accident—he developed an approach that blends somatic work, mindset practices, and foundational health principles like nutrition, movement, detox, and circadian rhythm. Mitch is a featured speaker and coach who teaches clients how to move out of survival mode and into sustainable well-being. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ The nervous system’s role in chronic illness ✔️ What somatic healing really means ✔️ How to move beyond constant biohacking ✔️ Real client transformation stories ✔️ Hope for those still in pain — and how to begin again 📇 Connect with Mitch Webb: 🌐 Website → https://www.mitchwebb.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/mitch.webb.503 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kmitchwebb 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmitchwebb 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    27 min
  7. Escaping Broken Healthcare: Monica McKitterick’s Direct Care Revolution

    10/30/2025

    Escaping Broken Healthcare: Monica McKitterick’s Direct Care Revolution

    Host Melissa McCurley sits down with Monica McKitterick, Family Nurse Practitioner and Founder of Impact Family Wellness, to explore how Direct Primary Care (DPC) is changing the healthcare experience. Monica shares how this model gives patients more control, communication, and care — especially those managing chronic illnesses. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎙 Featuring: Monica McKitterick – Family Nurse Practitioner, Founder & CEO of Impact Family Wellness Monica McKitterick, FNP-C, is the CEO and founder of Impact Family Wellness, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice serving Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, and Thorndale, Texas. With over 15 years of experience in family practice, urgent care, orthopedics, and venous & lymphatic medicine, she launched Impact Family Wellness in 2019 to deliver patient-centered care untethered from insurance constraints. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ The fundamentals of the Direct Primary Care model ✔️ Benefits of DPC for chronic illness management ✔️ The truth behind healthcare burnout and bureaucracy ✔️ Tips for better communication with your provider ✔️ How to find or start working with a DPC provider 📇 Connect with Monica McKitterick: 🌎 Website → https://impactfamilywellness.com 💻 DPC Education → https://dpcformula.com 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/impactfamilywellness 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/impactfamilywellness 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    28 min
  8. A journey to find acceptance through Gastroparesis: Mairin Moore Cane’s Pathway to Success

    10/16/2025

    A journey to find acceptance through Gastroparesis: Mairin Moore Cane’s Pathway to Success

    Melissa McCurley hosts Mairin Moore Cane, a professional, author, speaker, and founder of the Sisterhood of Success Mastermind. Mairin shares her journey overcoming chronic illness, transforming health challenges into personal and professional growth, and creating supportive communities. She offers practical strategies, lessons, and inspiration for professional women navigating life with chronic illness. 🎧 Hosted by: Melissa McCurley 🎙 Featuring: Mairin Moore Cane – Author, Speaker, Founder of Sisterhood of Success Mairin Moore Cane is a speaker, author, and impact leader who helps women turn adversity into growth. Through her work as the founder of Rooted Rising and as a coach, Mairin empowers women to rise through health challenges. Having navigated chronic illness, leadership hurdles, and personal struggles, she now shares her journey to inspire others in both their personal and professional lives. She’s passionate about helping women embrace resilience, growth, and self-trust, guiding them to rise stronger and clearer. 💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Navigating career and life with chronic illness ✔️ Turning setbacks into opportunities for growth ✔️ Building supportive communities and mastermind groups ✔️ Rebuilding routines and reclaiming your identity ✔️ Finding strength, purpose, and resilience ✔️ Lessons from Mairin’s upcoming book and programs 📇 Connect with Mairin Moore Cane: 🌎 Website → https://mairinmoorecane.com/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/mairinmoorecane/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/mairinmoorecane 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/mairinmoorecane/ 🎙 Follow the Bouncing Back Podcast: 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bouncingbackpodcast/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melmccurley/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-mccurley/ 📺 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@BouncingBackwithMelissa 📱Pinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/bouncingbackwithmelissa/  🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! 💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate – https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    28 min
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Bouncing Back Podcast: Professionals Thriving with Chronic Illness is hosted by Melissa McCurley, a resilient professional living with multiple chronic illnesses like Hashimoto’s, IBS, Psoriasis, ADHD, and more. Melissa creates a compassionate space for professionals to share stories of perseverance and success. Through inspiring conversations and practical insights, the podcast explores mindset shifts, support systems, and advocating for workplace accommodations while thriving with chronic illness. #autoimmunediseasewarrior

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  • Creator
    Melissa McCurley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Melissa McCurley
  • Show Website
    Bouncing Back Podcast