Supporting Your Significant Other Through Chronic illness

This week we are interviewing our husbands to get their take on how to support your significant other through chronic illness and autoimmunity.

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Topics

• Michelle’s interview with her husband Daniel:
  • 3:10 – How did you meet and how long have you been married?
  • 5:15 – How did you break the news of chronic illness w/o it being awkward and how did Daniel react?  
  • 10:25 – How did we go on dates with things like food intolerances, fatigue, etc?
  • 13:50 – How does Daniel support you?
  • 16:10 – How do you support Daniel?
  • 19:30 – How do you make time for each other w/ all of the craziness of life?
  • 20:40 – What advice do you and Daniel have to other couples in regards to getting support from those around you?
  • 24:45 – Meal of the week that you enjoy together?
• Anne’s interview with her husband James:
  • 29:00 – How did you meet and how long have you been married?
  • 31:00 – Side note: top 3 most inflammatory foods!
  • 32:15 – How did you break the news of chronic illness w/o it being awkward and how did James react?  
  • 36:20 – How did we go on dates with things like food intolerances, fatigue, etc?
  • 43:17 – How do you navigate meals together?
  • 46:08 – How do you make time for each other w/ all of the craziness of life?
  • 51:20 – What advice do you and James have to other couples going through health challenges?
  • 1:03:10 – Meal of the week that you enjoy together?

Links we mentioned in the podcast:

• Our podcast episode on living with non-paleo people and getting their support
• Ruthie Lindsey’s story on how she changed her mindset on her chronic illness.