354: What Chronic Sickness is REALLY Like

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Chronic sickness can make you feel like you’ve lost yourself and that you’re letting everyone else down too. It impacts more than just your body; it reshapes your identity, your relationships, and your sense of hope.

In this episode, Justin and Abi get personal about their journeys with long-term illness, the pressure to push through, and the silent grief of not being who you used to be. They unpack how sickness affects connection, the loneliness of being in survival mode, and the power of regulating your nervous system to support healing.

Whether you're the one who’s sick or you love someone who is, this conversation will help you feel seen and remind you that your worth isn’t tied to your capacity. There is hope, and it might look different than you expected.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.
0:05.0	No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.
0:10.0	And talk about all the messiest things of life.
0:13.0	Like the messiest things.
0:15.0	Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you.
0:21.6	This is the connected life with Justin and Abby.
0:24.7	That's me.
0:25.5	That's you.
0:26.6	And you.
0:27.4	I want you all to know that I just showed Justin my toenails because I just got them done.
0:32.8	Hey.
0:33.4	Hey.
0:34.3	Okay.
0:35.2	Yes.
0:36.4	And you said, look at my toes.
0:39.3	I'm like, those are very orange.
0:42.2	Those are pumpkin toes.
0:46.0	And I thought, that's, I mean, that's not the type of orange I think of, but.
0:49.5	Did that compliment sweep you off your feet?
0:55.4	No. Do you feel a little pitter-patter off your feet? No.
0:56.1	Do you feel a little pitter-patter in your heart?
0:57.9	No, but I did laugh.
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