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Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips

But You Look Fine: No Longer “Sick” But Still Not “Well” | Amy Kurtz (Bonus Episode)

Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips

Diane Boden

Education, How To, Home & Garden, Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

According to the Center for Disease Control, 194 million Americans - or 76.4% of the population - have at least one chronic illness, and half of them are women. While many of these individuals finally have a diagnosis, and are no longer “sick”, they’re still not “well.” They’ve gone through the treatments, taken the medications, and yet still find themselves suffering. 

So, what do you do after you’ve discovered the root of your condition, and you’re still not healed? How do you move past the trauma of being diagnosed (which often takes years for many patients), as well as the trauma of now living with this condition. More importantly, what is this limbo between sick and well that so many patients find themselves in? 

Joining me today for this discussion is author and advocate, Amy Kurtz. Amy shares the plan she used to move through this integral part of recovery so that others can finally break free from their own bridge between sick and well.  

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About Amy |

Amy Kurtz is a trailblazing author, certified health coach, patient advocate and speaker dedicated to empowering patients to reclaim agency over their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. A distinct voice in the health space, Amy’s work has been heralded by Dr Mark Hyman, Kris Carr, and many more. Lena Dunham named Kicking Sick one of her “Top 10 desert island books of all time” in New York Magazine. Amy has been featured on Oprah Daily, Good Morning America, The Boston Globe, NYMAG, Fox, and more. In her debut book, “Kicking Sick: Your GO-TO GUIDE for thriving with chronic health conditions,” Amy shares her journey of living with chronic health conditions and provides a roadmap and actionable guidance to help readers manage debilitating conditions and live fully.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

For those of you that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my audience.

0:04.7

So if this content is something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out the other episodes that dropped this week.

0:09.9

Or join me back here next week for episodes that you don't want to miss.

0:15.0

There's a tendency in our society to go, go, go and push.

0:18.4

There's this reward for just pushing through things, but trauma you can't push through.

0:25.7

And to feel all of your feelings and grief and processing this new identity that's different than what you've thought is a lot. And it deserves your time and

0:39.5

attention. And we really have a recovery problem in America where it's not considered okay to take

0:46.1

time to really face what's happened. And if you try to pave over the pain, it'll just haunt you forever, you know.

0:58.2

It's a real mistake to accept the notion of a binary that you're either sick or you're well.

1:03.2

This is Diane Bowden and you're listening to the minimalist moms podcast. According to the Center for Disease

1:08.3

Control, 194 million Americans or 76.4% of the population,

1:14.4

have at least one chronic illness, and half of them are women.

1:18.4

While many of these individuals finally have a diagnosis and are no longer, quote-unquote,

1:23.1

sick, they're still not well.

1:25.4

They've gone through the treatments, taken the medications, and yet still

1:28.4

find themselves suffering. So what do you do after you discovered the root of your condition

1:32.8

and you're still not healed? How do you move past the trauma of being diagnosed, which often

1:37.5

takes years for many patients, as well as the trauma of now living with this condition? More importantly,

1:43.4

what is this limbo between

1:45.0

sick and well that so many patients find themselves living in? Joining me today for this discussion

1:50.1

is author and advocate Amy Kurtz. Amy shares the plan she used to move through this integral part

1:55.3

of recovery so that others can finally break free from their own bridge between sick and well.

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