Autoimmune Adventures

07/13/2026

**Why Doesn't the Same Autoimmune Treatment Work for Everyone?**

You are not a cookie-cutter version of anyone else.

Melissa Rose reminds us that every person's body, history, and path to illness is unique. So why would we expect the exact same approach to work for everyone?

When you're searching for your next step, it may be time to look at your health through the lens of **you**.

🎙️ Melissa Rose joins us on Autoimmune Adventures.

📅 Full episode releases June 14.

07/12/2026

**What Tests Can Help Find the Cause of Autoimmune Symptoms?**

When you are searching for answers, knowing **why** something is happening matters.

Melissa Rose talks about looking beyond basic testing to explore food sensitivities, gut health, and what may be happening in the brain. Finding an imbalance is one piece of the puzzle. Understanding why it is there can help create a clearer path forward.

🎙️ Hear our full conversation with Melissa Rose on Autoimmune Adventures.

📅 Full episode releases June 14.

07/10/2026

Sometimes the hardest part of chronic illness is realizing how alone you feel.

You're home. You're in bed. You can't always pick up the phone, meet a friend, or explain what is happening inside your body.

Dr. Zeest Khan found something powerful in the Long COVID community: people who simply get it.

Not comparison. Not “someone has it worse.”

Connection.

The reminder that you are experiencing pain alongside millions of other human beings—and you are not walking this trail alone.

🎙️ Watch our full conversation with Dr. Zeest Khan now on Autoimmune Adventures.

07/09/2026

Long COVID doesn't always look like COVID.

Fatigue. Dizziness. Brain fog. Difficulty breathing. Sleep problems. Digestive issues.

And that's only the beginning.

Dr. Zeest Khan explains why Long COVID can be so confusing—and why persistent symptoms that disrupt your daily life deserve attention.

🎙️ Watch our full interview with Dr. Zeest Khan now on Autoimmune Adventures.

07/08/2026

What happens when a doctor becomes the chronic illness patient—and suddenly discovers the healthcare system doesn't have answers for her either?

Dr. Zeest Khan spent her career caring for critically ill patients and navigating some of medicine's most complex situations. Then Long COVID changed her life.

In this powerful conversation, Zeest shares what she learned when she found herself on the other side of the exam room—and why so many chronic illness patients experience dismissal, medical gaslighting, and uncertainty when their symptoms don't fit neatly into a diagnosis.

We talk about why doctors struggle to say “I don't know,” how patients and physicians can move from confrontation to collaboration, what Long COVID can actually look like, and how we hold onto hope without slipping into toxic positivity.

This is a conversation for patients. It's also a conversation we hope healthcare professionals will hear.

🎙️ Our full interview with Dr. Zeest Khan is available NOW on Autoimmune Adventures.

If this conversation makes you think of someone who has felt dismissed, unheard, or lost in the healthcare system, please share this episode with them. 💛

https://youtu.be/kuERZkbHSPg?si=fM_84SifvVpmVjCU

What happens when a doctor becomes the chronic illness patient—and ...

07/08/2026

Your body changed. Your life changed. And pushing harder may not be the answer anymore.

When chronic illness first enters your life, many of us try to force ourselves back into the person we were before.

Dr. Zeest Khan knows this from both sides of medicine—as a physician and as a Long COVID patient.

Her message? One of the first shifts may be recognizing that your life needs to change to accommodate what your body is facing.

And yes, you need space for the appointments. But you also need space to emotionally process what is happening to you.

🎙️ Our full conversation with Dr. Zeest Khan is available NOW on Autoimmune Adventures.

07/07/2026

You can have hope and still admit that chronic illness is hard.

You don't have to “just think positive.” You don't have to pretend you're grateful for every painful lesson. And you don't have to smile your way through grief.

Dr. Zeest Khan talks about the difference between genuine hope and toxic positivity—and why chronic illness can force us to ask some of life's hardest questions:

What matters to me now? Where do I find meaning? How do I keep going?

🎙️ Tomorrow, Zeest joins us on Autoimmune Adventures.