The Healing Dudes, Josh & Joe, On Using Community To Heal From Chronic Illness

In this episode of The Chronic Comeback Podcast, I am joined by Josh and Joe, known as The Healing Dudes. Together, they dive into their personal journeys with chronic illness, particularly Lyme disease, and the unique challenges men face in dealing with chronic health conditions. Josh elaborates on his experience from being a senior engineer and athlete to struggling with severe illness, losing his home, and battling through countless medical appointments. Joe shares a similar trajectory, detailing his initial symptoms during college, his exploration into mind-body healing, and subsequent relapse after contracting COVID-19. Both discuss the importance of community, consistency, and the transformative power of embracing both masculine and feminine energies in the healing process. They also highlight their collective effort to bring male representation into the chronic illness community and encourage a balanced approach to health and wellness. Their stories are inspirational, emphasising resilience, the value of movement and exercise, and finding joy amidst adversity.
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[@JaneMichelleTv]

Love you guys!

[@kristinasalzinger5837]

This podcast is awesome. I love you bro and what you are doing for people. U too Josh❤

[@HS-1828]

Is Josh tapering off benzos? I’m so sorry you were treated so horribly. It’s exactly the same coming off anti anxiety meds, AS PRESCRIBED! Never addicted. No craving.

[@henwilki6693]

Im a 34 year old man who has ME. It’s one thing for doctors, society, friends and even family to doubt you, but to take on that doubt yourself and carry it through years of attempting to heal makes it impossible. I Have to let it go, I have to let them go. I have to Know I am not that person. I know who I am. I’m the strongest. Thank you for this gents ❤️‍🩹

[@serendipityblooming1244]

Your words are powerful and a great reminder! I've been disabled and out of work for nearly a decade(never received a proper diagnosis so every one thinks I'm nuts) and the isolation is a whole other set of trauma aside from grieving losing everything and feeling terrible most of the time!!! I feel you my friend🫂 If someone has something like cancer everyone bans together to help and offer support and sympathy but for me with this Illness we're often met with nothing but gaslighting, blame, distancing...it's devastating. But to realize you can validate YOURSELF and honor and value your struggle even when nobody else does...it makes us spiritual warriors!!!

[@henwilki6693]

@@serendipityblooming1244 your spot on. I can tell by the way you write you already know. You know exactly what you are. Your the strongest one ❤️👣 beautiful beautiful beautiful ❤️‍🩹💎🌊💪💪💪

[@serendipityblooming1244]

@@henwilki6693 Thank you!! 🙏💕🥺 Have a blessed day and I wish you a speedy and miraculous recovery! 💚

[@RicardoDumbrille]

I don't get it. If one heals via brain retraining, mind-body stuff, etc., doesn't that show that the illness was, at the very least, continuing...becoming chronic, because it was all in their/our heads? If all the labwork, etc., came back negative...doesn't that prove it?

[@TheHealingDudes-lf8mv]

No, however this helps with nervous system disregulation which can be a huge culprit of many of the chronic illness symptoms. Id encourage you to read on it, great stuff backed in science.

[@henwilki6693]

@@TheHealingDudes-lf8mv 💯 I think many are stuck in trying to shove chronic illness in a box. If we don’t get it then it must be because of X, Y or Z. Like many years ago thinking stars were shining gods looking down upon us until we made the telescope and realised they were so much more! The reality is incredibly complexed and nuance, which births pioneers like you guys, figuring out what works and what doesn’t. In another 100 years they will know and understand so much more but for now we walk the frontier. Only the bravest can read comments like that above and still have the inner strength to know themselves. To keep going. I was asked by my brother in law if it “was just anxiety?”. . . Hard pill to swallow after 4 years of hell but one I took and kept going. Complete faith and surrender to what is. Love, strength and courage. You made my week with this podcast and confirmed so much. Thankyou truly 👏

[@kirstensuhr7094]

🙏🙏🫶💗💫🌟Thaank youuu you give me Hope!!!!