Live Well with Arthritis

Episode 47: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #47 Skatepark to Yoga Mat: Jamie Boder on Movement, Strength and Living Well with Axial Spondyloarthritis Have you ever been told to stop doing the thing you love most? Host Emily Johnson welcomes Jamie Boder, personal trainer, yoga teacher and director of Yoga for AS, who was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease over a decade ago. Jamie had been skateboarding since he was nine, and at diagnosis he could hardly walk. Handed a sheet of exercises and told to stop skating, he felt unsafe in his own body, isolated from his friends and in denial. YouTube yoga became his way back, and today he helps people with inflammatory arthritis build strength, mobility and confidence through flares, remission and everyday life. In this conversation Jamie opens up about the grief of diagnosis, explains why arthritis is not an injury, shares practical ways to start moving safely, and guides us through a short breathing practice. Honest, practical and full of hope. Note: This episode includes a short guided breathing exercise. Please listen to the safety note before you join in. Topics covered: Jamie's Story From Skateboarder to Diagnosis Being told to stop skateboarding, and what "you're not safe" did to his confidence Not Just an Injury Grief, dread and denial, and why inflammatory arthritis is a whole-body condition Feeling Alone in a Crowd Isolation, invisible symptoms like fatigue and brain fog, and a "midlife crisis at 18" Movement for Life Beyond the Piece of Paper The gap between physio and lifelong movement, and why progress isn't linear Safe, Accessible, Joint-Specific Where to start, from isometrics to a bucket of rice for sore wrists, and the client with a fully fused spine who now stands taller Moving Through a Flare Why it's rarely the movement, why you can't out-train inflammation, and gentler options like restorative yoga and hydrotherapy Breath, Mind and Community Light, Slow, Deep A guided breathing practice and the science of breathing less, inspired by Patrick McKeown Yoga Nidra and Uncertainty Meditation with ADHD, restoring energy, and learning to tolerate uncertainty Your Support Network Matters Finding community, friends who get it, and the real hero's journey About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Jamie Boder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieboder/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieBoder Yoga for AS @yogaforas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaforas/ Website: https://yogaforas.com Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Also mentioned The Breathing Cure by Patrick McKeown Oxygen Advantage: https://oxygenadvantage.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 46: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #46 Premier League to Patients: Consultant Dr Sam Botchey on Exercise, Inflammation and Arthritis What if the one thing that could change your health the most is something you can start today? Host Emily Johnson welcomes Dr Sam Botchey, a consultant in musculoskeletal, sport and exercise medicine based in London, who has worked with Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Brentford, Saracens and London Irish. Sam has seen first-hand how elite athletes look after their bodies, from sleep and personalised nutrition to recovery, and he is on a mission to bring that evidence-based approach to everyone else. In this conversation he explains why there is nothing more important than exercise, how metabolic dysfunction and ultra-processed food drive chronic inflammation, the signs you might be chronically inflamed even when your blood tests come back normal, and why muscle is your organ of longevity. He also demystifies orthobiologic treatments like PRP and hyaluronic acid, gives his honest take on supplements, and shares a patient story that shows just how powerful lifestyle medicine can be. Practical, motivating and full of hope, whatever your age or starting point. Topics covered: From Elite Sport to Everyday Life What Elite Athletes Get Right Sleep, personalised nutrition and recovery, and why the rest of us are years behind Nothing More Important Than Exercise How movement improves every chronic disease, and why a little goes a long way when you're starting out You're an Athlete of Life Building a winning mindset for your health Inflammation, Metabolism and Muscle Chronic vs Acute Inflammation How exercise reduces chronic inflammation, and what metabolic dysfunction and ultra-processed food have to do with it Inflamed but Normal Bloods? The signs to watch for, from morning stiffness to swollen small joints and night-time pain Muscle Is Your Organ of Longevity Anabolic resistance, and why strength training matters more as we get older Treatments, Supplements and Recovery Orthobiologics Explained PRP, hyaluronic acid, bone marrow aspirate and stem cells, and how accessible they are in the UK Throw Your Supplements in the Bin? Why untargeted supplements rarely help, and Sam's top three: vitamin D, omega-3 and creatine Lifestyle as Medicine The patient whose Achilles pain went before treatment even started, plus quick-fire tips on ice vs heat, morning stiffness and oily fish About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Dr Sam Botchey @drbotch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbotch/ Website: https://www.drbotchey.com/ Clinics: Lanserhof at The Shard, Spire Thames Valley Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital Windsor Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 45: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #45 Not in Your Head: Psychologist Dr Sula Windgassen on Healing Through Mind and Body Have you ever been told your symptoms are “all in your head”? Host Emily Johnson welcomes Dr Sula Windgassen, a leading health psychologist, researcher and author of It’s All In Your Body: A Practical Roadmap to Healing Through Mind-Body Connection . Sula knows this territory first-hand. After university, recurring bladder infections turned into persistent pain and symptoms that test after test couldn’t explain, leaving her depressed and without hope. A mindfulness course, explored alongside her psychiatrist dad, began to change how she related to her body and, over time, her symptoms eased, setting her on the path to a Master’s and PhD at King’s College London, research into mindfulness for multiple sclerosis and IBS, and over 30 peer-reviewed papers. In this conversation, Sula explains why it is never “all in your head”, how stress and emotions show up physically in the body, and how to rebuild trust in your body whether you’ve been dismissed, newly diagnosed or living with a chronic condition for years. Compassionate, grounded in science and full of hope. Topics covered: Sula’s Story and the Science From Patient to Psychologist Unexplained symptoms, a first mindfulness body scan, and the moment her sense of humour came back The Biopsychosocial Model Why it doesn’t mean your illness is psychological, and how allostatic load explains the wear and tear of ongoing stress Top-Down, Bottom-Up and Bioplasticity Working with both mind and body, and the body’s remarkable capacity to change Breaking the Symptom Spiral The Symptom Spiral How pain, thoughts, emotions and behaviour feed each other, and where you have choices Still Waiting for Answers? Sula’s two-track plan for advocating for yourself while looking after yourself in the meantime Rebuilding Trust in Your Body Curiosity, non-reactivity, noticing your nervous system states, and why the basics are underrated Grief, Identity and Simply Being The Grief of a Diagnosis Why grief isn’t linear, and why going back and forth doesn’t mean going backwards You Are Not Your Illness Two overlapping circles, the three phases of adjustment, and reconnecting with your values Human Doings Why rest is productive, how our phones get in the way, and Sula’s daily practice of savouring About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Dr Sula Windgassen @the_health_psychologist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_health_psychologist/ Website: https://healthpsychologist.co.uk Book: It’s All In Your Body: A Practical Roadmap to Healing Through Mind-Body Connection Podcast: How We Really Feel: https://www.howwereallyfeel.com/ Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 44: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #44 Wheelchair to West End: Ana Villafañe on Living with RA for 30 Years One in four of us live with arthritis, so why do so many of us feel like we’re the only one? Host Emily Johnson welcomes her dear friend Ana Villafañe, the actor and singer who originated the role of Gloria Estefan in Broadway’s On Your Feet! and is now making her West End debut as Ava Gardner in Sinatra: The Musical. Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at just seven years old, Ana spent months in hospital and time in a wheelchair as a child, and was told she’d never wear heels or run. Thirty years on, and four years after a hip replacement, she opens up about the parts of RA nobody sees: years of denial, the night she told Gloria Estefan the truth, stilettos on a raked stage, and the question from her rheumatologist that changed everything: “Why don’t you think you deserve to feel good?” Raw, funny and deeply moving, this conversation is a reminder that you are not alone, and you’re going to be okay. Topics covered: Growing Up with RA Diagnosed at Seven Falling ill at the 1996 Olympics and first hearing the words 'juvenile rheumatoid arthritis' Not the Only One How summer camps for kids with arthritis and disabilities changed everything From Sick Girl to Showgirl Feeling like a burden, and how singing turned 'the girl who couldn’t' into the girl who could Denial, Disclosure and the Spotlight Rebranding in LA Skipping meds, hiding flares, and dating with an invisible condition 'So I Can Trust You' Telling Gloria Estefan about her RA, and eight months on Broadway without calling out Behind the Curtain Stilettos on a raked stage, compression boots, and the reality of 8 shows a week A New Hip and a New Mindset Deserving to Feel Good The question that led to a hip replacement six days after wrapping a film Visibly Disabled Again Crutches, kindness from strangers, and walking the red carpet anyway Non-Negotiables Sleep, fuel, movement and medication, and learning to run after being told she never would About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Ana Villafañe @anavillafaneofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anavillafaneofficial/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anavillafaneofficial New single, Suelta: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ghIrWV5H2CQPmcAtVB4rR Sinatra: The Musical, Aldwych Theatre, London Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 43: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #43 Rage into Change: Evelyn Scott on Endometriosis, Chronic Pain, and Advocacy Have you ever been medically gaslit, told your pain was “normal,” or that it was all in your head? If so, this episode is for you. Host Emily Johnson welcomes Evelyn Scott, a Surrey-based academic turned women’s health advocate and author of A Bloody Scandal: How Medicine Fails Women in Pain. Evelyn lives with severe endometriosis, a condition it took fifteen years to diagnose, with symptoms dismissed from her early teens as “just a bad period.” After being failed again and again by the very systems meant to help her, and finally diagnosed by pure chance in A&E, she began sharing her story online, building a community of tens of thousands of women and discovering that gynaecological neglect is a global scandal. In this honest and empowering conversation, Evelyn opens up about medical misogyny, the real cost of years of dismissal, and the practical tools that help her advocate for herself. Whether that is writing notes before appointments, to learning that you can always say no to your doctor. Whether you live with arthritis, endometriosis, or any chronic condition where you’ve had to fight to be believed, this episode is a reminder that you are the expert of your own body, and you are not alone. Topics covered: Fighting to Be Believed Normalised From the Start Bleeding through her school uniform, being bullied, and told “everyone has periods” Fifteen Years to Diagnosis Dismissed for over a decade, “normal” scans, and a diagnosis found by chance Finally Seen The strange relief of proof that it was never “all in her head” A Bloody Scandal Medical Misogyny “Just get pregnant,” “you’re wasting our time,” and being called hysterical Why Women Are Failed Gynaecological neglect across the UK, US and Australia A Better Way Empathy-led medicine, care plans, and treating endometriosis as an inflammatory disease Advocating for Yourself You Can Say No Noting dismissals on your records and asking for second and third opinions Your Secret Weapon Writing notes, bringing someone with you, and using PALS and your MP Rest and Be Kind Painkillers, hot water bottles, therapy, and learning to trust your body again About the podcast With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Evelyn Scott @evelynscott1987 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evelynscott1987/ Book: A Bloody Scandal: How Medicine Fails Women in Pain (available from Waterstones, Amazon, WHSmith and all good booksellers) Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-bloody-scandal/evelyn-scott/9780008761349 Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 42: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #42 Ways to Cope: How Self-Love Can Help You to Live Well with Arthritis and Feel Better, with Emily What if one of the most powerful tools for living well with arthritis is learning to love the body you're in? In this special episode, the tables turn. Croatian journalist Mija Dropulić, founder of Under Dream Skies, creator of the #volimsebe ('I love myself') project and our guest back in episode 30, interviews host Emily Johnson. Emily shares how she went from denial to acceptance. She was diagnosed in her twenties in a waiting room where nobody looked like her, told it was freshers' flu, and turned away from A&E with thumbs too swollen to bend. She talks about the rock-bottom flare that led her to change her diet, why she won't choose between medication and lifestyle, and how honesty, asking for help and community changed everything. She also opens up about her own ways to cope on the hard days, from nature and meditation to Epsom salt baths, and why she now tells her body she loves it every day. Whether you're newly diagnosed or years into your journey, this conversation is a gentle reminder that there's always something you can do, and that you're not alone. Topics covered: Self-Love and Acceptance Denial to Acceptance: Being diagnosed young, and struggling to believe it Your Body Is Your Friend: Why Emily tells her body she loves it every day Loving Every Part: What self-love really means, and why beating yourself up makes you feel worse Ways to Cope Bad-Day Toolkit: Nature, rest, herbal tea, Epsom salt baths and a nourishing meal Meditation: Emily's daily practice and the free chronic pain meditations she uses Always Something You Can Do: Small, doable swaps for the newly diagnosed Living Well, Together Meeting in the Middle: Why medication and lifestyle work best together Honesty and Asking for Help: Talking to family and friends, because no one can read your mind Anonymous to Author: How a food diary became Arthritis Foodie, two books and a coaching programme About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livewellwitharthritis_/ Mija Dropulić @mijad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mijad Website: https://www.underdreamskies.com Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 41: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #41 Physio to Patient: How Zoe McKenzie Makes Movement Accessible and Achievable What if the problem was never that you can’t exercise, but that no one ever showed you the right dose for your body? In this episode, host Emily Johnson welcomes Zoe McKenzie, a physiotherapist, Pilates instructor, author, and the founder of Actively Autoimmune, where she helps people living with chronic illness, persistent pain and fluctuating energy find movement that genuinely works for them. Zoe brings both professional training and deep personal experience, living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and lupus, she knows first-hand what it takes to move your body when it feels like you can’t. From a yoga mat, frustrated by the lack of visibility for people like her, she built Actively Autoimmune, with clients all over the world, and wrote her book Exercise Well with Autoimmunity (which Emily wrote the foreword for). Zoe also contributed to Emily’s very first book, Beat Arthritis Naturally. Whether you’re brand new to movement, starting again after a setback, or feeling stuck, this conversation offers warm, practical, science-informed guidance to help you move in a way that supports your body, not against it. Topics covered: Moving With Pain and Fatigue Right Dose Why movement is a dose to adjust and not a fixed programme to force Start Low, Go Slow Learning how to not push too hard and hit the wall Good Pain vs Bad Pain Finding your baseline and the warning signs to pull back Pacing and the Activity Cup The Activity Cup How Zoe’s cup analogy helps to see activity building during a given day Boom and Bust The pattern of too much too fast and what to do about it Power of Rest Why rest is non-negotiable and never something you have to earn Starting, Restarting and Staying Consistent First Steps Gentle strength and mobility and meeting your body exactly where it is After a Setback Using the dimmer switch mindset and that strength does return Finding Your Why Motivation, joy, and the five-minute-rule About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Zoe McKenzie @activelyautoimmune • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activelyautoimmune/ • Website: https://www.activelyautoimmune.com • Book: Exercise Well with Autoimmunity Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 40: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #40 A Rheumatologist's Verdict: Why Dr Julie Recommends the Live Well with Arthritis Programme "I went from 'I'll return to work', to 'I can't get out of bed', to now moving from surviving to designing my life". That's Shamim's reflection after the Live Well with Arthritis Course and Coaching Programme. She lives with rheumatoid arthritis, and was a founding member of Emily's first Spring cohort. In this episode the tables turn as NHS consultant rheumatologist Dr Julekha Wajed (Dr Julie, @arthritis_dr) interviews Emily to delve deeper into the programme she's spent two years building, with the medical perspective from a rheumatologist who has read every lesson and contributed to it herself. Together they explore why it had to be a course and coaching side by side, how the 12 weeks are structured, the experts who shaped every week, and what genuinely changed for the Spring cohort, plus Dr Julie's view from the clinic on why informed, supported patients have better outcomes, and how this complements (never replaces) medical care. Topics covered: From Diagnosis to Driving Seat: Emily's diagnosis at 20, the isolation and denial that followed, and what becoming the 'CEO of your life 'really means Why It Can't Just Be a Course: why coaching is so powerful, why the two run live and side by side, and why there's no self-paced version Inside the 12 Weeks: the three pillars (nutrition, lifestyle, tools for life), the early foundations including medications, and the mid-programme study break Tools, Not Prescriptions: the Wheel of Life, group and one-to-one coaching, grounding and Future Self meditations, and support in the 'how' The People Behind It: 15 contributors, such as rheumatologists, a chronic pain specialist, nutritionists and movement experts who shaped every method A Rheumatologist's Perspective: why Dr Julie believes the programme fills real gaps in NHS care Real Cohort Stories: what shifted for Julie (RA) and Helen (osteoarthritis) in their own words, and the mix of ages and countries in the Spring cohort How to Join the Autumn Cohort: enrolment is open now, the free discovery call, scholarship places, and the founding-member discount About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily (Arthritis Foodie) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open (Autumn cohort applications close 18 September). Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livewellwitharthritis_ Dr Julekha Wajed @arthritis_dr: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritis_dr/ Website: https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/consultants/dr-julekha-wajed Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 39: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #39 Behind the Scenes: How Live Well with Arthritis Programme Actually Works 'Second to starting my medication, joining the cohort was the best choice I could have made' , that's Julie's review of the Live Well with Arthritis Course and Coaching Programme. She was newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after a year of physical and emotional decline, and became a fouding member of Emily's first Spring cohort. In this solo episode, Emily goes behind the scenes on the programme she's spent two years building, and the real stories of the people who've been through it. You may have a lot of questions about what Live Well with Arthritis actually is, so this is the honest, behind-the-curtain version: why it had to be a course and coaching running side by side rather than either one alone, how the twelve weeks are structured, the fifteen experts who shaped every week of it, and what genuinely changed for the Spring cohort. Living with arthritis can be one of the loneliest things in the world, because you look fine, everyone assumes you are fine, while you quietly manage inflammation, fatigue, pain, medications and appointments. This programme exists so you don't have to navigate any of that on your own. Topics covered: Why It Can't Just Be a Course: why coaching is such a powerful part of real change, why the two run live and side by side, and why there's no self-paced version yet Inside the 12 Weeks : the three pillars (anti-inflammatory nutrition, lifestyle, and tools for life), the week 0 foundations, and the mid-programme consolidation break Tools, Not Prescriptions : the Wheel of Life, finding your why, group and bi-weekly one-to-one coaching, grounding meditations, and the Trigger Tracker that helps you finally see your patterns The People Behind It : 15 contributors, including consultant rheumatologists, a triple-certified pain specialist, nutritionists and movement experts who reviewed or co-created every method Real Cohort Stories: what actually shifted for Julie (rheumatoid arthritis) and Helen (osteoarthritis), in their own words, and the connections that formed between members across the UK and US How to Join the Autumn Cohort: enrolment is open now, why places are kept intentionally small, the free discovery call, and the founding-member discount About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily (Arthritis Foodie) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis. Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open (Autumn cohort applications close 18 September). Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 38: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #38 From Gut to Glow: Farzanah Nasser on Fibre, Autoimmunity and Reducing Inflammation In this nourishing and practical episode, host Emily Johnson welcomes registered nutritional therapist and certified functional medicine practitioner Farzanah Nasser, to explore the surprising power of fibre for calming inflammation and transforming gut health. Farzanah shares how she moved from a career in banking to nutrition after being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, chronic psoriasis and hormone imbalance in her late 20s, and how she put her own autoimmunity into remission. Drawing on her book, The Everyday High Fibre Plan, she reveals why 96% of UK adults aren't getting enough fibre, and how small, sustainable changes can close the 'fibre gap' for good. Ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting gut health advice, or put off fibre after a bloated, uncomfortable start? This episode is for you. Topics covered: Fibre Foundations The Fibre Gap: Why only 4% of UK adults hit the 30g target, and how to close the 12–14g gap sustainably Layer, Don't Overhaul: Turning a 4g bowl of porridge into a 12–14g breakfast with simple store cupboard swaps Start Where You're At: Farzanah's aduki bean lasagna cautionary tale, and why fibre must be increased gradually Gut, Immunity and Inflammation Gut and Immunity: Why up to 70% of your immune system lives in your gut Fibre and Inflammation: How short chain fatty acids (postbiotics) heal leaky gut and calm inflammation on multiple levels Pre, Pro and Postbiotics: The difference explained, plus fermented foods and 'symbiotics' in a jar Everyday Hacks and Habits Clever Fibre Hacks: Resistant starch from cooked-and-cooled rice and potatoes, and freezing then toasting bread Eat the Rainbow: Why different coloured peppers, onions and plants feed a diverse microbiome Mindful Eating: How chewing, deep breaths and calm actually improve digestion and absorption Hype vs Helpful: Farzanah's honest take on gummies and fibre supplements Plus a look inside The Everyday High Fibre Plan: the science, the 30-day plan and 130 simple recipes About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Farzanah Nasser @farzanahnasser_nutrition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farzanahnasser_nutrition/ Website: https://www.farzanahnasser.com/ Book: linktr.ee/farzanahnasser_nutrition Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 37: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #37 Why Reiki Helps: Emily's Honest Account in a Time of Grief This is a personal one, host Emily Johnson opens up about losing her dear friend and mentor, Heather Rosa, and the Reiki session that held her through one of the hardest weeks she's had. If you're in a raw place yourself, please look after yourself as you listen, pause it, come back to it, or skip it entirely. Reiki is a divisive subject, so Emily handles it the way she always does: honestly. She provides the evidence, the way it's approached in her programme with the rheumatologists, then shares her own experience and lets you make up your own mind. Reiki sits alongside your medical care, never instead of it. At the heart of the episode is the truth that grief doesn't just live in your mind, it lives in your body. Tight chest, broken sleep, and if living with arthritis it can result in a flare. Emily shares how Reiki let her nervous system finally exhale, and let her grief move through her instead of staying locked in her body, to avoid a flare-up. Topics covered: What Reiki Actually Is and why 'you don't have to do anything' is the whole point for those of us used to pushing through What the Evidence Really Says how Reiki helps by shifting the nervous system from fight-or-flight into rest-and-repair Calm, Not Cure why Reiki is a soothing complement, not a treatment for the disease Grief, the Body and the Flare and why tending your nervous system in a hard season is protection, not distraction Emily's Week the honest, tender account of Tuesday's session Learning to Receive and why letting yourself be nourished is not weakness About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily ( Arthritis Foodie ) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open, Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Heatwave Tips Guide: https://arthritisfoodie.mykajabi.com/sign-up-for-free-download-from-arthritis-foodie-1 Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 36: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #36 Heatwaves and Joint Pain: Myth or Reality? Emily Shares the Science and Can Help This summer, in the thick of the UK's back-to-back record-breaking heatwaves, Emily flared for three solid days and it's why she wanted to get to the bottom of one of the most common things people say about their joints. 'It's the weather'. But is there actually something measurable going on in there, or is it just an old wives' tale? This episode mythbusts it honestly: what the research says, why extreme heat can as brutal as cold, what happened to Emily's ankle, and exactly what she did about it, before, during and after... As well as the mechanism running the real show: sleep. Topics covered: Myth or Reality What the systematic reviews actually say for OA and RA. Are Warmer Climes Better? Why "it's warm, so it should be better" doesn't hold up in this case, and Emily's view on this. This Summer's Heat Norfolk's 37.7°C in June (a new record, beating 1957) and London's 35°C in July, plus why dehydration, fluid-shift swelling and, above all, wrecked sleep are the real inflammatory triggers Sleep-Pain-Inflammation Loop Why a hot bedroom blocks the core-temperature drop you need for deep sleep, and how poor sleep impacts things at once. Emily's Ankle The honest, specific version of the three-day flare, and a firm reminder that sometimes you do everything right and still flare, and that's not your fault. Flare Toolkit: Before, During and After Planning around the hot nights not just hot days, with no guilt and no suffering Olympics. About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily ( Arthritis Foodie ) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open, Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Heatwave Tips Guide: https://arthritisfoodie.mykajabi.com/sign-up-for-free-download-from-arthritis-foodie-1 Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 35: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #35 Dismissed to Determined: Advocacy, Confidence and Community with Bailey Jane Ever been told your pain is 'all in your head'? Host Emily Johnson welcomes Bailey Jane, policy advocate for the Arthritis Foundation, confidence coach, and Miss America competitor who grew up with juvenile arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. After 10 doctors and years of dismissal, Bailey finally got her diagnosis, despite having symptoms from when she was 5 years old. In this episode, she opens up about medical gaslighting, learning to advocate for herself, and turning pain into purpose. Whether you live with arthritis, an invisible illness, or you’re waiting on answers, this episode reminds you that your voice matters and your diagnosis does not define you. Topics covered: Living with an Invisible Condition Dismissal to Diagnosis Medical gaslighting by 10 doctors 'You Don’t Look Sick' Navigating an invisible autoimmune disease Health Autonomy Become your own advocate Managing Body and Mind Treatment Difficulties Why she had to turn to holistic methods Anti-Inflammatory Living Diet, triggers, CBD, and rest as productivity Rationing Your Energy Pitcher analogy and knowing your body Turning Pain into Power The Joint Impact Advocacy, policy reform, and sharing your story Community Feeling seen with the Arthritis Foundation Confidence Coaching The alter ego hack and more About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Bailey Jane @baileyjstaff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyjstaff/ Website: https://www.baileyjanecoaching.com/ Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 34: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #34 Go to the Gig: Emily's Before, During and After Plan for Concerts with Arthritis Last weekend, Emily was at the Take That concert in a crowd of thousands, mid-heatwave, singing loudly with her mum. In the photos, with her red lipstick on, she looks fine , but what you can't see is her pain. This episode is the honest version of that night, and the plan that made it possible. Living with arthritis doesn't mean giving up festivals, gigs, travel, or brilliant experiences that make life worth living. It just means going with a plan, and some self-compassion for afterwards. Arthritis does not mean you stop showing up for your life, but you do show up differently. Heat, crowds, standing for hours, and barely any sleep, is a perfect storm for a flare, so Emily walks through the whole thing: the biology of why heat and bad sleep hit our joints so hard, and what shes does about it. Topics covered: Biology of the Flare Why heat, dehydration, exertion and lost sleep aren't four small things, but one absoltely compounding thing Knowing Your Triggers Naming your own triggers (for Emily - stress, travel, lost routine, and lots of walking) so you can plan around them The Before Banking your rest, planning an air-conditioned route and seating/accessibility, and exactly what was in Emily's Take That flare-up/pain kit The During Hydrating relentlessly, forgiving an imperfect meal, micro-resting without guilt, managing the heat actively, staying ahead of the pain, and letting joy be medicine The After Handling the flare without guilt or panic, with rest as a non-negotiable, soothing swollen joints, and remembering a flare is a temporary cost for a permanent memory Travel More Widely How the same before/during/after system carries over to flights, hotels and getaways, and why protecting your sleep matters is vital About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily ( Arthritis Foodie ) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open, Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 33: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #33 Hype or Helpful? Nutritionist Eli Brecher on Matcha, Fibremaxxing, Protein Water and more Fed up of navigating all of the wellness trends in the media and online? The wellness world can be overwhelming to navigate, so what is actually helpful? Especially if you live with a chronic health condition? In this episode, host Emily Johnson welcomes back Registered Associate Nutritionist Eli Brecher to sort the hype from the helpful. Eli is the creator of The Mind, Body, Gut Method™ and host of The Gut 360 Podcast. Living with Crohn's disease since the age of eight, she specialises in gut health, women's health, and fertility nutrition, and is a contributor to the Live Well with Arthritis programme. Eli celebrates the trends genuinely worth your time, and debunks the ones that aren't. Topics covered: Trends Worth the Hype Matcha Calm Sustained energy, L-theanine, and the dairy caveat Fibremaxxing Why fibre is a hero nutrient, and how to add it to your diet Adding In, Not Restricting Positive shift towards plant diversity and 30+ plants a week Debatable Trends Protein-Washing Why seeing 'high protein' may just be marketing Gut Health Myth of the magic powder, and where to start Biohacking Red light, cold plunges and more Thoughts on Other Trends CGMs (Continuous Glucose Monitors) Whether the average person really needs one GLP-1s (like Ozempic) What they actually do, and who they're helpful for About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Eli Brecher @elibrechernutrition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elibrechernutrition/ Website: https://www.elibrecher.co.uk Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 32: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #32 Trust Your Gut: Dr Camilla Stokholm on Microbiomes, Inflammation and Arthritis What if half of you wasn't actually you? In this episode, host Emily Johnson welcomes Dr Camilla Stokholm, a gut microbiome specialist, lifestyle medicine doctor, and best-selling author of What Your Doctor Eats, named after her hugely popular Instagram account. A former NHS GP, Camilla now runs Mosaic Medical, using metagenomic testing to get to the root cause of her patients' symptoms. Her approach grew out of her own health journey, such as debilitating IBS. Whether you live with arthritis, fibromyalgia, or an inflammatory condition, get practical, science-backed strategies to feed your gut, calm inflammation, and take back control of your health. Topics covered: The Gut Microbiome Mini Pharmacy How gut bugs produce chemicals that act like medicine Immunity 70% of your immune system lives one cell away from your microbiome Leaky Gut How dysbiosis can trigger autoimmunity, inflammation and joint pain Signs and Testing Hidden Signs Fatigue, brain fog, bloating, and bowel changes Beyond Bloodwork Why a normal test doesn't always mean it's fine Personalisation Food first, plus targeted prescriptions Feeding a Healthier Life Microbiome Party Variety is key and 30 plants a week Probiotics? Lessons from the Hadza tribe on cheap, diverse eating Fasting & Arthritis What the research reveals About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Dr Camilla Stokholm @whatyourdoctoreats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatyourdoctoreats/ Website: https://www.whatyourdoctoreats.com Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 31: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #31 Gratitude Over Toxic Positivity: Emily on Holding Pain and Joy at Once When you're mid-flare and someone tells you to 'look on the bright side', this episode is for you. Host Emily Johnson has a confession the word 'gratitude' used to grate on her too, and this episode is not about good-vibing your way out of pain. Drawing on the science and her own lived experience, E mily unpacks what real, evidence-based gratitude actually is , dual processing, and the human capacity to hold a heavy truth in one hand and something beautiful in the other. Gratitude does not wipe away your pain , your anger, or your grief. It simply sends your nervous system a second, different signal alongside the first, which is that safety, warmth, and kindness also exist, right here, right now. This is for anyone who is grieving the body or the life they expected to have, and who is tired of being made to choose between their hard feelings and their good ones. Topics covered: Biology of 'Both/And' Why your brain isn't broken, it's biased, how negativity bias and central sensitisation turn up the volume on pain, and what gratitude actually does to your nervous system Myth of Emotional Monogamy Why you don't have to be committed to one emotion, and how the phrase 'and yet' lets grief, fear, anger, and gratitude coexist without one erasing the other Grief, Joy, and Post-Traumatic Growth Why grief for your health is not a failure of gratitude, plus a tender personal reflection on loss Microgratitude Toolkit Practical, flare-friendly tools you can actually reach for when everything feels heavy, the micro-hunt, the 'and yet' journal, somatic gratitude with the physiological sigh, and finding awe in small things Suffering Olympics Why there's no threshold you have to cross before your feelings count, and your invitation to try the 'and yet' practice this week About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily ( Arthritis Foodie ) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open, Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 30: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #30 Hiking with Autoimmunity: Mija Dropulić on Travelling with Lupus and Learning to Love Yourself (Volim Sebe) Wondering if you will ever hike again? Host Emily Johnson welcomes Mija Dropulić , Croatian journalist, editor, and storyteller with 20 years' experience in media/travel/lifestyle and the founder of Under Dream Skies. Mija lives with two autoimmune diseases , Sjögren's syndrome and lupus, and shares her journey of navigating chronic illness while figuring out how to hike, travel, and explore the outdoors. From a flare-up in Scotland, to rebuilding her strength, Mija opens up about diagnosis, daily reality, and the lifestyle shifts that have helped her. Whether you live with arthritis, lupus, or autoimmunity, this episode reminds you to love yourself again. Topics covered: Living with Invisible Illness Two Diagnoses Navigating Sjögren's and lupus 'Box of Chocolates' Different flare-ups You Don't Look Sick How to navigate this Rebuilding the Body and Mind Coming Back to Self From her lowest point to a multi-day hike Anti-Inflammatory Living Diet, sleep, movement, finding triggers Trusting Your Body But knowing rest is not failure Finding Connection and Joy Community Feeling less alone via social media Healing Outdoors Forests, fresh air, and feeling human Volim Sebe Putting yourself first as an act of care About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Mija Dropulić @mijad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mijad Website: https://www.underdreamskies.com Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 29: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #29 Your Body Isn't Your Enemy: Lily Earle on Rewiring Chronic Pain Ever felt like you are at war with your body? This episode is for you. Host Emily Johnson welcomes Lily Earle, a life and chronic pain coach, creator of the Regrow podcast, and Making Sense of Chronic Pain masterclass. Lily works with those who have been uprooted by chronic pain, helping them to trust their bodies again and build a life bigger than their symptoms. Drawing on the latest pain neuroscience alongside her own lived experience of navigating a chronic migraine and six diagnoses, Lily shares the brain training and nervous system tools that drove her recovery. Whether you live with arthritis, fibromyalgia, or any persistent pain condition, this episode offers practical, science-backed strategies to break the fear-pain cycle and rebuild your relationship with your body. Topics covered: Rethinking Chronic Pain Acute vs Chronic Why they need different approaches Neuroplastic Pain Brain producing pain in absence of damage Fear-Pain Cycle How this can fuel symptoms The Brain Training Toolkit The Safety Stack Lily’s signature regulation tools Inner Cheerleader Rewriting the way you talk to yourself Mindfulness in Flares Calming the nervous system Building a Bigger Life Rebuilding Trust with your body Uprooted to Regrown Lily’s own story Whole-Person Healing Why it matters About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Live Well with Arthritis Programme Waitlist: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist FREE Workbook: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/signup-free-download Lily Earle @lilyearleofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilyearleofficial/ Website: https://www.lilyearle.com Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 28: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast #28 Stress-Driven Inflammation: How Stress Can Worsen Arthritis (and What to Do About It) Have you ever noticed that when life is most stressful, your arthritis feels worse? This week, host Emily Johnson dives into why this isn't in your head, it's in your biology. Drawing on the latest research and her own 12 years of lived experience, Emily unpacks the powerful, two-way relationship between stress and inflammation, and why managing your nervous system may be one of the most therapeutic things you can do alongside your medication. From the HPA axis to the vagus nerve, from leaky gut to cortisol resistance, this episode breaks down the science and provides a practical toolkit to start calming your system today. This is for anyone who has ever felt betrayed by their body, or wondered why stress hits them harder than it seems to hit everyone else. Topics covered: What Stress Actually Is The difference between helpful acute stress (eustress) and the chronic kind, plus the concept of 'allostatic load' Stress and the Immune System Why chronic stress makes you both more vulnerable to infection AND more inflamed The Stress–Inflammation Loop How TNF-alpha, IL-6, and other cytokines get turned up by chronic stress, and why inflammation in the brain produces brain fog, and low mood Stress and the Gut The gut-brain axis, leaky gut, and the emerging "gut-joint axis" in rheumatoid arthritis, plus why Emily thinks the vagus nerve will be the next big focus in health The Toolkit Practical, evidence-based ways to soothe your system that can be done from the comfort of your own home About the podcast: With a focus on reducing inflammation and improving daily life, this podcast features expert interviews, science-backed strategies, and real stories from people living with all types of arthritis. Emily combines her 12+ years of lived experience and insights from healthcare professionals to offer practical, encouraging steps that help you feel healthier, happier, and less alone when living with arthritis. Emily ( Arthritis Foodie ) is a bestselling author, certified coach, and founder of Live Well with Arthritis . Episode Links: Register for FREE Masterclass: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/mastering-inflammation-masterclass-registration Applications for the Live Well with Arthritis 12-week programme are open, Apply now: https://www.livewellwitharthritis.com/waitlist Emily Johnson @ArthritisFoodie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arthritisfoodie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arthritisfoodie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arthritisfoodie Further Resources: https://linktr.ee/arthritisfoodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.