Ep. 96: Nourishing Ourselves, Living with Lupus and Chronically Fabulous with Marisa Zeppieri

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Time for another episode of the Chronically Healing Podcast! Today’s episode is with the founder of Lupus Chick, Marisa Zeppieri. Marisa and I chatted all about her experience with Lupus, getting run over by a drunk driver in her early teens, why she started Lupus Chick and so much more. We also dove into being a business owner with chronic illness, how to best nourish yourself during this life and the comparison game. I’m also super pumped for y’all to hear about her new book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Chronically-Fabulous-Finding-Wholeness-Chronic/dp/1506464114"> Chronically Fabulous</a>, that just came out!</p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>In today’s episode we chat about:</strong></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">The road to finding out that Marisa had Lupus and why the diagnosis can be difficult to get</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Getting run over by a pickup truck by a drunk driver and going through rehab (and that triggered a bunch of her symptoms)</p> </li> <li> <p class="">What prompted her to start Lupus Chick</p> </li> <li> <p class="">The different modalities that she loves to nourish and take care of her body</p> </li> <li> <p class="">What it’s like to be running a business with chronic illness</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Comparing yourself to others with (or without) chronic illness and how we’ve gotten through that</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Why Marisa decided to write Chronically Fabulous and what it’s about</p> </li> </ul> <p class=""><strong>Links and think:</strong></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><a href= "https://www.lupuschick.com">LupusChick.com</a></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/lupuschickofficial">Lupus Chick Instagram</a></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Chronically-Fabulous-Finding-Wholeness-Chronic/dp/1506464114"> Buy “Chronically Fabulous: Finding Wholeness and Hope Living with Chronic Illness”</a></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><a href= "http