Life Beyond Illness and Discovering Your Purpose Despite Tragedy with Dr. Jill Carnaham

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today on the Girlfriend Doctor, I uncover the beauty of suffering with Dr. Jill Carnaham, a board certified integrative medicine specialist and author of Unexpected. As a patient, Dr. Carnaham survived breast cancer, crohn’s disease, leaky gut syndrome and despite facing her own mortality now seeks to help those suffering from a similar fate. Known as the Sherlock Holmes of medicine, she instills compassion and an investigative approach to medicine, to find the root cause of her patients' illnesses. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up on a farm using the toxic herbicide Atrazine, triggered Dr.Carnaham’s lifelong battle with breast cancer. What was once an uncommon diagnosis for a woman her age is now prevalent in even younger patients; as our culture accepts the use of dangerous chemicals, destructive diets and obsessive work habits that destroy your immune system. Although it is agonizing to witness this increased suffering from sickness, it is possible to forge a new path to health for yourself and society.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amidst the steady suffering of disease, fatigue and burnout, Dr. Carnaham remains dedicated to compassion for herself and for others. Within her pain, she found that patients, like herself, are in desperate need of hope. Pain can be a profound teacher to those willing to seek meaning amidst their suffering. When facing death, you instinctually recognize the beauty of life and it is this lesson that Dr. Carnaham imparts to you.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:50] How genuine connection can inspire hope and healing for patients </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:00] Balancing the scientific masculine with the intuitive feminine </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:30] The average baby is born with over 200 chemicals in their blood </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:50] Atrazine, a cancer caus