Ep 2: When doctors don’t listen with Hannah Vanderheide

Ep 2: When doctors don’t listen with Hannah Vanderheide

In this powerful episode, Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks sits down with writer and actor Hannah Vanderheide, who opens up about her life with invisible chronic illnesses — and how being dismissed by doctors nearly cost her life. Twice.

At just 26, Hannah was told her terrifying symptoms were “just anxiety.” In reality, she was in a thyroid storm from undiagnosed Graves’ disease — a condition that could have killed her. Years later, during pregnancy, she found herself critically ill again. Doctors brushed it off as “just pregnancy symptoms” until a rare diagnosis — Addison’s disease — revealed the truth. Once again, her life, and her baby’s, were on the line.

Together, Ariella and Hannah unpack:✨ How medical dismissal and gaslighting endanger women’s lives✨ What it’s like to live with invisible illness and still show up in the world✨ The emotional toll of self-advocacy while exhausted and unwell✨ The myth of quick-fix “wellness cures” — and why they’re often dangerous✨ Finding radical acceptance: how to “do it sick” and still live fully

Hannah’s story is raw, emotional, and deeply human. It’s about survival, but also about finding power in vulnerability, listening to your intuition, and refusing to be silenced.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, invisible, or told to “just relax” when you knew something was wrong, this episode is for you.

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