059 Faith, Chronic Illness, and the Pressure to Pretend You’re Okay | with Kaylen Soriano

059 Faith, Chronic Illness, and the Pressure to Pretend You’re Okay | with Kaylen Soriano

What happens when chronic illness changes your identity, your relationships, and even the way you show up at church? In this conversation, April sits down with Kaylen Soriano of Chronic Yet Undefeated⁠

to talk honestly about epilepsy, masking, loneliness, faith, emotional exhaustion, and learning how to trust God in seasons that feel unpredictable. Together, they explore church culture, gratitude without toxic positivity, and the difference between real hope and pretending everything is fine.

What You’ll Learn
  • What life with epilepsy can actually look like behind the scenes
  • How chronic illness can slowly reshape identity and relationships
  • Why masking becomes so common in church culture
  • The emotional toll of unpredictability and canceled plans
  • How Kaylen worked through bitterness, fear, and victim mentality
  • What “real hope” looks like when healing doesn’t happen instantly
  • Why your emotions are not too big for God
  • The difference between gratitude and dismissing grief
  • How chronic illness can deepen trust and dependence on God
One Tiny Step

The next time someone asks how you’re doing, try giving one honest sentence instead of the automatic “I’m fine.”

Not a full explanation.

Not your whole story.

Just one honest sentence.

Guest Info

Kaylen S., Chronic Yet Undefeated

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587608874826

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChronicYetUndefeated

Resources Credits

Hosted by April Aramanda

Podcast: The Invisible Illness Club⁠

Music from AudioJungle

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(75)

074 A Valley of Worship: Faith When You’re Still Hurting

074 A Valley of Worship: Faith When You’re Still Hurting

You pray for healing and wake up hurting again. You pray for answers, and another test leaves you with more questions. What does worship look like in that kind of waiting? In this episode of The Invis...

29 Sep 7min

073 Learning to Enjoy Life With Chronic Illness, with Lauren Watt

073 Learning to Enjoy Life With Chronic Illness, with Lauren Watt

What does it mean to enjoy your life when illness still shapes it? For Lauren Watt, that question includes eight years spent largely in bed, the loss of expected teenage milestones, and the work of bu...

22 Sep 1h 8min

072 The Fear That Never Fully Leaves: Living With Chronic Illness Uncertainty

072 The Fear That Never Fully Leaves: Living With Chronic Illness Uncertainty

A familiar ache. A lower energy day. A call from the doctor's office. A test result in the patient portal. Sometimes one small moment is enough to send the mind racing toward the next flare, the next ...

15 Sep 12min

071 How to Talk to Children About Chronic Illness, with Sara Olsher

071 How to Talk to Children About Chronic Illness, with Sara Olsher

Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversations about cancer, chronic and terminal illness, death, anticipatory grief, and talking with children about a loved one’s health. Children notice the ca...

8 Sep 40min

070 The Apology Habit: You Do Not Have to Be Sorry for Having Limits

070 The Apology Habit: You Do Not Have to Be Sorry for Having Limits

How many times have you said “I’m sorry” this week? Sorry I canceled. Sorry I am tired. Sorry I need help. Sorry my body changed the plan again. For many of us living with chronic illness, those words...

1 Sep 12min

069 Building a Business That Lets You Rest, with Randi Pullar

069 Building a Business That Lets You Rest, with Randi Pullar

What if your business expected your body to have hard days? For chronically ill and neurodivergent entrepreneurs, conventional business advice can feel impossible to follow. Post constantly. Stay visi...

25 Aug 1h

068 Chronic Illness and the Lonliness of Being Misunderstood

068 Chronic Illness and the Lonliness of Being Misunderstood

Some of the loneliest moments happen beside people who genuinely love us. They may pray for us, bring dinner, sit in waiting rooms, and help however they know how—and still struggle to understand what...

18 Aug 14min

067 The Things I Never Thought I’d Miss With Chronic Illness

067 The Things I Never Thought I’d Miss With Chronic Illness

Before chronic illness, I never thought I would miss walking through Target, standing in line, helping Victor drive on a long road trip, or sitting comfortably in one position for more than a few minu...

11 Aug 14min

Populärt inom Religion & Spiritualitet

spokjakt-pa-riktigt-laxton-podden
skrackstunden
bathina-en-podcast
rysarstunden
rss-borgvattnets-hemligheter
kusligt-rysligt-mysigt
sektledare
det-sista-mysteriet
sa-in-i-sjalen
rss-historiens-mysterier
rss-basta-livet
rss-hogmod
rss-sjalsligt-avkladd
rss-alternativ-historia
rss-markliga-handelser-i-sverige
rss-manniskan
rss-mitherapodden
juridikpodden
rss-universums-hemligheter
rss-forntida-astronauter