Why You Got Sick: How Emotion Drives Chronic Illness & Healing in Women – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Do you feel like your flare-ups are unpredictable, and you’re constantly trying to manage your body without really understanding what’s driving it?

What if one of the most common emotional patterns behind chronic illness and autoimmune illness in women is suppressed anger?

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why suppressed anger is one of the most common emotional patterns behind chronic illness in women.
• How high-functioning women override anger and stay composed while the body stays activated
• The physiological link between unprocessed emotion, inflammation, and flare-ups
• Why symptoms often appear days after an emotional event
• A practical way to interrupt the suppression cycle before it becomes physical

Press play to understand how unexpressed anger may be shaping your symptoms — and what changes when you stop overriding yourself.

Use my free ChatGPT prompt to identify the emotional pattern behind your symptoms in under 30 seconds. CLICK HERE.

This podcast is for women with Chronic Illness, Autoimmune disease, IBS, chronic fatigue, PCOS, endometriosis, migraines, fibromyalgia and Chronic Symptoms.

This is Why You Got Sick.

I’m Tecla Di Francesco — Certified Mind-Body Practitioner and Certified Holistic Life Coach.

This podcast is for women living with chronic illness — autoimmune disease, IBS, chronic fatigue, PCOS, endometriosis, migraines, fibromyalgia — or persistent symptoms no one can fully explain.

Twice a week, we look at how emotion drives chronic illness in women.

One episode goes deeper into the pattern beneath the symptoms. The other gives you a quick way to interrupt the cycle.

If you're done organizing your life around symptoms and flareups, this is where that changes.

This podcast shares mind-body education. It is not medical advice and is designed to complement, not replace, your medical care.

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

S2.E78. This episode explores why your obsession with being liked is keeping you sick and how true healing starts when you stop performing and start being real.

Join the waitlist for Now She Heals – my 4-week online healing retreat for women with chronic illness. CLICK HERE.

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 25 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will be covering:

• The impact of people’s words on our own energy.
• An example from motivational speaker, Julien Blanc.
• How negative commentary has impacted me personally in the past.
• Why negative comments about our character hit different.
• The connection between negative commentary, our reaction and the Law of Attraction.
• What to do when someone makes a negative comment about your character.
• How to stop internalizing commentary from the haters.
• How to continue to show up as the best version of yourself and build confidence.

References

“Blue hair” example

https://www.tiktok.com/@julienhimself/video/7197204912474737966?_r=1&_t=8aDhyOnauOA

Important links

Get your human design chart

https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 24 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will cover:

• The importance of authenticity and being true to yourself.
• How to be brave and courageous in your life.
• The counterpart to bravery, vulnerability.
• The definition of authenticity and three key components (based on Brené Brown’s research).
• An exercise on how to acknowledge our true selves, by writing down our deepest, darkest secrets.
• The impact of embracing vulnerability.
• How joy and vulnerability are connected.
• How and why we need to lean into joy.
• Episode summary and 5 key learnings.

References

Brené Brown Website

https://brenebrown.com/

Netflix Special: Brené Brown the Call to Courage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 23 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will:

• Challenge our existing definition of “service” in the context of things that serve us and the things that don’t (with a focus on Jay Shetty’s concept of “to serve”).
• Learn how to apply the concept of service to work.
• Evaluate the balance between how work serves us and how we serve in the workplace.
• Explore the importance of having a mutually beneficial relationship between work and ourselves.
• Discuss the implications of work on our mental and physical health.
• Reflect on our current workplace circumstances and decide if we are an energetic match.

References

Jay Shetty

https://www.tiktok.com/@jayshetty?lang=en

Motivational quote

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/611434086930018926/

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 22 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will cover the following:

• The hidden message behind FORCE.
• Why we don’t ever want to force an outcome.
• What happens when we adopt force.
• How to know when things are a vibrational match to you.
• How to let go of things that aren’t aligned with your highest self.
• Learning to look at rejection as redirection.
• My personal experience with forcing outcomes.
• How you can use force to your advantage in manifestation.

References

https://shopgenara.com/products/how-we-heal?variant=43519127650562&currency=USD

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 21 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will cover the following:

• Introduction to EFT Tapping: Emotional Freedom Techniques.
• The history of EFT Tapping.
• The goal of EFT Tapping.
• Research on EFT Tapping.
• My experience and successes with EFT Tapping.
• How EFT Tapping relates to the Law of Attraction.
• Resources for you to start exploring EFT Tapping.

References

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/tapping-101/

Church D, Yount G, Brooks AJ. The effect of emotional freedom techniques on stress biochemistry: a randomized controlled trial. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2012 Oct;200(10):891-6. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31826b9fc1. PMID: 22986277.

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 20 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will cover the following:

• Introduction to the mind-body connection.
• Research on the mind-body connection: “Mind over Milkshakes”.
• Exploration of the Placebo Effect.
• How the mind-body connection relates to the Law of Attraction.
• What happens when you neglect the mind-body connection (my personal experience).
• Recommendations for how you can foster and nurture the mind-body connection.

References

• Crum, A. J., Corbin, W. R., Brownell, K. D., & Salovey, P. (2011, May 16). Mind Over Milkshakes: Mindsets, Not Just Nutrients, Determine Ghrelin Response. Health Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0023467.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRVCaA5o18

Just a quick note — this is an older episode recorded when the show was called Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction. We've since rebranded to Why You Got Sick, where we continue to explore the deeper roots of health and healing. Thanks for being part of this journey.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace the advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your health.

In Episode 19 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction, we will cover:

• The Law of Attraction and how it relates to crystal healing.
• Origins of crystal healing in ancient cultures (e.g., Egyptians, Romans, Greeks).
• Benefits of different crystals in ancient cultures (Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Malachite, Garnet, Ruby, Selenite, Black Tourmaline).
• Personal experience with using crystals for healing and manifestation (Clear Quartz, Orange Calcite, Rose Quartz, Dalmatian Jasper, Prehnite, African Bloodstone).
• Methods for charging and cleansing crystals (e.g., sunlight, moonlight, earthing).
• Importance of regularly cleansing crystals to maintain their energy.
• Next steps if you’re interested in incorporating crystals into you Law of Attraction practice.