Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This is episode 37 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

[NOTE: This podcast does not promote any specific medical treatment and should not be seen as a replacement for medical advice.]

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme disease ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, we discuss Alpha Gal Syndrome, a tick-borne disease that caused red meat allergies, Lyme testing updates, and new treatments in the works. His guests are Global Lyme Alliance CEO Laura MacNeill and then GLA Chief Scientific Officer Tim Sellati. They discuss the work GLA is doing to develop better diagnostics, tests and treatment for tick-borne diseases including Lyme and the coinfections Bartonella and Babesiosis.

They discussed work they are funding with Dr. Brandon Jutras at Northwestern University and other research projects in the Lyme and chronic illness world.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he was ignorant about the work happening at universities to find better diagnostics, treatment, and mental health solutions for the millions of chronic Lyme disease survivors around the globe.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 36 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

[NOTE: This podcast does not promote any specific medical treatment and should not be seen as a replacement for professional medical advice.]

Fred Diamond's internationally acclaimed book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person.

It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews Michelle McKinzie, a licensed integrative therapist with specialized training in integrative medicine for mental health professionals. She supports professional women grappling with chronic Lyme disease to help them manage the overwhelming stress, isolation, and challenges that come with the disease so they can confidently advocate for themselves, boost their energy, and effectively navigate their medical treatments.

Fred said that after speaking or messaging thousands of chronic Lyme survivors, he learned that maintaining life balance could be very difficult. He addresses this in his book and delves deep on this topic with his guest.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 27 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s bonus podcast, we discuss the historic human rights challenges Lyme survivors have faced when seeking medical treatment. His guest Jenna Luché-Thayer is a former Senior Advisor to the US Government and the United Nations with more than 35 years' experience in 45 countries. Her expertise includes human rights and government transparency and accountability. Her achievements include shaping the World Health Organization's ICD-11 codes to recognize life threatening complications from Lyme, defining domestic violence as human rights abuse and initiating global human rights reporting on domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based violence.

She was part of the team that produced the peer-reviewed academic article "Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience." This article was featured in episode 26 of this podcast.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he had no idea how frequently Lyme survivors were being gaslighted by medical practitioners. He also had no idea that the human rights of those seeking treatment were being violated. If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now.

If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need. The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 26 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews the team behind the seminal report "Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience."

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he had no idea how frequently Lyme survivors were being gaslighted by medical practitioners. Some of the people he spoke with said they had to go to dozens of doctors before they were finalizing, and authentically, diagnosed with Lyme disease.

This interview, with academics and longtime Lyme disease advocates talk about the details in the report and what impact they expect the report to have.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need. The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 25 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person.

It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews marine scientist Alayna Bellquist about how embracing nature, something many Lyme disease survivors are reluctant to do, reduced many of her anxieties and challenges with the disease.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he had no idea how traumatizing being out in nature could be for Lyme disease survivors. Even seeing a deer on the side of the road could be difficult.

But some people have attributed embracing the nature they once loved as a way to heal.

Alayna discussed on this Love, Hope, Lyme podcast how she was able to reduce her Lyme anxieties and challenges by fully embracing her love for sea and riding horses as critical to her recovery.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print version is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 24 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews Enid Haller, founder of the Lyme Center of Martha's Vineyard and associate producer of "The Quiet Epidemic."

When Fred was researching his book, he was unaware that there were community builders, typically those who battled Lyme disease, and often their family members too, who then provided guidance, counseling, and other forms of support to the millions of Lyme and other tick-borne disease survivors around the globe.

One such leader was Enid Haller who has played a leading and vocal roll in Lyme advocacy.

On this show, Enid discusses:

1. Why she created the Lyme Center of Martha's Vineyard.
2. How her daughter, husband, and she sought treatment.
3. Her role in advocating for Lyme support from the Federal Government.
4. How she helped bring "The Quiet Epidemic" to market.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/

This is episode 23 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews Ali from the Tick Chicks.

When Fred was researching his book, he was unaware that there were community builders, typically those who have recovered from Lyme disease, who provided guidance, counseling, and other forms of support to the millions of Lyme and other tick-borne disease survivors around the globe.

One such leader was Ali of the Tick Chicks. When Fred was researching information for his book, he discovered her "Lyme Time" podcast and listened to every episode, typically when he was walking on the beaches at Margate, New Jersey.

On this show, Ali discusses:

1.  Her Antibiotic trial

2.  Surrendering to not chasing the bug and numbers

3.  Opening her mind to alternative healing

4.  Symptom relief:  supplements, extreme clean eating, rest, faith, baby steps (stretching, walking), eliminating humidity and elevation.

5.  Brain retraining, breathwork, vagus nerve health, a vision of total cellular health.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, listen to this podcast now.

If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 22 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews Dr. Shelley Ball, author of "Lyme Disease, Ticks and You."

When Fred was researching his book, he was astounded to discover the neurological and cognitive effects that might happen when the Lyme bacteria and coinfection parasites cross the blood brain barrier. Shelley discusses why this happens and the impact of this on Lyme survivors. The effects can be harrowing, disturbing, and life-altering.

Shelley also discusses how the diseases have become epidemic in eastern Canada.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, listen to this podcast now.

If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 21 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews Rachel Leland and Dorothy Leland, authors of "Finding Resilience: A Teen's Journey Through Lyme Disease." Rachel and Dorothy discuss their interactions with friends, the medical community, school administrators, and the global Lyme community, while learning about Lyme disease and how it was affecting Rachel during her formative years.

It's a fascinating story of a young girl's journey to understand the impact of a mysterious disease that affects tens of millions around the globe, and how her mother, who has become a leading figure in the tick-borne illness community, struggled to learn what she needed to support her daughter. If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, listen to this podcast now.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 20 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s podcast, Fred interviews Bonnie Crater, Co-Founder of the Center for Lyme Action. When Fred conducted the research for his book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he realized he had no idea of the political issues surrounding Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, and the lack of Federal Government funding the diseases received, compared to other diseases.

On this week’s Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, Bonnie discusses the history of Lyme disease funding advocacy and the strides that have been made in recent years.

She also discusses the upcoming Virtual Fly-Ins, where Lyme disease advocates will have an opportunity to discuss the challenges behind the diseases with their elected officials.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, listen to this podcast now.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.