The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Meghan O'Rourke: “Medicine is in the business of supporting patients, but too often medicine is actually crisis care.” O'Rourke, an award-winning writer, former editor at The New Yorker, and bestselling author. joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how she navigates her invisible illness, plus: - Why it took 20 years for her to finally get a diagnosis (~07:36) - What we're still getting wrong about Lyme disease (~12:04) - Why we shouldn't dismiss Long-COVID (~16:17) - Why fatigue is so difficult to explain to doctors (~20:37) - How to balance letting go & taking control of your health (~27:28) Referenced in the episode: - O'Rourke's book, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness. - Explore more of O'Rourke's work. - Learn more about Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. - Read more stories from mbg's invisible illness series. - Read about ambien and why the FDA cut recommended doses for women in half. Enjoy this episode sponsored by Manitoba Harvest! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want