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Back to EpisodesWhen Your Old Life Isn’t Coming Back | Dr. Jeffrey Bone
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What happens when the life you spent years building suddenly disappears?
After exposure to black mold led to chronic inflammatory response syndrome and an immune deficiency disorder, psychologist, author and chronic illness mentor Dr. Jeffrey Bone had to confront a painful truth: the life he kept trying to reclaim was not coming back.
In this deeply honest conversation, Jeffrey shares the grief of losing both his health and the identity built around who he had once been. He and Pam explore medical trauma, the isolation of invisible illness, the importance of self-advocacy, and why finding the right doctor sometimes requires the courage to walk away from the wrong one.
Jeffrey also reveals how curiosity helped him discover parts of himself he had never explored. Poetry led to journals, books, coloring books and eventually his podcast, To the Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning.
This episode is not only for those navigating chronic illness. It is for anyone whose life has changed through loss, caregiving, disappointment, an empty nest, a career transition or a dream that did not unfold as expected.
Jeffrey reminds us that healing does not always mean returning to who we were. Sometimes it means grieving what has changed, asking for help and becoming curious about the life that can still be built from where we are now.
Connect with Dr. Jeffrey Bone:
Website: https://www.drbone.live/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restless.human.studio/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@restless.human.studio
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