In this episode, we assess what many doctors, psychologists and authors have found - that particular personality traits can lead to chronic illnesses. Alex Howard, Gabor Mate, Dr Sarno and others suggest that people pleasers, those who suppress their emotions and individuals with harsh inner critics,  may come to suffer chronic  ailments. While you may not see yourself in all these characteristics (as we don’t!) and the degree to which these factors have affected our health is debatable, we do believe there is healing power in better understanding ourselves. Embarking from this place of self-awareness, our next three episodes give strategies for ways to feel, think and act in a more authentic, expressive and healing way. As always, these views are just our own and should not be construed as medical advice. We reference a lot of resources such as: Alex Howard, ‘Decode your Fatigue’ Dr Sarno, ‘The Mind Body Prescription’ Gabor Mate, ‘When the Body Says No’ Bessel Van de Kolk, ‘The Body Keeps the Score’ Emily and Amelia Nagoski, ‘Burnout’ Enneagrams Personality Test 16 Personalities Test  Myers Briggs Personality Test Strength Finders Test  Study on African American Women with Chronic Illnesses  Thanks so much for your continued support! If you have any questions or thoughts on this topic we’d love to hear them via our instagram or postviralpodcast@gmailcom Love! Stu and Lindsay x