Vulnerability and Community When You Live with Chronic Illness
Subscribe to the Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast
“You may feel alone, like you shouldn’t talk about what is going on, but the worst thing you can do it isolate yourself… When you’re honest and vulnerable, it’s incredible how many places it will take you.”
Kimberli
Previously on the podcast, Kimberli West talked about her unexpected battle with invisible chronic illness. She shared how she’s seen God’s hand at work in her hardship. As a young woman with an on-the-go lifestyle, Kimberli had ignored her physical symptoms of illness.
The day she found herself passed out in the emergency room was her wake-up call. Diagnosed with several autoimmune diseases, what Kimberli initially thought would be easily controlled by medication led her on an extreme medical journey: 20 surgeries, the loss of 9 organs, and the fight of her life.
Crystal invited Kimberli back for a second conversation on the podcast to talk about the importance of vulnerability and transparency when we face challenges. Chronic conditions often lead to loneliness and isolation, but being vulnerable about your struggles opens the door for deep relationships, support, and finding joy in suffering. Listen as Kimberli shares how transparency helped her develop a strong supportive community and ministry opportunities, even when she was unable to leave her house.
Thriving with Invisible Chronic Illness
Listen as Kimberli shares how transparency helped her develop a strong supportive community and ministry opportunities, even when she was unable to leave her house.
