If you’ve ever had an autoimmune flare that politely came and went in a few days with some naps and Netflix—consider yourself lucky. Today, we’re talking about the other kind. The ones that move in like an unwanted roommate, eat all your snacks, hog the blankets, and overstay their welcome for weeks—or even months. Yep, the dreaded long-haul flare.

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on what actually happens when your immune system decides to throw a rave in your body and forgets to leave. We’ll unpack the science (hi, inflammation, cortisol, and the overworked amygdala), the emotional fallout (fear, shame, grief, anyone?), and the spiritual exhaustion that comes when even your best tools—hydration, meds, heat packs, therapy, prayer—are basically mocking you.

We’ll also name the sneaky mind games these flares play: “Did I do something wrong? Eat the wrong thing? Have too much fun at the beach?” Spoiler: no, you didn’t break your body by daring to enjoy life. Long-haul flares don’t follow rules, and they definitely don’t respect your calendar.

This is not about pushing toxic positivity or giving you another checklist that makes you feel like you’re failing. Instead, we’re sharing grounded science, community wisdom, and a whole lot of honesty. Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do is admit: this sucks, I’m scared, and I need support.

So if you’re lying in bed wondering if the fog will ever lift—grab your headphones. This episode is a mix of solidarity, science, and sass to remind you: this is not your life. This is a flare. And no, you are not broken. ✨ XOXO, Marisa & Britt ***Also, please follow us on Insta @lupuschickofficial and @idliketounsibscribe and @goddoesntsuck - or learn more about us at www.Idliketounsubscribe.com

Somewhere along the way, positivity stopped being a healthy mindset and turned into a sparkly prison. Enter today’s episode, where we lovingly take a sledgehammer to the “Good Vibes Only” sign hanging over your emotional life. Because let’s be honest — if smiling really cured everything, most of us would have glowing skin, six-figure bank accounts, and bodies that don’t require three specialist appointments a month. We’re talking about toxic positivity — the cultural pressure to “look on the bright side” while your world is on fire. You’ve seen it: Instagram captions, coffee mugs, even medical waiting rooms telling you to “Choose joy” as if your T-cell count cares about your vision board. This episode dives into why this brand of glitter-wrapped optimism isn’t encouragement — it’s emotional duct tape over a bullet wound.

We’ll unpack the sneaky difference between gratitude (real, grounded, soul-lifting) and toxic positivity (shove-your-feelings-in-a-closet-and-smile). We’ll also look at how science says suppressing negative emotions doesn’t make you healthier — it can actually jack up your cortisol, worsen inflammation, and even make autoimmune symptoms flare. Spoiler: your immune system doesn’t care how positive your vibes are.

This conversation is for the chronic illness warriors, the trauma survivors, and anyone who’s ever been told “Everything happens for a reason” while crying in their car. We’ll give you permission to feel your feelings without guilt, embrace sacred rage, and ugly cry as part of your actual healing.

Because healing isn’t “good vibes only.” It’s good vibes, bad vibes, and all the honest, messy human vibes in between.

Welcome back to I’d Like to Unsubscribe, the podcast where we call out bad theology and send it packing with a passive-aggressive fruit basket. Today we’re diving into one of the heaviest lies chronic illness sufferers wrestle with: “God is punishing me.” Yep. That one. The one that sneaks into your brain at 2 a.m. after a scary diagnosis or during yet another pain flare, whispering, “What did I do wrong?”Let’s get this straight from the jump: You are not sick because God is mad at you. He’s not teaching you a “lesson” by wrecking your body. And He is definitely not an emotionally manipulative ex who breaks your legs just so He can look like the hero when He shows up with a crutch. That is not love. That is not God. And it is 100% not Biblical.We’ll talk about how this toxic thinking gets planted (hint: years of half-truth church clichés like “Everything happens for a reason” or “God won’t give you more than you can handle”—insert eye roll here). We’ll also unpack why pain is the byproduct of a broken world, not a heavenly punishment, and why God can handle your anger, doubt, and ugly-cry prayers without flinching.This one’s going deep into scripture, psychology, and the messy middle of faith in suffering. Think Job, the bleeding woman, even Jesus—none of them were punished by God, yet all walked through the fire.So grab your coffee (or your heating pad), because this episode is your permission slip to unsubscribe from shame, toss bad theology in the recycle bin, and finally breathe again knowing: You are not being punished. You are still deeply loved. ✨ XOXO, Marisa & Britt ***Also, please follow us on Insta @lupuschickofficial and @idliketounsibscribe and @goddoesntsuck - or learn more about us at www.Idliketounsubscribe.com