In this eye-opening episode, we meet Rebecca from North Carolina, who shares her deeply personal and powerful experience living with narcolepsy type 1, cataplexy, ADHD, and a rare condition called gluten ataxia.
From the moment she describes sleep attacks hitting like an unstoppable sneeze to navigating misunderstood conditions while holding down jobs, attending interviews, and trying to maintain a “normal” social life—Rebecca paints a raw and relatable picture of life with multiple overlapping diagnoses.
She also opens up about:
Why she quit her stressful job to protect her health
The physical and emotional toll of food sensitivities
How her boyfriend and even her dog can spot sleep attacks before she can
The struggle between being social and simply surviving an outing
Using Luvox, an anti-anxiety medication, to manage cataplexy
Why she wouldn’t trade her narcolepsy for her ADHD
From hilarious analogies (sugar cravings as “fake diabetes attacks”) to heartbreaking amnesia moments, this episode is a masterclass in self-awareness, boundaries, and advocacy.
🔗 Plus: learn about her Facebook community for navigating gluten and dairy-free living with autoimmune disorders.
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