My Life with POTS: The Invisible Struggle”

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In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Brooke Tahir opens up about living with POTS — Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a debilitating yet often invisible form of dysautonomia. 

Far from just a fast heart rate, POTS affects everything from blood flow and energy levels to cognition and temperature regulation — making even basic daily tasks feel like uphill battles. 

Brooke shares: 

• What POTS actually is, and why it’s so often misunderstood
• The unpredictable symptoms and how they impact work, parenting, and public life
• Why medication wasn’t an option — and the alternative strategies she uses to survive and adapt
• How society's lack of awareness can be just as disabling as the condition itself

Whether you live with chronic illness or want to be a better ally, this episode is a raw, informative, and empowering call to action to rethink what disability and inclusion really mean.
 
Because not all struggles are visible — but they all deserve to be seen.
 
#POTS #InvisibleIllness #ChronicFatigue #DisabilityAwareness #Dysautonomia #DominatingDiversity

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