1581: Type 1 Diabetes, Cancer, and Resilience with Paula Aldis
About this episode
Paula Aldis shares her journey of resilience through chronic illness and trauma, emphasizing the importance of emotional healing and finding joy after adversity.
From surviving Type 1 diabetes, cancer, amputation, medical malpractice, and near-death experiences to rebuilding her happiness and marriage, Paula Aldis shares a deeply personal story of resilience, faith, and emotional healing. In this episode, Paula opens up about living with chronic illness from childhood, enduring more than 30 surgeries, and navigating years of physical and mental hardship while refusing to lose her identity or hope. https://youtu.be/W9GEKvAdFvw She discusses the emotional toll of constant medical crises, the strain it placed on her family and marriage, and the turning point that inspired her to write her memoir, The Woman Who Wouldn't Quit: Unbreakable Spirit. Paula explains how writing the book became a cathartic process that helped her reclaim her voice, process trauma, and finally move beyond simply surviving. The conversation also explores topics like adoption, parenting children with mental health challenges, PTSD in military families, finding happiness after trauma, and learning to appreciate life’s small moments again. Paula’s story is a powerful reminder that resilience isn’t about pretending to be strong—it’s about continuing to move forward, even…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Plank
Guest: Paula Aldis
Topics covered
- resilience
- chronic illness
- emotional healing
- mental health
- trauma
- marriage
- parenting
Keywords
- Type 1 diabetes
- cancer
- resilience
- emotional healing
- chronic illness
- mental health
- trauma
- marriage
- parenting
- memoir
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Woman Who Wouldn't Quit: Unbreakable Spirit
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