#141 Grieving the Life You Thought You’d Have: Chronic Pain, Faith, and Identity (Part 2) with Heidi Kennedy
From Persistence in Prayer with Kylie Hein by Kylie Hein
February 10, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
Heidi Kennedy discusses her journey with chronic pain and faith in the second part of her story.
Send us Fan Mail Chronic pain can make you feel like you’re living a double life—smiling on the outside, crashing in private, and wondering why your body won’t cooperate. In Part 2 of this conversation, Catholic mindset coach Heidi Kennedy shares the second half of her healing story: what happened after a major spiritual breakthrough… when the pain still wasn’t fully gone. We talk about: Why “psychosomatic” doesn’t mean “made up” (and why that distinction matters)How the nervous system impact...
People in this episode
Host: Kylie Hein
Guest: Heidi Kennedy
Topics covered
- chronic pain
- faith
- identity
- spiritual breakthrough
- mental health
Keywords
- chronic pain
- faith
- identity
- psychosomatic
- nervous system
- spiritual breakthrough
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Organizations: Catholic
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