Autoimmune Hepatitis + Ulcerative Colitis · Chanel MacKenzie

Autoimmune Hepatitis + Ulcerative Colitis · Chanel MacKenzie

From The Art Of Listening To Your Body by Jin Ong

April 13, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 194

About this episode

Chanel MacKenzie shares her journey with autoimmune conditions and how emotional processing transformed her health and perspective on medication.

At 30, Chanel was living with a “trio” of autoimmune conditions: Ulcerative Colitis, Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, plus severe iron deficiency and exhaustion. After years of trying everything from holistic approaches to strict diets, she finally surrendered to medication… and still felt something was missing. In this episode, I talk with Chanel, a 30‑year‑old community support worker from New Zealand, who shares how years of flares, hospitalisation, very high liver enzymes, low iron and a background in holistic medicine led to a crisis point where conventional meds were necessary—but still didn’t feel like the full answer. Inside six weeks of the Release Process® , Chanel experienced: Normalised systemic inflammation, iron and hemoglobin A significant drop in liver enzymes A complete shift in how she sees medication, boundaries, relationships and her own leadership This conversation explores how processing long‑held emotions changed not only Chanel’s inner world, but also her health markers, work opportunities and sense of purpose. Link & Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you and you feel that Release might be the next step in your…

People in this episode

Host: Jin Ong

Guest: Chanel MacKenzie

Topics covered

  • autoimmune conditions
  • holistic medicine
  • medication
  • emotional processing
  • health transformation

Keywords

  • autoimmune hepatitis
  • ulcerative colitis
  • iron deficiency
  • systemic inflammation
  • liver enzymes
  • emotional work
  • healing journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Release Process®, Healing Beyond the Diagnosis

Places: New Zealand

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