Invisible but Heavy: Gaslighting, grit, and rebuilding after diagnosis with Emily Winters

When pain is invisible, so is the understanding. In this raw and heartfelt conversation, Michaela Overman sits down with her best friend Emily.

Emily’s pain didn’t show up on scans — until it did. One of just 20 people globally with both cyclical Cushing’s and acromegaly, she shares the years of “it’s all in your head,” the friendships stretched thin, the surgery that changed everything, and what healing really looks like after.

This is a conversation about invisible illness, repair, and choosing hope — even when your nervous system isn’t there yet.