Asking for help shouldn’t feel like failure — but for so many of us living with chronic illness, it does. In this episode, April gets real about the guilt, pride, and fear that make it so hard to ask for help, even when we desperately need it. From a moment of vulnerability in the shower to redefining what strength really means, this honest conversation invites you to see help not as weakness, but as connection.

• Why asking for help feels so heavy (and what’s really underneath it)
• The difference between weakness and honesty
• How guilt and pride keep us silent — and isolated
• Learning to see help as safety, not failure
• One small step you can take to practice asking for help this week

• The Boundary-Setting Script Pack — your free cheat sheet for saying no, asking for help, and protecting your peace
• Join the Unseen Sisterhood — Weekly newsletter from people who get it!

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