# Singing Through Fire: What Joy Looks Like When You've Lost Your Health, Your Career & Your Husband Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chronic-truth-7552490/singing-through-fire-what-joy-looks-like-when-you-ve-lost-your-health-your-career-your-husband Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chronic-truth-7552490/singing-through-fire-what-joy-looks-like-when-you-ve-lost-your-health-your-career-your-husband.md Podcast: [The Chronic Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chronic-truth-7552490) Published: 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8418006_2026-05-28-223306 Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8418006/8418006_2026-05-28-223306.128.mp3?rssID=5427 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chronic-truth-7552490/episodes/singing-through-fire-what-joy-looks-like-when-you-ve-lost-your-health-your-career-your-husband Duration seconds: 1668 ## Resource Lara Silverman was two weeks into her dream job as a federal prosecutor when a rare neurological condition turned her world literally upside down. Eight years later, she's still largely bedridden with severe chronic vertigo, a widow, and the author of Singing Through Fire — an Amazon #1 bestseller she wrote flat on her back in six months. Her story includes a love story with a man facing terminal cancer, a wedding with a chemo pump in the room, and a faith that has been tested, broken, rebuilt, and tested again. For anyone in the chronic illness community wrestling with God, suffering, and the question of why this one is for you.      CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS  00:00 The Journey of Pain and Purpose 10:09 Finding Joy in Grief 20:03 Surrendering to Suffering 27:37 Community and Connection in Chronic Illness CONNECT & RESOURCES 📚 Book & Audiobook: Singing Through Fire — available on Amazon 🎙️ Podcast: Singing Through Fire — on YouTube ( The Silverman Show ) 📱 Instagram: @larapalanjian (maiden name) 📺 YouTube: The Silverman Show   The Chronic Truth Podcast:   🌐 Website: chronictruthpodcast.com 📱 Instagram: @ChronicTruthPodcast 📘 TikTok: @chronictruthpodcast 💬 Share Your Story: Testimonials 📋 Community Survey: Survey Production Partner: Podcast Mechanic ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chronic-truth-7552490/episodes/singing-through-fire-what-joy-looks-like-when-you-ve-lost-your-health-your-career-your-husband/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chronic-truth-7552490/singing-through-fire-what-joy-looks-like-when-you-ve-lost-your-health-your-career-your-husband.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.