{"podcast":{"title":"The Michael Chernow Podcast","slug":"the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201","podcast_index_feed_id":25201,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f233038/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.kreaturesofhabit.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5123998/5123998-1781026178031-f68ef4814a2c1.jpg","author":"Michael Chernow","episode_count":438,"summary":"Welcome to The Michael Chernow Podcast. This is a show about the realities of life. The wins, the losses, the setbacks, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. Hosted by entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and creator Michael Chernow, each episode dives deep into the stories, lessons, and experiences that shape who we become. Through conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world, we explore what it takes to overcome adversity, build resilience, create meaningful habits, and live with greater purpose. From business and health to relationships, mindset, faith, and per","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T06:17:02.246420+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201"},"episode":{"title":"Doctors Told Her She Would Die... She Refused to Accept It | Ashleigh Di Lello","slug":"doctors-told-her-she-would-die-she-refused-to-accept-it-ashleigh-di-lello","published_at":"2026-07-29T16:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/doctors-told-her-she-would-die-she-refused-to-accept-it-ashleigh-di-lello","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kreaturesofhabitpodcast/episodes/Doctors-Told-Her-She-Would-Die----She-Refused-to-Accept-It--Ashleigh-Di-Lello-e3mmc17","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f233038/podcast/play/123465191/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-29%2F428813801-44100-2-9d7cc39c2c5e.mp3","summary":"After being told at just 13 years old that she likely wouldn’t survive her teenage years, Ashleigh Di Lello refused to accept the future doctors predicted for her. Years later, after a failed hip surgery left her unable to walk and living with debilitating chronic pain, she reached another breaking point that changed the direction of her life.In this episode, Ashleigh explains how she began studying neuroscience, nervous-system regulation and the connection between physical, mental and emotional pain. She and Michael discuss faith, neuroplasticity, trauma, survival mode, self-compassion and why the brain repeatedly returns to familiar patterns—even when those patterns are destructive.Ashleigh also breaks down the practical process she uses to help people process emotional pain, calm the brain’s fear networks and create healthier neural pathways. Michael shares his own experiences with addiction, childhood trauma, his son’s rare genetic diagnosis and the role his relationship with God has played throughout his recovery.This conversation is about refusing to let pain, fear or a diagnosis become your permanent identity. It is a powerful reminder that healing requires faith, responsibility, daily action and the willingness to move directly through what hurts.","meta_description":"After being told at just 13 years old that she likely wouldn’t survive her teenage years, Ashleigh Di Lello refused to accept the future doctors predicted…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4842,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/episodes/doctors-told-her-she-would-die-she-refused-to-accept-it-ashleigh-di-lello/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/doctors-told-her-she-would-die-she-refused-to-accept-it-ashleigh-di-lello.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}