S3E2 Cooking, Collapsing, and Cristina’s Cataplexy Life

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🎙️ Ever dropped mid-conversation and had to explain it wasn’t drugs?

In this deeply personal and unexpectedly hilarious episode of Narcolepsy Navigators, we sit down with Cristina, the creator of Gourmet Recovery, to explore how she navigates life with Narcolepsy Type 1, cataplexy, and a solid sense of humor.

Cristina opens up about the frustrating path to diagnosis, being dismissed with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and how her sleep attacks affected school, work, relationships—and even public spaces. From falling asleep in church to hallucinating on public transport, Cristina shares it all: the scary, the silly, and the soul-shifting.

We also talk:

• [05:44] Misdiagnosis and finding the right doctor
• [08:51] The emotional impact of being finally diagnosed
• [11:05] Medication side effects, sleepwalking, and the helmet joke
• [17:44] Her healing journey through intuitive eating & cooking
• [23:00] How humor helps her reclaim control
• [27:44] Why she wears a bracelet in public
• [34:32] The truth about naps and real-life memory struggles
• [45:48] Would she press the button to remove narcolepsy?

Cristina reminds us that there’s no right way to live with narcolepsy—only your way.

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***If you find these symptoms relatable, please seek medical advice.***