EPISODE OVERVIEW

On this week’s episode, I’m bringing back the Couple’s Edition of This is Not What I Ordered to share an intimate and insightful discussion with Shane and Latasha Doyle. Latasha (who you may remember from Episode 53) and her husband Shane joined me in my own living room to talk about their life together.

As many of you know, Latasha is the shownotes and transcription writer for the podcast. And as you’ve found out from her previous episode, she also lives with Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. This condition affects her daily life in ways that also affect her marriage with Shane. Because of the nature of her condition, Shane and Latasha have to be open about death, illness, and what they really want from life… which isn’t always easy.

I’m so thankful to have been witness to their connection, and to be able to share the conversations they have with each other. This conversation offers such beautiful insight into the relationships we all have as we live with our own health challenges, and about the hard conversations we sometimes must have with ourselves and others. I hope that you take as much away from it as I did.

“We often joke that if I die before you then you're gonna kill me.”
— SHANE DOYLE

Highlights

What struck me most about my conversation with Latasha and Shane is how it was sometimes heavy and humorous in the same breath. It’s clear how much Shane and Latasha have brought their “third partner,” Latasha’s condition, into their marriage. And while it’s not all roses (they live with the daily limitations of Latasha’s condition), it’s clear that their life together is full of love.

Things you’ll hear in the episode:

How their perspective on life (and Latasha’s condition) changed after a family tragedy
The questions they have for each other
Shane’s perspective on a life with someone who’s condition might be considered “a burden” to some
How they view Latasha’s condition as a blessing — and permission to do what they want now
The emotional yet easy way they discuss death and complications related to health
What they have with each other that they wish everyone else could have

LINKS

LATASHA ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Latasha’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/latashadoyle/

Uncanny Content: www.instagram.com/uncannycontent/

Website: www.latashadoylewrites.com

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Machu Picchu (Latasha’s dream travel destination): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu

Marfan syndrome: www.marfan.org/about/marfan

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