Having a chronic illness often includes unpredictable flare-ups. And as awful as the physical symptoms are -- searing pain, fatigue, nausea, etc.-- the emotional fallout can be just as bad. Despair. Fear. Intense self criticism.

In this episode we cover 3 common emotional responses to symptom flare-ups and what you can do instead to get through a flare-up more peacefully:

If you have pain, dysautonomia, POTS, IBS, migraines or other unpredictable chronic illnesses, you may find this helpful!

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Resources on the Mind-Body Connection

University of San Francisco Magazine: "Can We Train Our Brain to Unlearn Chronic Pain?"

https://magazine.ucsf.edu/can-we-train-our-brain-unlearn-chronic-pain

Cleveland Clinic: "How to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Your Brain"

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/manage-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs-brain

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My business bestie Jessica Guerrero shares her experience with stage IV malignant melanoma and how it changed her relationship with fear.

We talk about:
Going through cancer treatment when all your friends are going out, dancing, and living it up
How relationships change, and, and begin through cancer
Turning fear into an ally instead of an enemy
How her morning ritual prepares her to face fears every day
How to show up for someone going through cancer or another major life challenge
Jessica Guerrero
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My colleague Cameron O’Brien is on the show to talk about what it’s like to go off ADHD medication for the first time and enter eating disorder recovery as an adult.

We talk about:

Eating disorder recovery as a form of resistance to oppression

Relearning how your brain works

The importance of sociocultural context in personal development work

Anger as a force for positive change

How social media can be a HELPFUL tool for body acceptance

How to move from loathing yourself to liking yourself

Putting a new business and a new, fat body out into the world at the same time

Dance and developing a new relationship with movement

Cameron O’Brien

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Books Cam Recommends:

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

https://read.macmillan.com/lp/intuitive-eating-4th-edition/

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Need help building a life when your brain or body is different? Bonnie coaches folks one-on-one.

For more info: ⁠https://www.bonnieprestridge.com/

@bonnie.prestridge