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Rock Climbing and Road Signs with Valerie Bachinsky
Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis podcast. Valerie Bachinsky was diagnosed with osteoarthritis at 27. She was an avid hiker who started having pain when walking downhill – so she decided to go up.
Who Am I Now That I Have A Chronic Illness? With Dr. Morgan April Morley
Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis podcast. Dr. April Morley is a professor of Communication Studies who researches how our identity affects and reflects our health and well-being.
15: Listener Questions Answered
How To Write Your Own Story (Even When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going) with Paul Forchione
Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis podcast. Paul was born with cerebral palsy and it was so severe that the doctors told his mom that he would never be able to walk.
How to have hard conversations about your diagnosis (without losing your cool) with Cyndi Lynne Lamarucciola
Your diagnosis is only part of your life. Put your diagnosis in its place. Nurse coach, mom, yogini foodie and compassionate guide. Cindy Lynne helps women rediscover their best life after a diagnosis. Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis Podcast
Olympic Lifting, Six Businesses, And Putting Art on the Moon with Justine Martin
To be resilient means the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; to show toughness!
This definition has been the cornerstone of Justine Martin’s extraordinary journey over the last decade, a journey no one could fathom, but in her words … this journey has changed Justine for the better.
A Quick Podcast Intro – Meet Andrea Hanson
Hi, I’m Andrea Hanson. I can’t wait for you to dive into the podcast episodes. But before you do, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, tell you a little bit about my own story of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and why I think the guests on this...
The Storm Before the Calm – Clarity through Adult Temper Tantrums
It was 2 am and I was lying there, staring at the ceiling. Thoughts were racing a mile a minute in my head. And my whole body was reacting with a tornado of emotions. Frustrated, ashamed, angry, defeated. My brain was cycling through doomsday predictions: “I’m...
How to be An Example to Clients Even if You Feel Like You’re Still a Work in Progress
How to be An Example to Clients Even if You Feel Like You’re Still a Work in Progress.