39 min
18. Journeying Through a Chronic Illness Diagnosis with Whitney West On This Journey
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- Self-Improvement
Whitney West became a Chronic Illness Advocate after being diagnosed with a rare condition in 2014 that nearly took her life and left her in debt. She has since been on a journey to live the life she desires, eliminating her debt and refusing to allow her illness to stop her to achieve any goals she has. It may look different but Whitney declares her dreams are still possible. What many may not realize is that a chronic illness is any condition that lasts three or more months. For example, migraines is a chronic illness. In today's episode Whitney provides great insight and new perspective on how to handle a chronic illness diagnosis and how to live a beautiful life beyond the diagnosis.
"Life is so much more beautiful when you almost lose it." - Whitney West
3 Key Takeaways for handling a diagnosis:
1) Breathe. Take a deep breath and sit with yourself to allow yourself to process the information you were given.
2) Understand and accept where you are so that you can truly begin the process of moving forward. You can't skip steps.
3) Our words have power, don't talk negatively about or against your body. Team up with your body to fight your illness, 2 vs 1.
Connect with Whitney on Instagram and her website.
Don't forget to rate 5 stars, leave a review and share the episode with a friend.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthisjourney/support
Whitney West became a Chronic Illness Advocate after being diagnosed with a rare condition in 2014 that nearly took her life and left her in debt. She has since been on a journey to live the life she desires, eliminating her debt and refusing to allow her illness to stop her to achieve any goals she has. It may look different but Whitney declares her dreams are still possible. What many may not realize is that a chronic illness is any condition that lasts three or more months. For example, migraines is a chronic illness. In today's episode Whitney provides great insight and new perspective on how to handle a chronic illness diagnosis and how to live a beautiful life beyond the diagnosis.
"Life is so much more beautiful when you almost lose it." - Whitney West
3 Key Takeaways for handling a diagnosis:
1) Breathe. Take a deep breath and sit with yourself to allow yourself to process the information you were given.
2) Understand and accept where you are so that you can truly begin the process of moving forward. You can't skip steps.
3) Our words have power, don't talk negatively about or against your body. Team up with your body to fight your illness, 2 vs 1.
Connect with Whitney on Instagram and her website.
Don't forget to rate 5 stars, leave a review and share the episode with a friend.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthisjourney/support
39 min