57 min
How to Navigate Life with Chronic Illness - Fibromyalgia Coach Tami and Eva of Wellacopia Invisible Not Broken - Chronic Illness Podcast Network
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- Mental Health
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Interview Questions:
1. How did your illness shape your career?
o It was hiring a coach that turned my health around. I was in the process of filing for disability and working with a coach got me to the point I could begin working again. It’s the entire reason I became a coach.
2. Are/were you open about your illnesses with your patients?
o It’s the whole foundation of my business. What would I have to teach if I hadn’t gone through it myself?
3. What are you most passionate about in regard to your work?
o I am passionate about changing what happens when a patient is diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Right now, we are basically being told, “There’s no cure. There really aren’t very many good treatment options. Here’s an antidepressant and good luck.” Instead, I want people to be told, “Okay, you have fibromyalgia. It’s not a big deal; here’s what we do….”
4. How do/did you handle flares while at work?
o I really don’t have flares any more, largely because I’ve designed my life to help me feel my best. Part of this was designing my business to be do-able even when I’m in a flare. At the beginning, that sometimes meant coaching my clients on the phone from bed. Today, it might mean sitting in my zero-gravity chair instead of at my desk.
5. Do you tell your patients what you tell yourself/do you practice what you preach?
o I know I wouldn’t feel as good as I do if I wasn’t a coach. Teaching this all day reminds me every day why I need to keep up on my self-care and healthy habits. There are so many times I’m coaching myself as I’m coaching my clients!
6. What is a message you want to leave our listeners with?
o Keep your eyes on the bigger picture to find your balance.
o Purposefully add in joy into your life — it's what makes life worth living.
7. One action step:
o Make a “Joy List”!
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Looking for a medical or wellness practitioner? Someone who "gets" you and listens to you? Who specializes in YOU?
Visit Wellacopia.com FibromyalgiaPodcast.com
Interview Questions:
1. How did your illness shape your career?
o It was hiring a coach that turned my health around. I was in the process of filing for disability and working with a coach got me to the point I could begin working again. It’s the entire reason I became a coach.
2. Are/were you open about your illnesses with your patients?
o It’s the whole foundation of my business. What would I have to teach if I hadn’t gone through it myself?
3. What are you most passionate about in regard to your work?
o I am passionate about changing what happens when a patient is diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Right now, we are basically being told, “There’s no cure. There really aren’t very many good treatment options. Here’s an antidepressant and good luck.” Instead, I want people to be told, “Okay, you have fibromyalgia. It’s not a big deal; here’s what we do….”
4. How do/did you handle flares while at work?
o I really don’t have flares any more, largely because I’ve designed my life to help me feel my best. Part of this was designing my business to be do-able even when I’m in a flare. At the beginning, that sometimes meant coaching my clients on the phone from bed. Today, it might mean sitting in my zero-gravity chair instead of at my desk.
5. Do you tell your patients what you tell yourself/do you practice what you preach?
o I know I wouldn’t feel as good as I do if I wasn’t a coach. Teaching this all day reminds me every day why I need to keep up on my self-care and healthy habits. There are so many times I’m coaching myself as I’m coaching my clients!
6. What is a message you want to leave our listeners with?
o Keep your eyes on the bigger picture to find your balance.
o Purposefully add in joy into your life — it's what makes life worth living.
7. One action step:
o Make a “Joy List”!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57 min