I believe that education is the key to understanding! Today I had the amazing chance to teach 25-30 fellow leaders in the Health/Wellness/Fitness field about what it it is like to COACH (and live with) CHRONIC ILLNESS.
THINGS WE ADDRESSED:
– How to understand and communicate with a person who suffers from a chronic illness
+ Spoon Theory (look it up if you haven’t!)
+ Things to say (and not say)
– My personal story of diagnosis and living with multiple sclerosis
– Physiology (#sciencenerd) behind common factors that ALL chronic illnesses experience (#spoileralert: damaged mitochondria and inflammation)
– How to best address the above common issues in our bodies (in order of importance/implementation, in my opinion)
+ Sleep
+ Digestion/Nutrition
+ Exercise
+ Toxin-free living
Thank you ladies for wanting to understand chronic illness more, and learn how to better help your clients!
#lifewithms #spoonie #invisibleillness
