The Chronically Courageous, where chronic illness warriors come to feel empowered and uplifted. Listen each week to be inspired by others who have found happiness and peace, despite the physical and emotional tolls of chronic illness. Together, we navigate this complex journey and move forward with courage, passion, and purpose! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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If you could give a piece of yourself to save a stranger's life, would you do it? Just six weeks ago, Bonni's fiancé, David Pinkus, did just that. He got on the operating table and gave a kidney to save the life of a man whose name he didn’t even know. Bonni was by his side as they boarded a plane to NYC with four kidneys and returned home with one…
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Battling for Life & Health Insurance Reform
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1:15:56Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the age-old issue of America’s broken and corrupt health insurance industry has recently received an abundance of negative press. Anyone living with chronic illness is well aware of the obscene costs and inhumane denials of necessary healthcare that are a daily occurrence in the U.S. With the re…
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Join Bonni as she gets personal about all things EDS, with filmmaker and EDS warrior Jen Kain. They discuss Jen's upcoming documentary, "Exhausted Existence: An EDS Story”, which explores living with chronic illness through a therapeutic lens. Bonni and Jen share tears and laughs as they discuss their common struggles, coping strategies, and what k…
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Part 2 - The Chronic Illness Warriors' Bill of Rights
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28:04Having a chronic illness can bring about so many challenges, not only physical but also social, emotional, and psychological. We deserve to have certain rights to thrive despite these challenges! This is where the "Chronic Illness Warriors' Bill of Rights" comes in. Last week, Bonni talked about the first five of the eleven principles that she beli…
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The Chronic Illness Warriors' Bill of Rights
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21:43Over a lifetime of living with chronic illness, Bonni has learned that people with chronic illnesses have many physical, social, emotional, and psychological challenges. They deserve to have certain rights so they can better manage and navigate all their challenges. This "Chronic Illness Warriors' Bill of Rights", lays out eleven principles that Bo…
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Two Zebras Get Personal about Living with EDS
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52:57This week Bonni returns to the mic after a long hiatus and much self-reflection. In honor of May being EDS Awareness Month, she sits down with Samantha Brechner to talk about the raw and real ways that having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome has affected each of their lives. You’ll hear the following and more: How having EDS has changed our lives The long jo…
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Health Update & Why I Disappeared From the Podcast
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22:35Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Life Changing Lessons from the Past Year Part 2
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59:55This week Bonni continues to celebrates one year of podcasting with a look back at the most life changing lessons of the past year. Listen to hear some of the most profound teachings from the last year of The Chronically Courageous podcast. Please listen to the end for an important announcement about where the podcast is headed and follow Bonni on …
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Life Changing Lessons from the Past Year
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45:41This week Bonni celebrates one year of podcasting with a look back at the most life changing lessons of the past year. Listen to hear some of the most profound teachings from the last year of The Chronically Courageous podcast. Things You’ll Hear About in this Episode: The ways that Bonni’s life has changed because of everything she’s learned throu…
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Self Advocacy, Lifestyle Tips, & Combining Traditional with Alternative Medicine
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27:16This week Bonni answers listeners’ questions about how to navigate the healing journey. Tune in to find out how Bonni answers the following listener questions: What is the best way to advocate for oneself? What do you think are the top three lifestyle changes a person should implement when trying to heal from or deal with chronic illness? How do yo…
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Celebrating Progress Over Perfection with David Pinkus
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30:07This week Bonni is joined by her fiancé, David Pinkus to talk about the importance of recognizing and celebrating progress over perfection throughout the healing journey. With some recent health challenges resurfacing, they discuss how to recognize and identify progress from a 50,000 foot level vs. focusing on the day-to-day ups and downs. Bonni an…
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10 Tools & Techniques to Improve Your Well Being When Symptoms Return
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25:37This week Bonni shares about her recent recurrence of symptoms and how she has been managing through them. She provides ten tools and techniques on how to gracefully navigate the sometimes inevitably bumpy journey of healing from chronic illness. Show Resources: Article: The Healing Effects of Flow Connect with Bonni: Instagram Facebook Email Hoste…
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Bonni Gets Interviewed by The Lawyer of Attraction
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44:02It has been nearly a year since Bonni launched The Chronically Courageous podcast, so she wanted to share her story with any new listeners and also catch her loyal listeners up on what she foresees for her future and the future of the show. Bonni was recently interviewed on The Lawyer of Attraction podcast and thought what better way to share where…
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How He Defied His Prognosis & Rewrote His Story with Paul Forchione
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40:35As an infant, Paul was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a medical condition that causes paralysis of one side of the body. His mother was told he would be bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, but she refused to accept that prognosis and made it her mission to find a specialist that was willing to help. After many grueling years of intense …
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Finding Healing Through Purpose and Service
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42:12This week, Bonni talks about the importance of finding purpose and meaning in life and how being of service to others can positively impact your own life. Bonni shares how, through podcasting, she has found so much healing because it has provided her with a platform to support, inspire, and heal others. Bonni also shares a conversation she had with…
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Making Miracles a Reality with Fusun Rynart (Part 2 of 2)
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42:11In part two of this two part episode, Fusun Rynart shares the story of her daughter’s tragic motorcycle accident and how she helped her to get to the other side of it. Bonni and Fusun also discuss the power of gratitude and how the energy we surround ourselves with directly and profoundly impacts our lives. They also discuss the various ways in whi…
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Making Miracles a Reality with Fusun Rynart
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44:15Founder of Life Healing Academy, Fusun left a successful corporate sales career of over 20 years to dedicate her life to helping people heal their emotions and boost self confidence for success. She first discovered her gifts for being able to physically heal others when she helped her father to walk again. Today, her holistic approach and neuro-li…
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The Lawyer of Attraction with Paula Kidd Casey
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1:06:38Paula Kidd Casey had been a practicing family law attorney for over 40 years and was one of the first women in the midwest to open a private law firm. Like many driven entrepreneurs, Paula spent years pursuing money and success at the expense of her health and peace of mind. After realizing her professional life was not bringing her joy and fulfill…
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Healing with Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh
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48:32As a medical doctor, Dr. Kumar-Singh experienced the limitations of traditional medicine. She left her career in emergency medicine to begin a 20-year journey to study, research and experience traditional healing systems from a wide range of cultures. She was led to become a practitioner of the 5,000 year old ancient healing tradition known as Ayur…
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This week Bonni shares vulnerably about the ups and downs of her healing journey, She talks about the valuable lessons she's learning as she continues to walk this very non-linear path toward wellness. Show Resources: Episode with Mollie Lowery, Bonni's personal health coach: https://shows.acast.com/the-chronically-courageous-with-bonni-howard/epis…
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Connecting the Dots Between Empathy & Chronic Illness with Sarah Small
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51:23Sarah Small, otherwise known as The Uncensored Empath, was a self-described “sponge to the universe’s problems”. Her highly empathetic nature caused her to take on the emotions of everyone around her. She believes there is a strong connection between emotion and chronic illness and like so many others, all of her deeply felt emotions manifested int…
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How to Feed Your Mind & Body, Not Your Fear with Natali Križan
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43:28Natali Križan was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease as a young girl. She went through years of disabling pain, eventually leading to surgical removal of two meters of her colon. Despite the challenges of her diagnosis, Natali immersed herself in self development. She went on to become an expert on mindset through years of training under Tony Robbins. …
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Proof that Incurable Only Means Curable from Within with JOY
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50:57This episode is captivating, mesmerizing, and filled with hope for anyone who has been told what they can’t do. As just fifteen years old, Joy flew off a cliff on a motorbike and was declared dead on an operating table. Nine later she was hit by a drunk driver and suffered both internal and external injuries. She was told by doctors that her leg ne…
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How He Rewrote His Autoimmune Story with Adam Kruger
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41:17Adam Kruger, had a picture perfect life until the age of thirteen, when some personal events threw him into a downward spiral of stress and illness. At the age of fourteen, he found himself in the most excruciating, debilitating pain of his life, leaving him unable to keep food in his body. After a year of searching for answers, he was diagnosed wi…
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Looking Within for Answers to Her Chronic Pain
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48:09Keri Faith suffered with chronic pain from the young age of three. It took a lot of patience, perseverance, and an open mind to discover the root cause and ultimately the solution to healing her pain. After suffering for close to 40 years, Keri Faith learned to shift her ways of thinking and moving through life. She is now an author, coach, podcast…
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Lawyer Turned Emotion Code Practitioner with Jennifer Schwarz
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1:04:26Jennifer, who started her career as an attorney over 25 years ago, never would have predicted that she would be led to energy healing. Her quest for answers to her childrens’ severe, anaphylactic allergies and autoimmunity sent her on a journey of seeing doctor after doctor. Her final hope was something she never thought she’d explore, but desperat…
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Overcoming Cancer to Follow Her Soul’s Purpose with Sinead Cracknell
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36:29Sinead was experiencing severe stomach pain and was told it was nothing serious, but she persisted until the doctor’s finally agreed to give her a colonoscopy. She was heartbroken to awaken to the news that she had undergone emergency surgery to remove a large portion of her cancerous bowel, leaving her reliant upon a colostomy bag. For years, she …
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Guilt, Crazy Suggestions, and Shifts Toward Healing
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25:05This week Bonni responds to several questions posed by her listeners. Some things that you’ll learn: The single most important shift Bonni made on her healing journey The craziest suggestion Bonni ever received when she shared about her chronic illness How Bonni handled the guilt of having to count on her loved ones when her illness prohibited her …
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A Personal Conversation About Bonni's Healing Journey with David Pinkus
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31:05This week listen in as Bonni talks to her fiancé, David Pinkus, about her recent time away to focus on healing at a deeper level. You will learn what she discovered about herself, the impact of childhood trauma on her physical health, and some steps that she took toward healing more deeply that you can take too! Some things that you’ll learn: The r…
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A Drug Free, Non-Invasive Solution to Chronic Pain Relief with Dr. Saperstein
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50:04How incredible would it be to find chronic pain relief that didn’t involve addictive narcotics or surgery? This week Bonni sits down with board certified neurologist and founder of the The Center for Complex Neurology, EDS, and POTS, Dr. David Saperstein to discuss a state of the art solution for chronic pain. Listen to find out how Calmare uses sc…
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The Determination to Survive One Breath at a Time with Vera-Lee Curnow
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48:52Born with multiple disabilities, Vera-Lee Curnow always knew she was different. Through sheer determination, she became an elite athlete excelling in tennis, but always wondered why she had to work much harder than her peers. Diagnosed with Osgood Schlatters, eosinophilic asthma, and vocal cord dysfunction, Vera-Lee was told at the age of 30 that s…
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Transforming Trauma into Triumph with Cathleen Elle
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1:01:19This week Bonni has an inspiring and heartwarming conversation with international best selling author, Cathleen Elle. Cathleen vulnerably shares the tragic story of losing her teenage son to suicide and how she managed find a greater sense of purpose through this tragedy. This is a story that will simultaneously break and warm your heart. Although …
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A Multidimensional Approach to Healing with Mollie Lowery
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48:06This week, meet Bonni’s personal health coach, Mollie Lowery. Mollie has been and continues to be instrumental in Bonni’s healing journey. Combining modalities such as breathwork, brain rewiring, energy healing, nutrition, and more Mollie’s approach to healing is holistic and multidimensional. Prepare to hear some raw, deeply vulnerable moments tha…
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October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Dysautonomia is mild for some people and completely disabling for others. Imagine having to think about all of the bodily functions you take for granted….breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and more. Dysautonomia causes a dysregulation of all of the functions that so many of us take for granted.…
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Lara Bloom, President & CEO of The Ehlers-Danlos Society | From Challenge Comes Opportunity
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52:36This week I had the honor of speaking with Lara Bloom, President and CEO of The Ehlers-Danlos Society. This year she was also appointed Academic Affiliate Professor of Practice in Patient Engagement and Global Collaboration at Penn State College of Medicine. Lara is an expert in patient engagement and advocacy for rare, chronic, and invisible condi…
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Things that May be Making You Sick & How to Avoid Them
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18:42There are so many things that I’ve learned on my healing journey. I have uncovered things that I never considered might be contributing to my ailing health. Because I am on a mission to help all of you heal and live your best lives, I share some lesser known things that may be contributing to your illness and how you can avoid them. Some Things You…
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This week’s episode is a little different from the norm. My friend of 24 years, Judy Venezia, is navigating some new and existing diagnoses so I took the opportunity to answer some questions for her in hopes of providing her some additional tools to make her journey a little less challenging. Before being forced into retirement due to her health, J…
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The Importance of Celebrating Our Wins
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12:47When we are dealing with a chronic illness or disability, it can be easy to slip into the pattern of focusing on what we can’t do. Please stop doing this! This week’s episode is all about shifting that focus and learning how to recognize yourself for even the smallest wins. If you’re feeling down or defeated, my hope is that you will walk away from…
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Christina Rice | Brain Rewiring, Energy Healing, and Uncovering Root Causes for Deep Healing
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55:00Christina Rice is a living example of overcoming all odds. Having mystery illnesses all of her life, she feverishly searched for answers as her organs began to shut down and her weight dropped to a frail 73 pounds. Fighting for her life, she took matters into her own hands and explored healing modalities such as brain rewiring, energy healing, and …
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Ten Benefits Children Gain Being Raised by a Disabled Parent
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16:53Parenting can be laden with the guilt of not being able to give our kids a picture perfect life. As a disabled parent with limited energy, financial resources, and/or mobility this guilt can be compounded. Studies have shown, however, that children raised by parents with disabilities can actually gain valuable life skills beyond those of their peer…
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Lindsay Gledhill | How to Live an AMAZING Life Despite Life’s Challenges
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56:15This week’s guest is truly AMAZING! He has not only survived, but thrived through two heart attacks and four stents. Being a successful tax accountant all of his life, he realized that money was not the end all be all and that happiness goes much deeper than our pockets. Lindsay is now embracing the second act of his life as fellow podcaster, coach…
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Marina Lombardi | Finding Freedom in Identifying as a Disabled, Queer Person (Part 2)
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35:14Some things that you’ll learn: Why this week was a big week for my son and I (1:43) About this week’s episode (2:48) Marina’s pronouns and their importance (6:56) The biggest struggle in claiming her identity (13:35) What the term “sis” means in the context of the LGBTQ+ community (15:35) About Marina’s career as a musician (28:30) Some questions B…
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Marina Lombardi | Finding Freedom and Identity in the Disability and LGBTQ+ Communities
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43:57Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sidney DeCamella | Finding Her Life’s Purpose Through Infertility, Kidney Failure, and a Rare Diagnosis (Part Two)
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36:05This week’s episode is the continuation of Sidney DeCamella’s story from last week, when we learned how her struggle with infertility fueled her passion for becoming a life coach. Sidney finally conceived her son after three rounds of IVF, but his birth was anything but easy. She struggled through a long labor, followed by several complications, ki…
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Sidney DeCamella | Finding Her Life’s Purpose Through Infertility, Kidney Failure, and a Rare Diagnosis (Part One)
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36:20EP. 013 The Chronically Courageous Podcast Title: Sidney DeCamella | Finding Her Life’s Purpose Through Infertility, Kidney Failure, and a Rare Diagnosis (Part One) Sidney wanted more than anything to be a mother, but never imagined the challenges she would come up against trying. Her story had so many twists and turns, including a rare diagnosis a…
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EP. 012 Perspective is Everything Title: Perspective is Everything These past couple of weeks I’ve done a lot of work on myself. In this episode I share some of the learnings from an intense and incredible week of self development. Some things that you’ll learn: Why I didn’t publish an episode last week (1:15) Some nuggets of wisdom that I picked u…
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Making the Best of the Worst Days with Chronic Illness
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14:24Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jana Greene | From Numbing with Alcohol to "FIERCE" Recovery
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36:10If you need some inspiration to keep moving forward you’ll want to hear this episode. Jana Greene has lived through childhood trauma, addiction, single motherhood, and chronic illness. Despite the stacking of challenges that came her way, she pushed through and created a happy and fulfilled life. She is on the precipice of celebrating 20 years of s…
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Bonni Howard | Six Ways to Elevate Your Mood During Challenging Times
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21:26The global pandemic, awakening to racial inequity, and political division happening in our world right now can make it a challenge to maintain a positive mindset. And we all know that a depressed emotional state can directly impact our physical well being. In this episode you’ll learn some actionable steps and tools that I’ve found helpful for keep…
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Rachel Barber | How to Heal from Chronic Illness with Rachel Barber
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34:52Feeling hopeless and stuck in the thoughts that you may never heal? I felt the same way until I met this week’s guest, Rachel Barber. Rachel had exhausted all options, combining techniques from both Eastern and Western medicine. She was at her wits end and in a major state of depression at the thought of having to live the rest of her life being si…
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