Amy and Brittany talk about self-forgiveness: —what it is —the benefits it provides —some examples of situations related to chronic illness that we’ve found difficult to let go of and forgive ourselves ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a…
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Amy speaks with Yesenia Villalta about: —the importance of boundaries and some examples of them in relation to chronic illness —if there’s room for joy among our pain and how to find it —how to redefine what a good life means to us with chronic illness Yesenia and I also chatted in episode 129 about…
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Amy speaks with Yesenia Villalta about: —the stories we tell commonly tell ourselves about our bodies and endometriosis —tips for processing the anger we often feel toward this disease —the importance of getting curious about the shame we feel and how to move toward self-acceptance and love. 🎤WHO IS YESENIA VILLALTA?🎤 Yesenia Villalta is a…
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Amy and Brittany talk about: —the difficulties of adjusting to a new, unwanted reality as illness impacts every aspect of our lives. —finding ourselves again, finding joy again, finding a life worth living again. —celebrating the small wins and being able to see how far we’ve come. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like…
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Amy and Brittany talk about the grief that can accompany having a chronic illness. —some reasons why we might grieve due to chronic illness —what we personally grieve —how our grief has impacted our lives. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode111 🔗Grieving Chronic Illness and Injury — Infinite Losses ☀️CONNECT WITH…
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Updated 10/2023. There are days when it feels like all we are doing is surviving. Amy and Brittany talk about —how we get through heavy feelings —how we try to stay open to possibility even on the most hopeless-feeling days. AMY’S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️…
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Amy and Brittany talk with Maggie Bowyer about acceptance and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). We talk about how: —DBT teaches skills such as acceptance, mindfulness, interpersonal skills, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance —how this skills relate to endometriosis —how they’ve helped us to live with more intention, peace, and meaning in spite of the challenges…
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Updated 9/2023. CW: Brief mention of suicidal ideation. Amy and Brittany talk about what happiness is. —Is it possible to have while living with endo and other chronic illnesses? —We explore the idea that happiness is a skill that can be learned —We share our experiences trying to find deep happiness anyways in spite of…
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Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about our own journeys of searching for peace. —Is it possible to find peace with the pain, the symptoms, and the countless ways endo devastates our lives? —Where we are in terms of acceptance and what benefits it has brought us. —While there is no ‘correct way’ to find…
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Updated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about gratitude: —how it can change the way we feel about our lives —how it can be hard to practice when we are suffering from endo challenges —how books, movies, and connecting with each other can help us find gratitude, inspiration, and strength ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website:…
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