PEACEFUL MIND PODCAST — EPISODE 331 Motherhood with Fibromyalgia: Finding Strength in Chronic Illness
Danielle is joined by her coaching client Allie, a mom who has been living with fibromyalgia for over 13 years. What started as a physical fall led to a diagnosis that quietly reshaped everything about the way Allie mothered, moved through the world, and thought about herself. In this honest, unhurried conversation, Allie shares what it was really like — the guilt, the grief, the invisible struggle of looking fine while feeling anything but — and what changed when she stopped fighting her limitations and started working with them.
If you are navigating a chronic illness, a health challenge, or any season that has forced you to let go of the mom you thought you were going to be, this episode will make you feel deeply seen. And if you're not, Allie's story carries wisdom that applies to any woman who has had to rebuild her expectations and find a new kind of strength.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- What fibromyalgia actually is — and why it's called an invisible illness
- How Allie shifted from surviving to thriving as a mom with a chronic condition
- The lies she believed about herself early on — and what she knows now that she wishes she had known then
- What her daughter, now 23, says about growing up with a mom who had to do things differently
- Why life coaching — not chronic illness coaching — became the turning point in her journey
- What Allie would say to a mom who has just been diagnosed with something and is grieving the life she thought she would have
Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here
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#246 — How to Free Yourself From Unmet Expectations: The Manual Edition
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