Archive for the ‘Personal Stories’ Category
Make a Choice to Make a Change: Class Recording & Slides
Big thanks to all 250+ of you who joined me live on Wednesday night for Make a Choice to Make a Change! I hope the class left you feeling more empowered to start making changes in your own life…right now, regardless of your circumstances. Another big thanks for bearing with me through all of the…
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Free Class: April 25th – Make a Choice to Make a Change
Next Wednesday, April 25th I’m hosting a free video class called Make a Choice to Make a Change. It’s all about taking steps to improve your life right now… regardless of your current circumstances. You don’t have to wait for your situation to change. You just have to make a choice to make a change….
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Guest Post: No Place Like Home
Last December, I ran a Holiday Program for a group of wonderful GPers. One of the participants posted a message on our forum that resonated so deeply with me, I asked her if I could share it on this blog. She asked to edit it for a public audience and what she sent back was…
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GP & Pregnancy: The First Trimester
I’m now 14 weeks pregnant and officially into my second trimester! With the first trimester behind us, I’m looking forward to sharing more about my experience as a mama-to-be who also happens to have gastroparesis. This first post will be a bit long as I’ve waited to write it, but I’ll be posting more regularly…
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Make a Choice to Make a Change
These days I can’t help but stop and count my blessings. They’re all around me. A healthy pregnancy. A beautiful new house. A relaxing family vacation. A happy marriage. A fulfilling career. A successful book (two, actually!). The heartfelt emails, cards, and thank you letters from GPers. The very idea that I have the opportunity…
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Life is About More than Gastroparesis
More and more I’m realizing that living well with gastroparesis means focusing more on the “living” than on the “gastroparesis.” That might sound strange, especially coming from someone who is constantly creating resources and sharing information about GP. Let me explain. Educating yourself about gastroparesis and implementing a comprehensive management plan is the foundation of living…
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11 Great Things about 2011
Yesterday I wrote about the 11 most-read posts of 2011. Today I’m sharing my personal top 11 for 2011: eleven things, people, and experiences that enriched my life this past year: I started working with Michelle at Find Your Balance Health. She’s helped me in so many ways, from balancing my own needs with my…
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My GP-Friendly Wedding
Today marks four years since I married my amazing husband, so I thought I’d take a minute to talk about how I planned a GP-friendly wedding and honeymoon. I met my hubby about a year and a half before I was diagnosed with gastroparesis. By the time we got married in 2007, I’d had gastroparesis…
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Let’s Talk About: Trauma & Gastroparesis
November 6, 2000 was just an ordinary day. Until I nearly died. I was nineteen years old and in my sophomore year at Dartmouth College. I’d ended up with bad case of bronchitis, so I went to the College infirmary that morning and was given a prescription for penicillin. By dinnertime, I was in…
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FAQ Friday: Self Care & Gastroparesis
If you’ve gone through one of my group programs or worked with me one-on-one, you’ve no doubt heard me say how important it is for GPers to respect our limitations and prioritize self-care. That’s not always easy, of course, but I’m positive that it’s one of the keys to living well with gastroparesis. In this week’s…
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