Chronic illness, health crises, serious health conditions: the question often is, can you be Healthy-ish when the "ish" hits the fan? The answer is, not only can you but it's a relly, really great way to make the management of certain illnesses much easier, with great results. Today, I'm talking with Gillian Goerzen - a body positive health coach, certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and author who helps her clients ditch diets, programs and plans and reclaim their authentic approach to health + fitness. Tune i to hear about her incredible health event and how she's navigating the waters of chronic illness in Helathy-ish style.
We talk about:

the ways body acceptance can lead to ambivalence
Gillian's health crisis (spoiler: it involves MANY bee stings!)
the subsequent diagnosis of Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
misconceptions about intuitive eating and what it means to live the deepest, truest version of IE
figuring out what makes her chronic illness worse and what doesn't. What's easy to eliminate, what's not.
understanding the patterns in our own bodies
the resistance to managing illness in a Healthy-ish way


You can find Gillian at: superyou.ca

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