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Episode 208: The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness Part 3
How can our illnesses mirror the Heroine's Journey? The hero's journey is so compelling. We are drawn into that messaging and are looking for our redemptive conclusion. However, most of us with chronic illness don't achieve those ends. The story of trauma, loss, grief, and going into the underworld that can give us a framework for understanding what happens to us with illness. The roots system of the underworld forces us to look plainly at what is really going on. What are the things that are bring Sarah life? Sarah's tools for self care: move my body (but not so much it hurts), eat real food, get enough sleep. How can gardening, tending the soil, be nourishing? Bringing other things to life is an excellent way to bring yourself to life. Win a copy of Sarah's book on 4/17/20! Go to my Instagram @theAnnetteLeonard or Twitter @Annette_Leonard to learn how!