I've been working at a Lifestyle Medicine clinic as a care coordinator for the past 6 years now, helping patients who are seeking treatment for a variety of chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, obesity, etc. It still breaks my heart when I sense the shame that someone is carrying around their diagnosis. It also fills me with anger. How DARE society shame people for a problem that society itself created. But you don't fight shame with shame. You fight it with hope. I get to fight for people every day, connecting patients to the care they've needed for years, and I'm grateful for my job and the clinic I work for every. Single. Day. It's what inspired me to become a health coach, a Metabolic Muse- because I see the difference in the quality of peoples lives when they get the support they need to make lifestyle changes... and when their bodies respond... when their metabolisms start to heal and their energy returns and they're in less pain and can think clearly again... their hope turns into a wildfire, spreading more hope to everyone around them. This. THIS is what society needs - this is the real medicine when it comes to chronic illness. 6 Pillars. Small steps. There's hope. I promise.

Hey - just joined the community. I'm early to the party, but I came with snacks. 😁