Keeping Positive Through Chronic Autoimmunity; An Interview with Maura Kennedy

Mindset. We’ve all heard our beliefs and outlook are critical to our health. Even my rheumatologist, brilliant at western conventional medicine told me that “if you are doing something that makes you unhappy for more than three hours a day you will eventually get sick”. I’m not sure how to quantify that and for the longest time the whole MINDSET piece was something I put off. You see for me it is easier to change my diet and go to pilates than to change my outlook.

But just how does our outlook actually affect our health?

First our outlook affects our willingness to try new approaches or take the actions required to reclaim our health. Hey if we already think something won’t work we’re not going to bother right? Or if we do bother we may not be bothering 100%, all in.  Or if we try something with the expectation of failure that’s pretty much what will happen. As Yoda says, “There is no TRY”.

Secondly if our outlook contributes to overt or underlying stress then we will eventually experience its’ damaging effects. Stress can affect digestion and absorption, it can affect blood sugar regulation, cognitive function, pH, muscle breakdown, our adrenal glands and our thyroids… of course none of it in a good way.

Maura Kennedy has been an inspiration in her ability to stay positive no matter what she is feeling on a physical level.

In this interview you won’t find a sales pitch, you won’t find all the answers. You will find two friends talking about the struggles of chronic illness, relationships, recovery and state of mind. You will also find three simple things that you can do every day to help improve your state of mind.

Know that you are not alone.

See you in the interview below.

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