Chronic disease is the diagnosis we fear the most but is it unfixable?
Wendy Gathercole healed herself from chronic disease and here she will open up your mind to the idea that anything could be possible.
If you've been diagnosed or want to improve your life this show is a must.
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How do you know when it's time to change direction?That's the million dollar question.Because there's a fine line between...This is hard and I need to keep going.ANDThis doesn't feel right anymore.We’re taught persistence is a good thing.Don't give up.Keep pushing.Stay consistent.You started it, so finish it.But what if the thing you're persisting with isn't where you want to go anymore?That's not failure.That's information.For me, one of the biggest clues is when I find myself constantly trying to force something to work.When I'm spending more time convincing myself I should want to do it than actually wanting to do it.When something that once felt exciting now feels like an obligation.BUT...And this is important.Not everything that feels uncomfortable needs a pivot.Sometimes we're uncomfortable because we're doing something new.Sometimes we're scared.Sometimes we're growing.So perhaps the question isn't:'Is this hard?'It's...'Am I resisting this because I'm scared or because I know it's no longer right for me?'There's a difference.And somewhere underneath all the noise, you usually know which one it is.The pivot isn't giving up.Sometimes it's finally listening.Notice what you say to yourself when you're stuck in the middle."You started it, so finish it.""I should want this.""I'm just giving up."That's stress language. And your body is listening.If you'd like a place to talk about this kind of thing, come and join the free group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/chronicdiseaseandbeyondWendy x x
18 Oct 2026
#176- Do You Know If You Are Stressed?
Most of us don't believe we have a stress problem. We have the belief this is normal.The busyness.The constant pressure.The time constraints.It's what this job entails.It's just the way it is.What if I told you that is all bollocks?SPOILER ALERT!You can have all of the above without feeling stressed.To some IT IS 'just another day in the office'BUTTo others IT IS the most stressful day they could imagine.The situation isn't necessarily the stress.It's how your body and mind are responding to it.And here's where it gets interesting...You can live in that state for so long that you stop recognising it as stress.You're functioning.You're getting everything done.You're coping.So you assume you're fine.Meanwhile you're constantly rushing, overthinking, holding tension, sleeping poorly, snapping at people, never switching off...And you've labelled all of it 'normal.'Your body doesn't care what you've called it.It is still responding.So maybe the question isn't:'Am I stressed?'Maybe it's:'What have I become so used to that I no longer recognise it as stress?'Because awareness comes before change.And sometimes the biggest BS we need to cut through is the stuff we've convinced ourselves is just normal life.Notice the words you use for it."I'm fine.""It's just busy.""That's just how it is."That's stress language. And your body is listening.If you want to catch yours, grab the free workbook here:https://mailchi.mp/33e8ad69b5d9/catch-your-stress-languageWendy x x
11 Oct 2026
#175- A Walk In The Woods
I recently watched this movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.
Have you seen it?
It was very comical.
Two people who couldn't be more different, walking the same path with completely different ideas about what the journey should look like.
SPOILER ALERT!
One, a well-renowned writer. Organised. Thoughtful. A plan.
The other...
A fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants kinda guy.
They set out to walk the Appalachian Trail.
But they don't finish it.
And that's where it got interesting for me.
Bill sees that they didn't complete the trail (the organised guy)
Katz sees it differently (not orgainsed guy)
They walked the trail.
Same experience.
Same distance.
Same ending.
Completely different meaning.
And neither of them is necessarily wrong.
Because who decided that the only way something counts is if you finish the whole bloody thing?
Who decided what finished even means?
We put so many expectations around what achievement is supposed to look like.
Finish the course.
Reach the goal.
Stick to the plan.
Get to the end.
Otherwise somehow it doesn't count.
And our nervous system gets dragged along for the ride, constantly measuring where we are against where we think we should be.
What if we stopped?
What if you looked at what you have done, rather than constantly measuring yourself against what you haven't?
Maybe you didn't finish the trail.
But you still walked the bloody trail.
And maybe that's enough.
Notice what you say to yourself about the things you didn't finish.
"I never stick to anything."
"I should have done more."
That's stress language. And your body is listening.
If you want to catch yours, grab the free workbook here:
https://mailchi.mp/33e8ad69b5d9/catch-your-stress-language (https://mailchi.mp/33e8ad69b5d9/catch-your-stress-language)
Wendy x x
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