We had been driving for what seemed like ages. The intention was to get home ASAP. My fever was climbing higher. I knew my illness, Behcet’s Disease, was raging out of control and I had to reach medical care.
When the body is chronically overwhelmed with adrenaline and cortisol due to constantly being in fight-flight-or-freeze (chronic trauma, stress, abuse), the immune system kicks into overload and chronic illness, particularly autoimmune dysfunction, takes hold.
Discovering Purpose Through Chronic Illness & Trauma Illnesses, particularly chronic, serious diseases, can leave you feeling broken by life. Physical ailments are overwhelming, disheartening, and isolating even with a plethora of resources at your fingertips. Studies show that even minor bouts of the common cold can cause mild depression because the immune, neurologic, and psychological systems are […]
The gnawing sense that your multi-million dollar annual income will vanish tomorrow...and you'll be left poverty-stricken and homeless like in childhood
The sinking, sickening sense that no matter how many zeros you add to your bank account, you'll never feel worthy of it, filled up by it, or like it means anything
The constant need to control your money, how you use it, spend it, share it, because you're not safe, and everything (your life, business, relationships) will fall apart if you don't)
Begin by healing your earliest wealth and worth wounds