Corri, a returning community member talks about how POTS has led her to reimagine movement, creativity, and self-compassion. She opens up about her evolving relationship with dance, how art became a new outlet for healing, and why she’s pursuing a future in kinesiology and physical therapy to help others living with chronic illness. She is the creative behind Dancing with Dysautonomia, her platform to advocate for this patient population.
Together, Ella and Corri explore:
- what it means to stay connected to your passions while adapting to a changing body
- finding balance between advocacy and rest
- learning to let go of comparison.
Her other Dysunderstood contributions: Corri's Story: Dancing with Dysautonomia
Reflection: Mental Health and Dysautonomia
Find Us on Instagram: Corri @corridefazio and @DancingwithDysautonomia, Ella @ellaeastin, Dysunderstood @dysunderstood
TikTok: @dysunderstood
We want to hear your story! Contact us: hello@dysunderstood.com
Thank you to Nurse Mates for supporting our community, providing compression and comfort footwear. DISCOUNT CODE: ELLA20
Some relevant definitions:
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)- A clinical diagnosis where patients present with excessive increase in heart rate upon assuming upright posture or physical activity like dizziness and palpitations. (Adult diagnostic criteria requires 30 bpm heart rate change when going from supine to upright position)
For a transcript of this episode, click here.
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