EP 22: Healing from Chronic Illness, Dealing with Unhelpful Advice, and Being Transformed through Grief

In this episode, Gaby speaks with Vanessa Azelis, (Your Grateful Guide) about: • her story of experiencing chronic illness • having a condition that's misunderstood • how she started to find her path towards healing • grief associated with chronic illness and why it's important to process it • experiencing the loss of her father • dealing with unhelpful advice from family members • how grief has transformed her life ...plus one thing you can start doing to support yourself through grief and chronic illness. Vanessa Azelis is a Nervous System & Grief expert with over 10 years personal experience with debilitating chronic illness. She had around 50 diagnoses and close to 100 symptoms. She is also a certified Bereavement Educator and Grief Movement Guide, and experienced the sudden traumatic loss of her father 2 years ago. Nervous System Regulation, the magic of Neuroplasticity and Somatic based practices saved her life, literally. She shares her story to raise awareness, to bring hope, and open minds to the possibility that it’s not your body, you’re not broken, it’s your brain and your brain can change.  She has personally supported hundreds in the chronic illness community through 1:1 coaching and her membership HAVEN for Nervous System Regulation and Grief Support, and has helped bring hope to thousands through social media, podcasts, and speaking events. She is passionate about helping others heal by accessing safety and regulation through nervous system work, and has made it her mission to give grief the attention it desires and deserves through her membership and classes.  LINKS: Website: http://www.yourgratefulguide.com/  HAVEN Membership: https://yourgratefulguide.com/join-haven/learn-more MONTHLY GRIEF SOMATIC CLASS: https://yourgratefulguide.com/monthly-grief-somatic-class Instagram: @YourGratefulGuide https://www.instagram.com/yourgratefulguide/?hl=en  YouTube: “Your Grateful Guide” https://youtube.com/channel/UCHdz1yVx7IK4cTi1IZa9SnA If you found this episode useful, please leave a rating or review to help other grieving people find this podcast too. Connect with The Grief Cocoon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://urlgeni.us/TGCApp⁠⁠ • Join our community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://urlgeni.us/TGC22⁠ • Youtube: https://youtube.com/@thegriefcocoon • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thegriefcocoon • Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thegriefcocoon • 1:1 Support: gabrielageorges.com/grief-guide-coaching If this episode has brought up anything that you need further support with, please talk to a trusted person or contact a support service, such as: • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Griefline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - 1300 845 745⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Lifeline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - 13 11 14 • Mensline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - 1300 78 99 78 Acknowledgement of Country: This episode was produced on the sacred lands of the Gimuy-walubarra Yidi People. We pay respect to elders past and present, extend that respect to all First Nations people listening, and acknowledge the ongoing loss and grief due to colonisation.