20-48 Living and Working with Fibromyalgia

November 23, 2020November 25, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from November 24th

I hear you body, you are in a spasm and have been for weeks now, and you are in constant pain. It is easy to get angry but that tenses you up and hurts even more. I have spent the last few days just resting, the pain has not gone away, but I can cope with it better.
These are the joys of fibro, as in all things in life, it is how we handle it. Rest, nurture, and feed your spirit and soul to heal, you are never 100% for that will never happen, but listening to the body makes things easier.

An open heart can feel pain, but sometimes it is the only way to know joy, the difference is not to hold that sorrow and pain in, or take it on, but to let it go through you and out into gratitude and joy of living. I know it can be hard when living in pain daily, but feed the gratitude and joy of life, the purpose, and meaningfulness, and the pain will not take hold of you.

As a podcaster and producer of a podcast network, I work daily to bring shows to people to help them on their journey in life. We all have struggles, and yes some are really hard to live with, but it gives me a reason to get up each day and do something meaningful, that feeds me joy and lessens the pain, for which never goes away, but lessens. Pain becomes your partner, and you learn to listen to it, and when it needs you to stop and rest you do, for if you don’t you will pay for it.

For me, it is the fatigue I have to live with, the constant feeling of tiredness, never recharging, always being in some discomfort, legs feeling like they are made of lead, waking up with pain all over, back hurting, and always working through it, but that is what we have to do, work with our pain, our bodies and find a balance that helps us live with it daily.

I listen to music and that can rebalance me, I watch movies/TV and that redirects me, I go for walks in nature and that feeds me, I see what I have and live in gratitude of it, and I don’t feed the mistakes of disappointments, but the successes and accomplishments. I find joy in all I do, I love what I do, I love the love it gives and the joy it brings and the answers needed by those on their own journey in life.

I find meaning in life, I find purpose, and that stops me from dwelling in my pain, and allows me to get up every day in spite of it, but at the same time honouring my body and its needs.

I wrote this four years ago, and I can add today that I still live in daily pain. Since this podcast, I have written my own memoir, contributed to three books, and produced an anthology called Our Forgotten Children. I also have two grandsons with whom I spend a lot of time and energy, but the love both ways is so worth it.

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I have done a few shows on this disease, and many have shared their ways of managing it in their lives.

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia (FM) was recognized as a true syndrome (now upgraded to a disease) by the American College of Rheumatology in 1990. FM is thought to exist in 2% to 3% of the population. It occurs in both men and women and women are affected 6 to 9 times more often than men. In women, FMoccurs most commonly between the ages of 30 to 60. FM can also affect teenagers, children, and the elderly. FM has no known cause. Current research into how the nervous system deals with pain has shown that various abnormalities are present in people who have FM.

Other studies have indicated that genetic (inherited) factors may predispose some individuals to develop FM. These genetic factors can affect how the body responds to pain, physical or emotional trauma, and illnesses (such as viral infections).

This work is at the research stage and not yet available for doctors to help diagnose patients with FM in their offices. But this knowledge can be helpful in the management of FM.

DR Ric Arseneau world-renowned specialist on Fibromyalgia

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Sara Shares her journey living with Fibro and Myofascial pain.

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Debra Morga shares her skill in living with Fibromyalgia

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C20-22 Deb Morgan with Simply Amazing Women.

May 25, 2020March 22, 2024Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy, and her Deb Morgan, on air from May 26th

Deb Morgan is a first-time author, advocate, and writer who shares her compelling story of endurance and overcoming. Ms. Morgan, after being a guest on WMAP was chosen as one of several contributing writers for the book titled Simply Amazing Women which releases May 2020. It is book two of the best-selling series Simply Amazing by Celebrity WMAP radio host, K. C. Armstrong, a former favorite from the Howard Stern Show. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many fine bookstores online.

In these times of fear and uncertainty, we look for examples of facing life’s challenges and courageously moving forward. What’s amazing is what we learn about our own strengths and resiliency in the process as Ms. Morgan shares her story as one of the 13 real women featured in this non-fiction book.

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Deb demonstrates a commitment to overcoming, healing, and helping others do the same as a tireless advocate and coming out the other side of addiction, trauma, and much more as a Survivor and Warrior. Her story she shares within a whole chapter is shocking, heartbreaking and one of perseverance. At the tender age of 13 when she took her first alcoholic drink, moving into drug addiction to opioids and other pain killers, to crime, arrested, and found her way into rehab, she began her recovery journey and tireless advocacy. How does a woman overcome? That is what you will read in this first published works of Ms. Morgan.

Today Ms. Morgan is an advocate fighting for other addicts, alcoholics since maintaining two years into sobriety and being clean. She also advocates and has Fibro challenges. A mother of two grown children, when not advocating or writing, Deb enjoys reading, painting, travel, and spending time with her many grandchildren she adores. Deb will release her first full-length book this late spring. She is married and resides outside Eugene, Oregon.….

New Book Release “Simply Amazing Women” Published by Celebrity K.C. Armstrong and Features Author & Advocate, Deb Morgan, and twelve other women who are overcomers.

Simply Amazing Women by Celebrity K.C. Armstrong features advocate of recovery and twelve other women who have overcome life’s challenges and now help others.

New Author and Recovery Advocate, Deb Morgan is a shining example that recovery from addiction works and is possible.

In Celebrity Radio Host K.C. Armstrong’s new book, Simply Amazing Women: ‘Become Inspired by Deb Morgan’ and twelve other women who share their stories of overcoming life’s intense challenges and how each woman is using their overcoming wisdom to help others find purpose, healing, and transformation.
Diane Donovan, a Senior Reviewer at Midwest Book Review, states, “If ever there was a good time to publish an inspirational collection of stories, it’s now.” Simply Amazing Women is about choosing the kinds of responses during adversity that translate to survival and courage. While these mini-biographies were compiled before COVID-19, they highlight the ongoing need for inspiration now as never before and are intended, like those in its predecessor, Simply Amazing Special Author’s Edition, to provide the encouragement to not just go on with life, but make it the best possible.
The examples posed by these women all demonstrate paths to rising above adversity. Readers receive a survey filled with intense battles involving self-healing, transformation, and the kind of self-improvement that leads to helping others both through example and by outward-oriented effort.
Mr. Armstrongs’ many interviews chose these empowering women he has done to pick those writers and stories, and their paths taken were more than just about rising above adversity. These remarkable women’s lives unfolded through interviews designed to pinpoint the origins of their strengths and perspectives; readers are treated to a moving, inspirational account offering various strategies for overcoming adversity. As a new world replete with fear, death, and division emerges, there is no better time for reading and considering this book’s underlying message about not just survival, but building and rebuilding a better life from the ashes of disaster. Very highly recommended as a torchlight guiding the way to transformation.
Barbara Bamberger Scott of U.S. Review of Books has applauded K.C. Armstrong for shining an encouraging bright spotlight on the women’s unique experiences. He appropriately prefaces each woman’s account of barriers and successes and, when needed, deftly prompts, offering pertinent facts and gently phrased questions. It’s an effective technique, creating a comfort zone of understanding. Interviewees are respected as they recount defining moments and share accumulated wisdom. This is the second book in the Simply Amazing series, with interviews taking place in Armstrong’s internet and F.M. outlet WMAP (World’s Most Amazing People).
His introduction references the current COVID-19 pandemic, remarking that all the stories in this aggregation involve “a personal pandemic that one has to get through somehow.” International in scope, this volume will doubtless be inspirational for women of any age and provide a lively focus for women’s groups and forums across the globe.
“Simply Amazing Women” goes on sale, Friday, May 1, 2020. The new book will undoubtedly help encourage all who read it and help us to begin moving forward after this Coronavirus has ended. It can also help us start moving forward in living life again!

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YH18-24 Living Well with Chronic Illness & Pain with Leisa Cadotte

June 3, 2018September 28, 2021Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Your Health is Your Choice with Sara Troy and her guest Leisa Cadotte, on air from June 12th

Discussion of “Comfortable Pain”; Living a purposeful & meaningful life with chronic illness, finding the right players of your care team, recognizing your limitations and adaptation, learning to overcome obstacles, mental health awareness, realistic balance, recharging your batteries, you are not your illness.

Leisa Cadotte is now retired from her beloved nursing career due to her own serious health complications. Her 20 years of experience in Disaster Response, Search & Rescue, Surgical Nursing, and finally as an Educator, allow her to share her expertise and the humour needed to becoming a patient warrior.

Leisa is a passionate and fierce advocator for invisible chronic illness and volunteers with the B.C. Lupus Society and Arthritis Research Canada to raise awareness for these complicated and debilitating diseases such as Systemic Lupus, Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis. She also participates as a mentor with multiple online chronic illnesses and pain platforms. Leisa continues to support health care education and makes guest speaker appearances at the former nursing colleges she used to teach at, as well as sharing her story with other organizations. She is also a true Canadian hockey mom and enjoys watching her son play.

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Leisa was born in New Westminster, B.C. Canada in 1969, and grew up in Maple Ridge and White Rock, B.C. She has raised her two boys Mathieu and Benjamin with her husband Francois of twenty-seven years while living in Quebec and Ontario for Francois’ RCMP career. They are now back living in Surrey, B.C.

Both Leisa and Francois love the healing properties of the beach and the ocean. You’ll often find them with their Goldendoodle Cooper, enjoying the benefits of the salty ocean air and the natural beauty of British Columbia.

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