Welcome Eileen Laird, author of Healing Mindset. This episode, we target autoimmune disease and the role that the mind-body connection can play in reducing pain, increasing resilience, and living a more vital life.
There are over a hundred different autoimmune conditions — from rheumatoid arthritis to lupus to Grave’s disease to multiple sclerosis and more — one in ten people have an autoimmune condition worldwide. Stress makes the condition worse… fortunately, this also works in the other direction! In moments of overwhelm, we can learn to send an anti-inflammatory cascade back through the nervous system.
And that’s what we practice today! Eileen guides us in a soothing meditation of self-compassion, both working with pain and befriending the body.
In our discussion afterwards we explore:
how to work with pain and find safe places in the body
the relationship between sensitivity and autoimmune conditions
how to notice early warning signals
how Eileen supports herself via daily routines
and much more…
Eileen, thank you for writing your book and for supporting so many people through your incredible podcast.
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The Afterparty
Ah-hoy! In this week’s party, we drink dragon fruit lemonade in pilsner glasses, and Tasha talks about her own rollercoaster journey with Graves’ disease. Sometimes an illness calls on you to change the entire way you live – there is no other choice. We also talk about how pain can be an invitation to experience yourself as a broader field of sensation, one that includes the body but isn’t limited to it. Then we clink our glasses again! :)
*In an effort to sustain our antics, the Afterparty will move behind ye old paywall soon!
Pour yourself some lemonade, take the practice for a spin, then tell us in the comments how it all went down!
K, That’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.
Love always,
🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️
The Autoimmune Feedback Loop with Eileen Laird