Episode Overview

In this video podcast episode of The Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein and I discuss follow-up questions from my talk at the EDS conference in Dublin. We discuss:

• Unfairness and injustice built into the healthcare system

• Regulating the nervous system and how this affects your brain

• Differentiating systemic advocacy (making changes to insurance and healthcare systems broadly) from individual advocacy (getting your needs met when you have a chronic health condition)

• Using non-judgmental awareness to process how you want to move forward with your care

• Engaging the grief process, moving toward acceptance while still pushing for better health

• The value of trauma-informed care at all levels of the healthcare system

• Responding to sub-optimal medical experiences

• Balancing grief and gratitude to maintain hope while avoiding toxic positivity

• How to talk to your doctor about new research that may impact your care