Ep. 85 - The Process of Finding Purpose in Your Pain with Ashley Rippentrop

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">I’ve so been looking forward to sharing my conversation with Ashley Rippentrop on the podcast! Ashley has an incredible story with living with invisible illness. She shares her story with us as well as her RALLY Method and how that has helped her through her chronic illness journey.</span></p> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">She’s since made a documentary with her husband about chronic illness called <a href= "https://www.behindthevisiblefilm.com/">Behind The Visible</a> that will be coming out in 2021. She shares how her life living with invisible illness has put her in a space where she can share her experience via this documentary to help others.</span></p> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Make sure to listen in to today’s episode and head over to follow Ashley so you’ll be the first to know when the documentary comes out!</span></p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>In today’s episode we chat about:</strong></span></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ashley's story dealing with neuropathy from the time she was a kid</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Continuing to have chronic issues with fainting, migraines and other symptoms and finding out she has POTS</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Understanding what POTS is and how it connect with the rest of her health</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How invisible illness affects everything you do and learning how to advocate for yourself and accommodations you need</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The importance of finding purpose in your pain</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ashley's RALLY Method - Reflect, Accept, Learn, Look, You</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What motivated her to create a documentary w