TrailBlazers' Conference July: How to cope with "What's wrong with you?"

Monday 23rd July 2012 from 19:00 to 20:30 (BST)

"But you don't look sick."

"I know a girl, she's just like you, in a wheelchair and everything. Her life is over."

"What's wrong with you? What's your prognosis? What do the Doctors say?"

"Will you ever walk again? You are going to get better aren't you?"

"Oh my aunt had that same condition... She died from it."

"Were you born like this? Did you used to be normal?"

"Have you tried walking/exercising/prayer/goji berries/drinking more water?"

"I was having a terrible day, but then I saw you, smiling and happy and it made my life seem better"

We are crafting a safe container to share and explore our experiences with the often ill-thought comments. Almost everyone has a story of the awful comments they have had but what few of us have is a good reply. 

How do we navigate these waters? Can we diffuse the situation without crossing our boundaries? Is it possible to shift these experiences into empowering situations? Can we come away feeling happy? 

We are exploring and answering these in our Sick Chick to Trail Blazers' Conference July!

Hot topics covered:

:: How to deal with "So, what's wrong with you?" and "But you don't look sick!" conversations. 

:: Unpacking why people make these comments and how we can keep feeling good when we are subject to them. 

:: Creating our own "illness/wellness pitch".

:: Crafting empowering replies to the awkward and inevitable questions. 

::  Energy work to shield and ground ourselves during our adventures. 

:: Our guest speaker will be the wonderful Terri Cole of terricole.com. Using her experience as a psychotherapist, a life coach and a cancer survivor to help us get the most from these conversations. 

The conference will create community, solidarity, trouble-shoot practical challenges, instigate new realisations and shift consciousness towards self care, pride and empowerment.

Where: Online via Teleconference and secret Facebook group.

What you get:

:: Monthly Teleconference.

:: Group and one on one coaching on the call.

:: Secret Sick Chick to Trail Blazer Facebook Cafe.

:: Guest interviews.

:: Troubleshooting

:: Energy work

Our first conference was a beautiful triumph with special guests Michelle Ward of WhenIGrowUpCoach.com, Kyeli of ConnectionRevolution.com and Dr Callie Broussard Wheeler of BasicMissions.com and the newly published book Healing From Cordon Bleu to Cancer at BasicMissions.com. 

Want a sample? You can hear Michelle, Kyeli and Callie guest speaking here.