• The season 1 Trailer, aka End of the Season 1 Reflection
    Oct 31 2021

    The season 1  Trailer, aka End of the Season 1 Reflection
    I am recording the podcast trailer a bit later than I should have. I am approaching the 1st anniversary of releasing my first episode. I announced my 1st episode to the world on November 30th, 2021.   What I envisioned as a resource for my clinic patients has grown into a project I had no idea it would become. It has been listened to in 87 countries and over 3000 cities and downloaded almost 40,000 times.

    Thank you so much for your listenership and support! 

     Looking back at my 1st year of podcasting, I want to record a reflection episode, but it probably makes more sense to listen to it before you start listening to the podcast. So I am including it at the end of season 1 and as a trailer. 

    Get Season 1 podcast guide:  https://www.rheumcoach.com/season1
    Use this guide to track your progress as you listen to the episodes. It has a list of all episodes included in 1st season, with checkboxes to mark off your completion. It also has a fill-in-the-blank guide to episodes to engage you as you listen - it will keep you focused so you will retain more information. 

    RheumMate membership provides coaching and support for people with autoimmune conditions, chronic pain, and fibromyalgia so you can have the tools to improve pain, stop exhaustion, overwhelm, and survival mode and start living intentionally with plans, goals, and dreams. This membership is intended to be life-changing. If you've been listening to this podcast or the workshops but have yet to implement the ideas I share with you, and you want to implement them but just don't know where to start, this membership will serve as a guide, taking you from a passive listener to a person who is living with intention, who applies the knowledge.  Learn more and to sign up:  https://www.rheumcoach.com/rheummate2022

    YouTube video:  https://youtu.be/YeNXowmiS54
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmh3SkdrrBhS--I6_8IJAQ   - a few example videos from the course and other content.

    Please email me at rheumcoach@gmail.com if you try it or if you have questions. I would love to hear from you.

     www.rheumcoach.com - my website
    If you are not part of my newsletter, please sign up; the link to sign up is on my website https://www.rheumcoach.com/

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your FREE copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook.com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro
    Follow me on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/rheumcoach/

    Disclaimer: This podcast provides information only and does not provide any medical or psychological services or advice. None of the content on this podcast prevents, cures, or treats any mental or medical condition.

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    8 mins
  • What is fibromyalgia?
    Nov 20 2021

    Episode 1 - What is fibromyalgia?
    The first episode of the podcast covers the fibro basics - what is fibromyalgia, who is at risk of developing fibromyalgia, and the symptoms.

    You can see the full transcript:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1890983/9580631-what-is-fibromyalgia

    www.rheumcoach.com - my website

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro 

    Disclaimer: This podcast provides information only and does not provide any medical or psychological services or advice. None of the content on this podcast prevents, cures, or treats any mental or medical condition.

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    17 mins
  • How is fibromyalgia diagnosed?
    Nov 27 2021

    Episode 2 - How is fibromyalgia diagnosed? 
    Fibromyalgia is a real, painful condition. The latest guidelines for diagnosis were published in 2016 and you can find them below. To be diagnosed with fibro, you need to have at least three months of widespread pain or pain all over with other fibro symptoms. Other conditions that may mimic fibro need to be excluded, but you can have fibromyalgia  along with other painful conditions, like degenerative disease, chronic back pain, and autoimmune conditions, as well as sleep Apnea and depression. Is it not a diagnosis of exclusion. Accepting the Fibro is real is necessary for your successful treatment.

    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
    2016 Revisions to the 2010/2011 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria
    https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/2016-revisions-to-the-20102011-fibromyalgia-diagnostic-criteria/

    You can see the full transcript:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1890983/9621860-how-is-fibromyalgia-diagnosed

    www.rheumcoach.com - my website

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro 

    Disclaimer: This podcast provides information only and does not provide any medical or psychological services or advice. None of the content on this podcast prevents, cures, or treats any mental or medical condition.

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    12 mins
  • Fibromyalgia treatment overview
    Nov 28 2021

    Episode 3 Fibromyalgia treatment overview.
     Fibro symptoms are due to the brain processing problem. To help the brain to learn how to process pain in correct way you to rewire the brain using three pillars or columns of fibro treatment: education, self care and pain control. Although medications may help, fibro treatment is not that simple. 
    You can see the full transcript:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1890983/9621860-how-is-fibromyalgia-diagnosed

    www.rheumcoach.com - my website

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro 



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    14 mins
  • Fibromyalgia treatment - what can you do right now?
    Dec 5 2021

    Episode 4 Fibromyalgia treatment - what can you do right now?

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    24 mins
  • Fibromyalgia treatment - Do you care for yourself? 6 types of self-care
    Dec 10 2021

    Episode 5 - Fibromyalgia treatment - Do you care for yourself? 6 types of self-care

    This episode focuses on self-care. It is not as simple as eating well and exercising. Learn more about why self-care is essential and what you need to do to embrace it.

    www.rheumcoach.com    - my website
    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy  of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach    - lots more information about fibro

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    20 mins
  • Fibromyalgia Pain Science Education: Introduction to pain processing
    Dec 20 2021

    Episode 6 - Fibromyalgia Pain Science Education: what do toddlers, a magic trick, and fibro pain have in common?
    This episode starts the pain education series. In this episode, I am talking about the foundation of pain science. Most of us think of pain as directly linked to body damage or tissue injury. I will explain how pain does not necessarily mean damage. Anticipation of pain, stress, emotions, memories, and many other triggers can trigger the sensation of pain. This is an important concept that must be understood if you want to find a solution for pain improvement.
    You can see the full transcript:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1890983/9751127-fibromyalgia-pain-science-education-what-do-toddlers-a-magic-trick-and-fibro-pain-have-in-common

    www.rheumcoach.com - my website

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro 

    Disclaimer: This podcast provides information only and does not provide any medical or psychological services or advice. None of the content on this podcast prevents, cures, or treats any mental or medical condition.


    Please Rate, Review, & Follow this podcast.


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    13 mins
  • Fibromyalgia Pain Science Education - Stress part 1
    Jan 9 2022

    Episode 7 - Fibromyalgia Pain Science Education - Stress part 1
    This episode continues pain science education of fibromyalgia.
    We start the discussion about how pain and stress are related.
    Many of my patients tell me that they experience fibro flares when they are under a lot of stress. Stress is a situation that is difficult to cope with, and that creates a reaction in the body – physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral.
    Different people cope with circumstances differently and have different reactions to a similar situation.
    Pain is a major ongoing stressor. It produces every type of stress response – biological/physical, emotional, behavioral, and mental changes.

    You can see the full transcript:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1890983/episodes/9852821-fibromyalgia-pain-science-education-stress-part-1

    www.rheumcoach.com - my website

    www.rheumcoach.com/FibroCard - Download your free copy of the "Fibromyalgia is real" postcard to share with your family & friends

    www.FaceBook/com/rheumcoach - lots more information about fibro 

    Disclaimer: This podcast provides information only and does not provide any medical or psychological services or advice. None of the content on this podcast prevents, cures, or treats any mental or medical condition.

    Please Rate, Review, & Follow this podcast.

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    12 mins