Experiencing health problems and not understanding what is happening to you, can be scary to say the least and it can take and affect you emotionally and physically.

In this episode my guest, Nic shares her health journey with us, where she experienced symptoms and didn’t understand what was happening to her and neither did the doctors. Through her health journey she found her voice and courage to advocate for herself and other women.

Nic is a life and wellness coach and a pioneer of education and has a background in librarianship. She also has a Podcast called, “Awaken with Me”. Her primary focus is helping women who wants to find themselves and practice better self -care.  Through her health journey she has found her voice and courage to advocate for herself and other women.

Join me and listen to Nic as she shares her health journey which was faced with many moments of uncertainty and ambiguity and how she navigated it.

Key Highlights:

·  (01:13 – 08:29) Get to know a little bit more about Nic, her health journey, education and the work she is passionate about.

·  Experiencing symptoms like numbness, digestive problems and pain throughout her body and did not understand what was happening to her.

·  Seeing different doctors and specialist to take test for 12 years and still couldn’t figure out what was happening with her.

(08:34 - 11:21) ·  What it was like navigating, ‘not knowing’ what was happening with her after going through all of the tests.

·  Encouraging people faced with a similar situation to continue seeing a doctor and try to get to the root of it.

·  (11:25 – 15:02) How she found the strength when she was in the thick of it her advice for listeners who are facing a similar situation.

·  Take it one day at a time, assess how you're feeling in the moment and pay more attention to yourself on a person level.

·  (15:03 – 17:57) Knowing what is happening with her gave her the confidence to be more proactive with what she does on a daily basis to give herself what she needs.

·  (17:59 – 24:38) What gave her the courage to advocate for herself and others and to share her story.

·  (27:36 – 29:13) Nic's final advice 

·  Stay afraid but do it anyway.

Key quotes

“It’s good to try to get more information for yourself, but also know not to overwhelm yourself too much with the negative part of the information that you can find”. Nic

"Sometimes we tend to think, you know, The future, like next week, next year, whatever. I think it's definitely helpful to just take it one day at a time, assess how you're feeling in the moment”. Nic

“Listening to your body is part of self-care.” Nic

“The first time you do it, you get more courage the second time you do it”.  Nic

“If I’m going to do this, I’m going to go all in.” Nic

“Sometimes bad things happen, but I think good things can come from it”. Nic

“Stay afraid but do it anyway”. Nic

Let’s connect

You can connect with our guest, Nic on her Podcast called, “Awaken with Me”, her website which is awakentoyourpassion.com and on IG @nicawaken.

You can connect with our host Amber Latrece on Instagram. Head to https://amberlatrece.com/ambiguity-with-ambi, and on IG @IAmAmberLaTrece! Be sure to subscribe on Apple and Spotify, so you never miss an episode!

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