Chron-ick

I encountered “believe it better” theology, but instead of breaking down, I changed my mind about community.

There is no necessary legacy, and you don’t have to DO anything with your pain or make anything of it. Let’s middle through that one together in a short 10 minutes.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Chron-ick Podcast! I'm not going to give too much away, but today, I'm telling you a story of family, and of hope, and of joy. I'm also giving you my *soon to be famous* apple cider recipe. 

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I’m grieving today. I’m struggling, I’m processing. I’m not able to have grace for myself, today. This is me at my most imperfect. I’m holding this space so that you have a safe place when you’re feeling imperfect too; when you feel like moving toward is too hard. This is for me, it’s for you; for us. It’s a safe space for all of us who dwell in the “ick” of chronic mental and physical illness, pain and trauma.

Elise ate a subpar sandwich, which sparked an inner fire about how we should all be our own Chief Vibe Officers. This episode includes sandwich shop rankings, the virtues of chili-mac, horrible bosses, not-so-horrible bosses, and how to get loud and advocate for yourself in and out of the workplace.

Title says it all, but Elise is still celebrating like the queen that she is, and YOU need to do the same today and everyday. You’re a queen and you should celebrate that, no matter your circumstances and no matter the deeply rooted psychological junk telling you (especially as a woman) not to celebrate yourself. QUEENS - let’s celebrate! 🎉

A BONUS EPISODE from Puerto Vallarta! Elise chased waterfalls yesterday and it was a long journey of intentionally taking graceful actions to get there. Today she encourages you to change your routine from expected actions to graceful actions in order to chase down the waterfalls you’ve been dreaming about.

Elise’s husband Patrick takes over the podcast from vacation in Puerto Vallarta, giving a hot take on the state of sports in Denver before discussing “The Compound Effect” by Darren Hardy and how the concept of compounding could help us all become healthier and happier, even if we’re living with a chronic condition. At the end, Patrick puts on his Patricio hat and it gets NSFW as Elise and Patrick discuss Night 1 in PV.

WOAH. This week Elise needs a pulpit. We talk about how cultivating grace for ourselves IS participating in social justice. We also talk about how moving your body, or mimicking movement, can help you “think forward,” out of your current situation. Elise also reveals her first GUEST SPEAKER on next week’s vacation episode from Puerto Vallarta.