Normal Adjustments with Nicole Faccio

Hi everyone, my name is Nicole Faccio and this Normal Adjustments podcast. I'm a Primary Lymphedema patient and advocate, in a life mission to normalize imperfection. As a Chronic disease patient since birth, I am passionate about bringing awareness not only to Rare Diseases, but to the fact that all the challenges we face in life are not unusual, but actually normal.

With Normal Adjustments, I bring first-hand accounts of stories that validate the fact that the truth about normality is that it is anything but standard. I want to shed light on the “not normal” because rest assured, whatever it is you are going through, you are not alone.

Tune in to season 1 and 2 of Normal Adjustments and not only learn about me, but about all the fabulous people that have also exposed their vulnerabilities for the benefit of all of you. Humans for humans for the greater good.

And join me as Season 3 kicks off on April 6, with new episodes releasing every Wednesday.

Remember, not all tales are created equal, and neither the people that tell them.

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Website: normaladjustments.com

Es el final de la temporada 2 y también el podcast cumple un añito hoy! Que mejor manera de cerrar la temporada reviviendo y reiterando el propósito y la misión que establecí en el primer episodio que salió en junio 9 del 2020, pero en Español para mi comunidad de habla hispana y a mis hermanos latinoamericanos que entiendo que tanto necesitan de este tipo de contenido. Como de costumbre, debato y reto el concepto de la normalidad y exhorto a todos a vivir su normal - sea la que sea. 

Gracias una y mil veces a todos por el apoyo en este año y a todos los invitados que han sido parte del proyecto. Los amo ❤️

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Today we have musician, life enthusiast, and my friend, Rafael Rosa. Rafa lives with type 1 diabetes since he is 21 years old. Little did I know that underneath his 6'4'' height and big wonderful smile, I was going to get such an inspiring story of pure drive, focus and resilience. Rafa decided to take charge of his health and went into a very strict journey to educate himself on nutrition, his disease and think like a pancreas, to be able to follow his passion. He used his love and admiration for music as a driver to find what allowed him to 'feel as normal as possible' at the worst of times, to find whatever protocol gave him energy to pursue his dream and be around the people he admires. 

Conversations like this is why I do this project, because like Rafa said: 'The beautiful thing about being a human is that we all need to inspire each other'. 

Some 1.6 million Americans are living with Type 1 Diabetes, including about 200,000 youth (less than 20 years old) and 1.4 million adults (20 years old and older). 64,000 people are diagnosed each year in the U.S. 5 million people in the U.S. are expected to have Type 1 Diabetes by 2050, including nearly 600,000 youth

You can find Rafa in his website: https://rafaelrosamusic.com/

or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therafaelrosa/

and if you are interested in his music lessons you can contact him here: [email protected]

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Part 2 is here! We heard our ladies talk about their births stories on the last episode, now it's time to talk about what happens post birth, and that doesn't only mean having a baby in your arms. Raquel and Rachel both agree and elaborate on the massive gap of information that exists of the days after giving birth and how hard, challenging and overwhelming it is during the recovery period of both natural births and C-sections. 

Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Thank you baby Luca and baby Ava for allowing me to borrow your moms to have this 2hr conversation <3

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Having a child is one of the most wonderful things in life, but is not always that glamorous. Comes in Normal Adjustments to demystify a topic that is very under-represent and for which women get a lot of pressure to fulfil. My lovely friends Rachel and Raquel both join me today to talk about their experiences giving birth and in the pregnancy process. Both have very different stories and challenges but with a common theme: It was not easy and no one talks about how hard it is. 

A shout-out to all women that are in the process to have a baby or have given birth. You are all my heroes. 

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El vientre de alquiler (surrogacy por su término e ingles), gestación subrogada, maternidad subrogada, gestación por sustitución, o subrogación (entre otros términos) es la práctica por la que, previo acuerdo con otra persona o pareja, una mujer se queda embarazada, lleva la gestación a término y da a luz a un bebé para esa otra persona o pareja, las cuales se convierten en progenitores del bebé. La práctica solo lleva en uso desde el 1970 gracias el nacimiento de la inseminación artificial y ha sido grandemente criticada y actualmente es legal en solo 7 países del mundo.

Pilar, luego de una terrible trayectoria con endometriosis, le toco buscar vías alternas para poder cumplir su sueño de ser madre y gracias a esta maravillosa práctica, hoy día tiene dos maravillosos niños. No obstante, esta historia no fue tan color de rosa desde sus comienzos, sintoniza esta increíble conversación para escuchar porque. Pilar es vivo ejemplo de superación, resiliencia y determinación. Me siento extremadamente agradecida por tener esta conversación en este proyecto y espero que los inspire igual que me ha inspirado a mí. Gracias Pilar, por tu honestidad y transparencia que sé que ayudara a muchos. 

Recuerden: Eres más fuerte de lo que crees. <3

Pueden comunicarse con Pilar y saber más sobre su historia en Instagram https://www.instagram.com/our.only.way

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Neurodiverse applies to a community of people whose members are neurodivergent. Neurodiversity is an approach to education and ability that supports the fact that various neurological conditions are the effect of healthy changes in the human genome. Conditions such as ADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia, and Dyslexia make up 'Neurodiversity'. 

Today Dom joins me to tell his last 5 years exposed to this topic due to his daughter's diagnosis and recently a turn of events he didn't expect. With a wonderful ability of storytelling, Dom educate us about Neurodiverisity and his path to educating himself only to validate that we are all very much different, including in our brains and the way we think. Tune in to this very insightful conversation.  

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Lipedema isn't rare, but it is rarely diagnosed. It is estimated that more than 11% of the women population might have this fat deposit disorder, known by the pain patients experience with it. Today we have blogger, speaker, podcaster, Lipedema patient, compression garment model and eternal optimist, Caroline Sprott to tell us her story with Lipedema, her life with the chronic condition and her journey to acceptance. Caroline got diagnosed with Lipedema at 21 and after going through very challenging times and several disappointments, she decided to adopt a method she calls 'Fashion Therapy' to lift her spirits to work with the compression garments instead of working against them. She now inspires many others, like me, to wear the garments proudly and that compression is not our enemy. She teaches us many more lessons about the power of a positive mindset, but for those you will need to tune in and listen to this amazing conversation. 

Caroline, thank you for being you, and for becoming my Delusional sister ;)

You can learn more about Caroline, her blog, podcast and her endeavours here: https://www.lipoedemmode.de/links/

And find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caroline.sprott/

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Globally, 107 million people are estimated to have an alcohol use disorder. Alex joins us today to tell us his story with alcoholism, or as he describes it, 'Alcoholic Career'. With a wonderful use of worlds, a willingness to learn and an inspirational recovery journey, today we learn a bit more of what it means to be an alcoholic and the important decision of being sober and staying sober. With a new respect for the small things, a great sense of gratitude towards his new life, and a renewed relationship with his family, Alex shares a vault of words of wisdom about this journey and those adjustments that have changed him forever. Tune in to listen to this amazing human, a testament of commitment, and more lessons of the importance of taking things 'One day at a time'. 

You can learn more about Alex and his comedy work here: www.alexpcoop.com

And find him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/alex_p_cooper

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Yari es conocida por su espíritu aventurero y los viajes de los que tanto habla en su blog. Detrás de las sonrisas y las fotos de la naturaleza, hay una historia de superación y de búsqueda de sanación. Batallando con Fibromialgia desde los 25, ha enfrentado muchos retos con medicamentos y agotamiento extremo, para los que ha tenido que ajustar su vida de muchas maneras para mantenerse saludable y funcional. Hoy nos cuenta su historia y en que ha constituido este camino que ella ampliamente describe como la sanación y que herramientas cambiaron su vida para bien. 

¡Una conversación bien cool que espero que disfruten! Ah, y sí, somos primas :)

Pueden encontrar a Yari en Instragram como @yarifaccio 

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