Supporting Through Illness: Care, Boundaries, and Staying Human

When illness enters your life or your work, support can become complicated — especially in spaces built on care, connection, and showing up for others.

In this episode of The Pilates Exchange, Hannah and Chris share an honest conversation about what it means to support clients, caregivers, and yourself while navigating serious illness — without losing boundaries, professionalism, or humanity.

They reflect on what support actually felt like, what didn’t, and how they learned to hold clear limits while continuing to teach, run a studio, and show up for their community. This episode explores normalcy as dignity, consent on both sides, the invisible weight caregivers carry, and the loneliness of leadership during crisis.

This is not a how-to episode. It’s a reflection — grounded, personal, and human — for movement teachers and studio owners navigating hard seasons.

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