Wellacopia Interview with Stephanie Tait Part 1

PART 1: Diagnosed 15 years too late: Stephanie Tait and the View From Rock Bottom

"Find ways to show up intentionally for your right now life, and don’t lose yourself to 'someday when.'"- Stephanie Tait

Stephanie Tait is a disabled disability advocate with Lyme disease. In the fourteen years it took her to get a diagnosis, she struggled with miscarriages, medical indifference and sexism, and the birth of her two sons. Her book, The View from Rock Bottom, is a tale of her struggles with chronic illness along with messages about faith, pain, suffering, joy, and hope. In this episode, Tait discusses her calls for change and the importance of centering the chronically ill in discussions about necessary changes to the medical community and healthcare system.

Talking points:

- Gender bias in medicine

- Healthcare

- Lyme disease

- Chronic illness

- Medicine

- Medical testing

- Fallibility and medical testing

- Dialogue

- Access to care

- Insurance issues

- Quality of care

- Pain

- Call to action

- Need for a cultural shift in healthcare

- Advocacy

Website: stephanietaitwrites.com

Her interview on The Today Show: https://www.today.com/video/life-with-lyme-disease-a-woman-s-15-year-journey-to-diagnosis-59309637737

https://youtu.be/-rHxbAux7QY