131: Chronic Stress + Our Bodies | Ways Our Physical Health Takes the Hit w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

Parenting children with medical complexities and rare diseases is incredibly stressful. This isn’t news to any of us who’ve been living this life for a little while. More surprising are all the ways – and there are SO MANY – that stress can show up and cause issues in our physical bodies. From insomnia and exhaustion to weight and body changes to health problems and chronic illnesses, we’re sharing all the ways chronic stress has manifested physically in our bodies in today’s episode. Amanda Griffith-Atkins joins me once again as we discuss the impact on chronic stress and some of the ways that we can try to minimize its effects. We don’t have the solution to every issue chronic stress causes, but we see you and we’re right here with you trying to figure it out for ourselves too. Links: Listen to all of my previous episodes with Amanda: Ep 130: Fear of Child Loss, Ep 99: Family Planning, & Ep 81: Health Anxiety. Listen to Ep 85: Parental Identity When You Have a Disabled Child with Emily Ladau. Read Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. Follow Amanda Griffith-Atkins on Instagram @amanda.griffith.atkins. Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life! Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode. Fill out our contact form to get a reminder about upcoming discussion meetings and the Skype link to join! Follow the Facebook page. Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions. Access the transcript on the website here. And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!