183. How to Radiate Hope, Joy, & Compassion in Chronic Illness | Allison Brown

Welcome to Episode 183 of the Warrior Words podcast!   This week's Summer Rewind features Allison Brown. In her original episode, number 122, Allison shared her story of living with chronic illness for the last 30+ years. She shared about the difficulties with her classmates, as well as those experienced as an adult. But we also talked about her friendship with St. Therese and St. Mary Magdalene; one of whom has a feast day on Allison's birthday. With 30+ years of living with chronic illness, Allison offers hope and radiates joy. She even lit up when discussing a group she's a part of. This group supports her, reflecting to her the person God created her to be, the exact opposite of what she experienced from her group of classmates. Allison is truly inspirational, letting us know that just because you live with chronic anything doesn't mean your value is diminished. Depending on how new you are to the show, enjoy these great conversations again, or discover them for the first time.   Learn more about Allison: Website: https://vineyard.to/allisonbrown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/because_i_am_his   Original Episode: Audio: https://pod.link/1725674975/episode/d2FycmlvcndvcmRzLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tLzYwM2YzODY2LTNlYzctM2Y0Zi1iYWRhLTk4NjY1ZThkNWQxMg YouTube: https://youtu.be/mkekm2IaNrQ   Donate to the Star of the Sea Guild through our fiscal sponsor! https://raisedonors.com/xaviermissionfund/star-of-the-sea-guild   Armor Up. Fight the Good Fight. Seek Beauty. Make Your Words Warrior Words. Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com   Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom YT: https://www.youtube.com/@beautyafterbattlesart YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/   People and sponsors/affiliates who helped make this podcast possible. Please support them and help keep Warrior Words on the air! Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24 Gabriella Batel's Editing Services: https://bonepiercer.com/editing/first-chapter-packages/ 1st Phorm for your Health Goals (aff): https://1stphorm.sjv.io/K01j3e Catholic Owned (aff): Get 10% off any Business membership with my code WARRIOR at https://catholicowned.com/ Warrior Words Amazon Store (aff): For items I use, recommend, or love! https://a.co/d/06usyTGd   NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical. * Links marked with (aff) are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.