E78: InvisiYouth Chat Sessions with public speaker and paid patient consultant, Gerry Langan

Season 5 Finale episode, let's get into it! Sharing your life on a public and personal level when you’re also living with a chronic or progressive illness is a daily balancing act, so it’s important to find the ways you’re able to thrive personally and with those around you. Our special guest knows exactly how to do that and has made us a fan of hers from the beginning. Gerry Langan, a public speaker and paid patient consultant has been living with a rare disease and progressive illnesses like severe Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure since she gave birth to her twin sons. Now, she helps other find hope and inspiration during their journeys with chronic illness through her work and social media platform. Here’s the Four Hot Takeaways: At 3:11 have some fun with Gerry as she answers rapid questions all about herself like the adventures of Hawaii, who mails her letters, a great date night and when she laughed so hard she cried. Get your relationship advice flowing at 10:29 when Gerry and Dominique share the best tips on how to maintain autonomy when getting outside opinions, why you don’t need “one-size-fits-all friends” in your life, the best tips of navigating a strong romantic relationship when chronic illness/disability are in the mix, and how to talk to kids about your chronic illness/disability so it doesn’t too scary for them. STORY TIME Intermission at 30:21 brings all the laughs at the realities of living with an invisible illness as Gerry shares how one time opting for the stairs instead of an elevator with her friend that has a prosthetic leg brought humorously misplaced reactions from those around them. And we end the podcast episode (and Season 5!) at 34:25 with all the insider techniques and mindsets to bring balance and inner advocacy into your world. Gerry and Dominique share how to balance a public/private life on social media, what ways help you navigating digesting information about your chronic illness, especially if it’s a progressive illness, and so many great tips on how to bring balance and confidence into your self-advocacy with your medical teams and facilities so you can thrive with those people like all the other relationships in your life.  Please like, comment, subscribe and share this episode, follow Gerry @itsgerrylangan, on all social media platforms and her website! Please check out the InvisiYouth Charity Shop to buy yourself or someone you care about our limited edition Subtle Activist Color Block bracelet on www.etsy.com/shop/invisiyouthcharity with free shipping globally, and please support InvisiYouth Charity by donating, following and joining our programs and community @invisiyouth!Wanna support our nonprofit?Watch on YouTubeShopInstagramTwitterFacebookDonate