From Diagnosis to Purpose: Turning Health Challenges into a Meaningful Life

from Emotion Well · host Johanna Dunlevy - Wellness Manager

In this episode of Emotion Well, host Johanna Dunlevy sits down with certified health and wellness coach Nilay Gokdag, ICF-ACC, NBC-HWC, to explore how a chronic health diagnosis motivated her to change her lifestyle and ultimately find her calling in health coaching.Nilay shares how navigating different struggles in her life, including her move from Turkey to Iowa and managing cultural expectations around food, helped her build a healthier life grounded in curiosity and gratitude. She also discusses how finding the meaning in her disease led her to wanting to support others to share her core values of good health and learning.Tune in for an honest conversation about how challenges can lead to growth, purpose, and lasting change.Connect with Nilay on LinkedIn.Follow her on Instagram.Visit her website here and view her Associate Certified Coach credentials.You can watch the podcast here on YouTube.Donate to EFR. 1 in 3 Iowans needing mental health care cannot afford it. Your gift enables us to offer counseling to anyone in need regardless of their ability to pay. Thank you for helping us keep our promise to the community: that everyone who needs help, gets help.

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