What if your illness isn’t just something to fix… but something trying to guide you?

In this episode of Rewriting the Illness Story, I sit down with coach Shelly Groom to talk about her journey through anxiety, fibromyalgia, and chronic illness—and how it ultimately led her back to herself.

Shelly shares what it was like to go from panic attacks and ER visits to years of debilitating symptoms, being dismissed by doctors, and searching for answers that never seemed to come. Through time, self-discovery, and small but powerful shifts, she began to move out of survival mode and into healing, purpose, and alignment.

This conversation explores the emotional and physical toll of invisible illness, the frustration of not being believed, and the powerful role mindset, awareness, and self-compassion can play in the healing journey.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, unseen, or overwhelmed by your health, this episode will remind you—you’re not alone, and there is another way forward.

In this episode, we discuss:
• Living with anxiety, fibromyalgia, and chronic illness
• The experience of being dismissed or misdiagnosed
• How stress, burnout, and life circumstances impact the body
• The mind-body connection and shifting out of “sick identity”
• Small, manageable steps that support healing
• The importance of validation, support, and being seen
• How purpose and alignment can shift your health and energy
• Practices like gratitude, grace, rest, and mindfulness

Connect with Shelly Groom:
Website: https://www.thecoachingtree.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.coachingtree?igsh=bmFpb3BvNHZteXNw

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life Paperback – April 23, 2013
by Jen Sincero

https://amzn.to/4vtCn5V

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Keywords:
chronic illness, fibromyalgia, anxiety, invisible illness, healing journey, mind body connection, emotional healing, burnout recovery, holistic healing, self healing, personal growth, spiritual healing, women’s health

You can find me at:

https://www.instagram.com/rewritingtheillnessstory?igsh=MWEzZDc2bWFyaXpyZg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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rewritingillness@gmail.com

Music: Island Glow by Dirk Dealer

Book with Meditation: You Are Not your Pain Book by Danny Penman and Vidyamala Burch (on Amazon). https://amzn.to/3PIT118

Cathy Heller https://cathyheller.samcart.com/referral/thisabundantlifebycathyheller/bT7E7mYq6rPBaJ9g