Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
Lauren Bongiorno is a Nationally Board Certified Health Coach and the founder and CEO of Risely Health. Featured on the TODAY show and other media outlets, Risely helps people and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes take ownership over their health so they can transform their life with more freedom and confidence. Lauren has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 7 years old and has experienced firsthand that when health transforms, so does everything else - our relationships, our time, our career, our families, and, most importantly, ourselves. Each week she will bring you lessons from her own personal diabetes experience, strategies that are key to understanding your body’s patterns, and guests who will speak to everything from advances in technology to all things hormones, exercise, relationships, and mindset. All of this so that over time, you TOO can reclaim your rise.
Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
161. Making Yourself a Priority: T1D Moms Share How to Let Go of the Guilt
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Our coach manager, Abby, is back to lead an honest conversation with coach Jehan about what it looks like to actually prioritize your own health, wellbeing, and identity as a mom while balancing both diabetes and motherhood. With Abby’s perspective as a mother to a child living with T1D, and Jehan’s perspective as a mom living with T1D herself, they bring so much relatable experience to this topic. Spoiler alert: true self care is so much deeper than bubble baths. This is about practical strategies for avoiding burnout. Whether or not you are a parent, this conversation is what you need to hear if you are struggling to make yourself AND your health a priority.
Quick Takeaways:
- The challenges of balancing type 1 diabetes and parenthood (whether it’s you or your child that has T1D)
- The emotional toll of diabetes on parents & letting go of the guilt
- How to prioritize self-care in the midst of parents
- The impact of a mother’s wellbeing on the rest of the household
- Importance of taking care of yourself so you can better take care of others
How did you like hearing from Abby and coach Jehan? Be sure to leave a rating & review to let us know you liked it and feel free to email your thoughts or ideas for their next episode to: hello@riselyhealth.com
What to do now:
- Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop when new episodes drop.
- Apply for coaching and talk to our team so you can reclaim the life you deserve.
