I believe your chronic illness is here to help you build a life completely aligned to your wants, needs and dreams.
“Chronic illness itself isn’t a dis-ease of the human body.
It’s an extremely valuable and valid source of information; symptoms communicating that there’s UN-ease being held in your body, in your life, and in the world around you. It’s here to help, support and guide you towards a way of living and being that nourishes and supports you.”
— Alana Holloway
Hey, I’m Alana, a Chronic Illness Coach.
For a long time, I couldn’t even admit that I had a chronic illness.
Sounds a bit silly, right?
But I just didn't (couldn't) identify with what I thought that meant about me; all of the beliefs and stories being handed to me by society and the status quo;
Because you’ve got a chronic illness, you can't do this or that.
You'll have to live a limited life.
You're broken and need to work hard to find a fix.
The way you’re feeling is your fault and its yours to put right. If you can’t, you’re not trying hard enough.
I spent years doing what I thought was expected of me;
I invested all my energy into finding a fix and ridding myself of the ‘broken’ parts of me,
I tried to control my health and my symptoms,
I constantly fought my body, trying to make it perform as a ‘worthy human should’,
I didn't commit to living a full life until I was ‘healed’.
And then, I reached a point of no more; I questioned the point of my existence if it was always going to look that way.
The only alternative I could see was to stop all the fix-it behaviour, to stop equating the expression of my chronic illness with my worth, and to find a way of living that took my chronic illness into consideration.
Finally accepting that my chronic illness was always going to be a part of me allowed me to see it in a completely different way.
Instead of my enemy, it became my ally.
Instead of being something here to hurt me, it became something that would teach me.
Instead of my downfall, it became my superpower.
I have a vision that human by human, the way chronic illness is viewed in this world will change. We will start to see it for what it actually is;
An expression of a functioning body.
A variant of human design.
A map to help you navigate your true path in this life.
Ways you can work with me as your Chronic Illness Coach.
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Your Chronic Illness Ally
Your supportive home as you reconnect with your brilliance, tap into the wisdom of your chronic illness and rise to the fullness of your imagination.
A year-long supported coaching programme.
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1:1 Coaching
My superpower is helping you tap into the wisdom of your chronic illness, showing you how it can guide you to live in a way that’s inherently supportive of the requirements of your health, your wants, your life’s dreams and your overall general needs.
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My Inner Healing Wisdom Experience
My Inner Healing Wisdom Experience is about helping you (re)connect to the intelligence of your chronic illness, so that you can see what’s possible when you allow yourself to see it as your ally, not your enemy.