In It Together - Ride Out Lyme

Jody Hudson, founder of the Alex Hudson Lyme Foundation, shares about moving through grief after her daughter’s passing. She and In It Together co-host Patricia Cosulich discuss the therapeutic process of writing her book, My Promise to Alex, which was released earlier this year, and how she finds purpose in carrying out meaningful work for Lyme warriors.

Grants and Philanthropy Director for California CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Jody Hudson is a fundraising professional with over 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience. She is also the CEO and founder of the Alex Hudson Lyme Foundation (AHLF), an organization that seeks to increase research efforts and patient support for Lyme disease and MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Disorder). Before joining California CASA in 2021, Hudson served as Vice President of Development and Communications for Girl Scouts of Central California South, and before that, led the Catholic Charities Diocese of Fresno as Director of Operations.

In 2018, Hudson was honored with the Marjaree Mason Center Top Ten Professional Women Award. In 2020, she was KSEE24’s, Remarkable Woman. Jody fought for ten years to save her daughter, Alex, from a mysterious chronic illness. Unfortunately, Alex passed away in March of 2018. Hudson’s book, My Promise to Alex, Creating Purpose from Pain, was released in February 2020.

In this episode, Georgia shares with Patricia how Lyme brought her toward a slower version of herself, and now how she is serving others through this new version of her life as an entrepreneur. Recovering from perfectionism enters the conversation throughout.

Georgia Grey, INHC, works with people who do not feel well, specializing in Lyme Disease, autoimmune disease, and hormone imbalance. She is passionate about quality ingredients, a grain-free lifestyle, balance, adventure, and is an advocate for chronic illness. Georgia spreads her authentic wellness journey on social media and the Whole Body Healing Podcast.

Georgia also loves talking entrepreneurship and business building. She teaches her online course, the Nutrition Business Bootcamp to others in the nutrition field. During her five session virtual course, she shows others how to create the nutrition business of their dreams.

In this episode, Patricia Cosulich interviews Amanda Dahl about how she navigated her family’s experience with Lyme. Her perspective is unique as a patient, spouse, and mother – she has seen it all.

Amanda and her husband, Christopher, co-own Dahl Holistic Health, where they use energy healing, health and soul coaching, muscle testing, energy sensing, somatic exercises, and mindset work to activate people's vitality so they can thrive! With her gentle guidance and fresh approach, clients who have "tried everything," enjoy accelerated healing and renewed hope. Physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are considered as Amanda leads clients to a life of health and new possibilities.

Co-host Patricia Cosulich interviews Jake Mayers about cultivating a mindset of possibilities when dealing with chronic illness.

Jake Mayers is a Transformational Coach that empowers people with Chronic Illness to regain control of life. Jake cultivated an ability to respond to challenges at an early age. This ability propelled him through 14 years of Chronic Illness and into launching his own Coaching Business to help you go from surviving to thriving!

He endured years of misdiagnosis and treatments leaving him unable to function. Not only has he turned it around for himself, but he’s helped countless others balance life in the face of illness and achieve their goals.

Join us for a dialogue with artists and communicators who, through their respective mediums, share their Lyme stories. We will share excerpts of our work, and talk about the creative process. Creative mediums include theatre, film, literature, and music.

Join us for a dialogue with artists and communicators who, through their respective mediums, share their Lyme stories. We talk about storytelling, the decision to go public & what to share, the process, & more. Creative mediums include: theatre, film, literature, and music.

Brandi Dean, Host

@brandi.j.dean

Christina Kantzavelos is a California licensed psychotherapist and freelance writer. She received her Bachelor’s and Master's of Social Welfare (MSW) from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Masters of Library and Information Sciences from San Jose California State University (SJSU). She has visited over 30 different countries and documented most of it on social media. 

In this episode Sharon talks with guest Jolene Hart about finding light in the darkness. Jolene is a certified health coach and best selling author of the “Eat Pretty” book series, as well as her latest book release “Ignite Your Light.” She also has gone through her own health crisis while trying to balance a demanding career and motherhood. She shares her insights on what has kept her hopeful and moving forward on her healing journey and what can help you on yours.

Jolene Hart, CHC is a health coach certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and founder of the pioneering beauty coaching practice Beauty Is Wellness. She is the author of the bestselling Eat Pretty book series, which helps readers build a lifestyle that supports their beauty and health using nutrition and self-care, and the newly released Ignite Your Light, a guide to your personal energy’s role in beauty, healing, and joy. At the heart of Jolene’s work is her desire to empower women with the knowledge of their own ability to shape their lifelong beauty and health with simple tools and habits. Her private coaching looks at many areas of life, from stress and hormones to diet, digestion and safe personal care products, to help women build a lifestyle of beauty that enables them look and feel their best from the inside.

In this episode we discuss the issues of healthcare diversity with:

Carrie Sawyer (@inclusion1stproject)