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Episode 23: Emily Souder, Motherhood, chronic illness and how you can talk about it with your children

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October 2, 2019 //  by Kerry Jeffery//  Leave a Comment

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Although Emily Souder was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s 6 years ago, the only real advice she was given by her Doctor was “to start to eat a gluten free diet.”

Emily went through a normal pregnancy with her son and seemed to be managing well, however she was placed in the care of an Endocrinologist for her pregnancy with her daughter and given thyroid replacement hormones and monitored closely.

It wasn’t until 9 months ago that Emily really began to feel that she was going down hill.

She developed Arthritis in her hands, experienced low energy, pain and tiredness that began to make it difficult for her to be the Mom that she wanted to be for her 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter.

It was hard when her children wanted to hold her hands or pull on them because of the Arthritis and frustrating when Emily wasn’t able to have the energy she needed to take her children out and play with them as she wanted to.

Normal Motherhood can be guilt inducing enough but when you add chronic illness to the mix, it takes it to a whole new level!

The realisation that “this may not go away” put Emily on a mission to find a way to talk about the day to day issues that her chronic illness causes, in a way that her young children could understand and that would still leave them feeling safe about what was happening to her.

Have a listen to Emily’s story of her experience with chronic illness and how she deals with being a Mom of young children in a way that feels right for her family.

You can listen using the player below or search for the Emotional Autoimmunity podcast on iTunes, Spotify and most podcast players.

 

Emily Souder, MA, MSW is a clinical social worker, life coach, Reiki Master Practitioner, and writer in Maryland. She works specifically with moms who feel buried by their to-do lists and who are ready to feel organised and vibrant.
Emily has written self-reflection guides, including Birth Story Brave (available on her website and Amazon) and has recorded an album of bedtime visualisations for kids to give parents an extra tool for helping with time before sleep (available on her website).
Emily has a huge soft spot for working with moms with autoimmune disorders, as she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s over six years ago.
Emily, her two adventurous kids (ages 2 and 4), her husband, and their dog and cat, can be found laughing (barking, meowing) their way through the silliness that life can bring. Well, mostly they try to laugh! They are on this journey together, and there is lots of hugging along the way.
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Category: PodcastTag: autoimmune disease, chronic illness, thyroid disease

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