Ten-Minute Tuesday: What Bell's Palsy and my nine-year-old taught me about self-love

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English - July 20, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
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In 2014, ten days after my second daughter was born, I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy; the right side of my face became paralyzed and never fully recovered. At the time all I wanted was for my face to go back to normal. Actually, for years, I was obsessed with my facial asymmetry. As we approach the fourth anniversary of the publication of an essay I wrote about the experience, I have more perspective about the experience and what it means—and I have my older daughter to thank for it.

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Resources/Stuff I mentioned in the episode

Twelve Truths About My Life With Bell’s Palsy (Longreads)Ten-Minute Tuesday: Instead of asking “What if I fail?” try this question instead Ten-Minute Tuesday: Got Impostor Syndrome? Pretend it’s your bat mitzvah Catherine Apicella, pelvic floor physical therapist: “Why not me?”Brie Doyle, retreat leader, author, and meditation and yoga teacher: “Silence has so much for us.”Alison Rothman, body-centered holistic health coach: How to access strength from within Mother’s Day Bonus episode re: mom rage My interview with Kristin Duffy for The Second Chapter Podcast My interview with Jamie Gold on the Clubhouse Wellness Wednesdays series on do’s and don’t’s for creating a home workout space that works Jamie Gold, couch potato turned athlete: Risk being uncomfortable How that essay got me featured in People magazine My interview with People Reading the essay at The Book Bar as one of the Colorado Author's League's finalists for the best essay of 2018 (which I later won!

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