Jan 27 2021 54 mins 1
Our interview today on The Real Life Show: Living With A Chronic Illness, was with the multi-talented writer, creator, leader, and advocate, Effie Koliopoulos. Effie goes on to eloquently describe how a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in her teens and a knee replacement in 2016 was the catalyst she needed to find the courage she has now to write her blog and share her journey and her struggles. Effie broadens our minds and vocabularies to think of a flare as the "disease activity" rather than with the guilt that is sometimes associated with it, even though we know it's usually out of our control. We also discuss the videos Effie made to bring awareness to invisible disabilities and illnesses. So for context and to learn more, watch the videos that are linked below! Rising Above Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog: https://risingabovera.com/ Effie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingabovera/?hl=en Effie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RisingAboveRa?s=20 Effie's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5kAFzGAMpc2mn39Sik96eQ Keep It Real with Arthritis: https://www.instagram.com/keepingitrealwitharthritis/?hl=en I Am Invisible No More: Shining a Light on Invisible Disabilities and Illnesses Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdgY1UY0g4 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrBD8HnK-wU&feature=youtu.be Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az8PdhYRln8&feature=youtu.be Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/therealspooniesunite/ https://www.therealspooniesunite.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2443751542368935 E-book: https://chelseadcoaching.com/the-ebook MyWellnessHub: https://mywellnesshub.co Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-real-spoonies-unite Workbook: https://amzn.to/2GqFIi2 Email: [email protected] Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/therealspooniesunite)
