Episode #63: Healing chronic pain through movement with Daniela Spear
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In today’s episode, Rhonda talks with special guest, Daniela Spear, all about healing chronic pain through movement. Daniela shares her personal experience with Lupus, moving from a “sick” mindset, to healing and coming off her medications, and her passion behind helping others in their autoimmune healing journeys.
Daniela Spear, also known as Coach Dani, is a Restorative Movement Practitioner with a mission to change the conversation on Autoimmune Disease. She was diagnosed with Lupus in High School but has taken an unconventional approach - combining the science behind human performance and psychosomatic practices - to heal 15 years of autoimmune symptoms and is now living her medication free life. Dani now teaches movement and self-body work to help her clients create a more compassionate relationship with their body to heal autoimmune and chronic symptoms.
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SHOW NOTES:
(0:55) - Introduction to today’s special guest
(1:47) - Could you tell our listeners a little bit more about you and what got you into the movement space?
(7:28) - I would love to hear a little bit more about your journey and story with autoimmune disease, and how you turned your passion into a business
(16:24) - Why are you so passionate about changing the conversation around autoimmune disease and the fear around diagnosis?
(19:47) - What motivated you to go beyond this path of “sick Daniela”? Can you share a little bit about your journey to becoming medication-free?
(26:05) - On the importance of creating a healing environment - and tips on how to do it!
(32:05) - If anyone is listening and would also like to explore a medication-free - and/or healing - journey with autoimmune disease, what would you recommend to them?
(36:38) - In terms of your own recovery and getting off of medication - how was that with your providers? Were they supportive?
(40:40) - What does medication do for Lupus?
(42:34) - What is your biggest take home message that you want our listeners to leave with today?
(44:32) - What advice would you give someone to start improving their relationship with their body?
(47:18) - The importance of slowing down and stillness
(53:18) - How can people find you and work with you Daniela?
(56:43) - How does strength training work into a healing practice for autoimmune disease?