Episode #39. Movement and empowerment: Charlotte Neal’s life with fibromyalgia
Living with fibromyalgia can be a very difficult journey, but Charlotte Neal’s story is one of hope, resilience, and empowerment. In this episode, Charlotte shares her personal experience of navigating mysterious symptoms, finally receiving a diagnosis and learning to advocate for herself.
From tracking symptoms to discovering the brain-body connection, she dives deep into how understanding her condition helped to change her life.
Join us as we explore the role of movement in managing chronic pain and the importance of workplace flexibility and community support.
Charlotte’s journey isn’t just inspiring, it’s a guide for anyone seeking to balance life with chronic pain while building a future full of purpose and joy. Listen to discover how small steps can lead to big changes!
Chapters
Introduction to Fibromyalgia
Understanding Symptoms and Diagnosis
The Journey to Diagnosis
Living with Fibromyalgia
Daily Life and Work Balance
Navigating Workplace Flexibility and Support
The Role of Movement in Chronic Pain Management
Understanding Medication and Its Limitations
Tracking Progress and Self-Advocacy
Building Community and Future Aspirations
About this week’s guests:
Charlotte Neal
Charlotte Neal is an advocate for living well with chronic illness, including fibromyalgia and bipolar type 2. After being diagnosed with six conditions in six years she turned her life around through exercise, diet and mental health support, and is on a mission to equip people with the knowledge they need to do the same. She's a social media influencer @fibromyalgia_girl on Instagram, blogger for WebMD and keynote speaker on chronic health in the workplace.
Connect here:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/@fibromyalgia_girl
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More about your host, Wendy
Wendy (50) founded Reclaim Movement after a running injury at 40 turned into 4 years of chronic pain. In her search for answers and to reclaim her own movement again she discovered natural movement. The philosophy of training real life practical movements to be able to keep using them as we age, coupled with the benefit of using strengthening and mobilising whole-body movement patterns that are underused in today’s modern world made her realise she had found a way to move for life.
Wendy’s aim is to help people embrace a movement-rich life, at any age, to improve mobility, strength and confidence to keep moving well and doing the things they love for as long as they want.
MovNat Level 1 certified & Functional Range Conditioning certified, she coaches online group classes live & by replay in the Reclaim Movement membership as well as online and in-person private coaching in Oxford.
Find out more about Reclaim Movement:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/reclaim.movement
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@reclaim.movement
Facebook: https://facebook.com/reclaim.movement
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