Episode 207: Cultivating Joy with Shauna Ahern

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

You may know Shauna Ahern as The Gluten-Free Girl, author of the award-winning food blog and cookbook series. Now, her career has gone in a different direction. After experiencing a medical crisis brought on by stress, she started looking at her life through a joy lens, removing stressors and adding more pleasure and peace. Now, it’s her mission to help others do the same. The truth is, it's often easier to find joy when life is going well, but what if you’re in the middle of an autoimmune flare? What if you’re struggling with depression or anxiety? What if you're in the middle of a life crisis? Is joy something we can cultivate even during our most difficult times? And what are the benefits if we learn how? These are the questions we'll be exploring in our conversation today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to autoimmune resilience. While there is no cure for
0:06.5	autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.
0:11.9	I'm Eileen Laird, your host. In this podcast, I interview experts in the fields of nutrition, lifestyle,
0:18.7	mindset, and integrative medicine. I also interview people with
0:22.5	autoimmune disease just like you. We can learn so much from each other. This podcast is named
0:28.8	Phoenix Helix, and it's after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes. If you've ever felt
0:35.2	like your autoimmune disease knock you down so hard you would never
0:38.3	rise again, never underestimate your ability to rise.
0:42.4	We all have a phoenix within us.
0:44.9	A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here
0:49.6	are personal.
0:50.6	I do interview medical professionals on the show, but it's meant to be information, not medical advice.
0:57.2	So always consult with your health care team before making your own medical decisions.
1:01.8	Now let's get on to the show.
1:03.3	Music Welcome to episode 207. Our topic today is cultivating joy. When you think of joy, what comes to mind? Do you see joy as a gift that comes with life
1:29.3	blessings and disappears under life's burdens? Do you think some people are more prone to joy than
1:34.8	others, just as some people's lives seem easier than others? What if you're in the middle of an
1:39.4	autoimmune flare? What if you're living with chronic pain? What if you're struggling with depression or anxiety?
1:45.8	What if you're just overwhelmed by a family crisis or a world tragedy? How do you find joy then?
1:51.9	And why should you even try? Joy is an emotion that brightens and strengthens and soothes.
1:58.5	It's a healing emotion and we need it most when times are tough.
2:02.6	But how can we start seeing joy as something we can cultivate instead of something beyond our
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