Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast, Kelly here.

And today we're going to be talking about how to opt into advocating for your health.

In the previous episode, I came on a little strong about how we can no longer

accept suffering and silence as a norm in our community, particularly when it comes to our bodies.

We just have to let that go. We have to let it go to move forward. And like I said,

it's something I'm working on, normalizing, not feeling well. I have chronic health

issues and I wonder sometimes if I make them worse. No, no, it's not a wonder. I know.

I know that I make them worse when I minimize symptoms and pain, when I minimize the struggles I

have when I try to brush it off and say, I'm fine, I'm okay,

to make other people feel comfortable versus taking care of my own body and my own needs,

I know that that has an impact on my health. And so I want to talk about how we let go of

suffering in silence and how we then embrace the rightful attitude, which is a space of advocacy

and joy around our physical bodies, just being happy to live in the body we're in.

And that does not mean that we won't have pain. It does not mean that this will erase all of your health concerns,

particularly if you have chronic illness or are struggling with something.

I want to let you know, I'm not here to minimize what you're going through.

This is just about learning to find joy in spite of physical challenges,

learning to find joy and know that it's available to you so that you don't have to get chronic illnesses if they're preventable.

And you can reduce the severity of some of those illnesses if you're empowered to advocate for your health and to find joy

in your body. And so I want to talk about ways to do that as I set up the rest of this month.

I told you we're going to have incredible guests this month who are going to be far more

knowledgeable than me. Just like last month, I am not a financial expert. This month,

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