FAQ

Q. What is an RSD Coach™?

A. You’ll see your RSD Coach™ is NOT like any other coach. I do coach you through the critical gap, I help you get where you want to be, but as your RSD Coach™ I go beyond. Imagine how good you can feel inside when I coach you on how to live your life to the fullest, “despite” the pain you are having! I’ll help you discover options that can help you create more of an extraordinary life than you’ve ever thought possible.
I coach you on alternative ways you can manage your daily life so you can have fun again.

Q. As an RSD Coach™, can you “make” somebody go into remission?

A. I can not “make” anybody do anything and I don’t profess to be a medical professional either. My role as your RSD Coach™ is to coach your open doors by addressing different areas of your life and empowering you to make a choice. You are going to go through some tough times, and being your RSD Coach™ I am there to coach you through the painful, tiring, self discovering times. I can do that for you because I have been in those same places: I have done the hard work to learn how to live with RSD, I know the determination, perseverance, and the “WANT” to “FEEL” better. I made it through it all and am here to coach you through them so you will have a better outlook on your life.

Q. If you could change anything about the way you were hurt that caused your RSD, what would it be?

A. Absolutely nothing! If I were to change just one simple thing, it could have a profound effect on the person I have become, and I like who I am!

Q. How can you make sure you remember what you have learned?

A. Using my RSD Memory Journal™ I express my complete thoughts and feelings along with what I have gotten out of the day -- good, bad, or indifferent. I also coach my clients on how to retain each of their days with vivid expressions like, describing their surroundings or the flower they seen, or how something made them feel.

Q. If you coach people on how to have fun, what’s an example?

A. Let’s say you are sitting alone in the house, it’s raining outside which knocked out the cable/satellite. You are restless, needing something to do. I invite you to lay your head back, close your eyes, and let your thoughts go back to the good times you enjoyed when you were a child. Maybe it was a roller coaster that you had to wait in line for an hour to get on. Your excitement growing every time you would see the cars going fast on the tracks and you inched up a little at a time. Then it was finally your turn. Your heart is pounding, your legs are numb and your face is sporting the biggest ear to ear grin ever. You walk up to your car, sit down and get all strapped in. You are eagerly waiting for everybody else to get settled so the ride can begin. You are looking at the track to see when to “expect” the dips, dives and twirls; all of a sudden the train starts moving. You grab the bar and hang on; you put your hands in the air to be brave. The train moves slowly up the track to get to the top of the hill. Suddenly you feel it dive straight down, you can’t help but scream. You keep your hands in the air, and now your ear to ear grin has become a wide open mouth within that grin, you hair is blowing in the air behind you. Are you having fun yet?

Q. What one question can I ask myself each morning?

A. That’s simple, “What can I do to make myself feel better today?”

Q. What motivates you?

A. Several things really motivate me, God, my RSD Coaching™, family, friends. But the thing that motivates me to go through the day with a smile would be the fact that God has blessed me with another day to enjoy all the beauty he has placed here for us all. And the knowing I have another day to touch somebody’s life and coach them to happiness of their own.

Q. You are always so bubbly and chipper, how do you do that if you are in constant pain?

A. I allow myself to enjoy the fact that I can have fun, I can be playful. It contributes to my experiences as a human being. I gift myself permission to laugh, play games, imagine and be creative. And as your RSD Coach™ I encourage you to gift yourself permission and I coach you on ways you can do that.

Q. I have been told I have depression, but how do I know that for sure?

A. If you are experiencing at least 5 of the following symptoms, and they have persisted for at least 2 weeks, you most likely are suffering with depression. (I am not a physician so it is important to follow your doctors advice and treatment, the following is for information only).

* Sadness, nearly all day, nearly every day.
* Loss of interest or pleasure in everyday activities.
* Loss of appetite or increased appetite.
* Sleep disturbance (insomnia, excessive sleeping, nightmares, etc)
* Feelings of worthlessness or guilt.
* Persistent thoughts of death or suicide.
* Hopelessness
* Violence or outbursts of rage.
* Inability to think or concentrate.

Q. Because RSD 'Takes' so much from us, my question to you is: What has RSD 'Given' you?

A. Well, the way I see it is with all my afflictions (RSD, Fibro, Osteo, MS), they are all gifts. I know it is hard to think of them as being such things, but they truly are. They are the gifts of: patience, caring, feeling, sorrow, weeping, strength, weakness, laughter, sadness, wisdom, knowledge, peace, ciaos, good-times, bad-times, and everything in between. Inner self realization and pushing your limits, they are gifts from everything and from nothing. It is all in the way you choose to accept them. I personally have learned a great deal from them and embrace and honor them as the gifts they are to me.