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Karen Bartle, MSc, BSc (psychology)

Lifestyle medicine holistic health coach specialising in health psychology and autoimmune healing

Hi and welcome; it's great to have you here. I, like you I expect, was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after several years of suffering with symptoms. Being referred to a local eye specialist who was familar with my disease despite it being rare, was a stroke of luck, and I know that's not everyone's story. 

So many go from doctor to doctor for years with no clear diagnosis or resolution to their symptoms, and not getting the right treatment early enough can mean all the difference to preventing irreversible damage to our tissues and organs.

From that day forward I knew my life would never be the same again, and I would most likely be locked into being immunocompromised for some time to come. The first couple of years were the worst as I got used to understanding its ways, and it leaves us feeling very vulnerable in a daunting and scary place full of unknowns and unpredictability with no playbook of where we're going and how soon we'll get there.

There's a lot that can and does go wrong while we experiment with various treatments and approaches until we find something that's working for us. Having a solid and reliable set of supporters along the way can be crucial for getting us though the rough with the smooth and for maintaining our mental and physical sense of well-being. We have to learn and endure so much in our journey while building our resilience day by day for living in the land of autoimmunity.

Each day brings its own challanges of living in and out of harmony with the unpredictability and perceived lack of control over our autoimmunity. As time goes on things can become more predictable and we learn what we can control and what we can't. We have more ups than downs and with our resilience building each new challenge gets easier to navigate as we'e been there many times before. 

I would love to support your autoimmune healing journey to help you thrive in your desires to achieve your goals, no matter how small! Learn more about Karen and how she can support you!