Building Resilience Through Chronic Illness and Caregiving with Jenn Fredericks - Episode 100

Inclusion and Disability Advocacy from a Parent's Perspective: The Inclusive Dad

In this episode of The Inclusive Dad podcast, host AAron sits down with resilience coach and chronic illness warrior Jenn Fredericks. Together, they explore Jenn’s journey through two kidney transplants, her daughter's courageous battle with a brain tumor, and the power of resilience in the face of long-term health challenges. Jenn shares practical strategies for building resilience, the deep role of faith and intuition in her healing, and how curiosity can be a gateway to true inclusion. This heartfelt conversation offers hope and actionable tools for caregivers, parents, and anyone navigating life’s toughest challenges.

Key Takeaways:

Proactive Resilience: Jenn teaches that resilience is a skill you can build daily, not just in crisis.

Energy Management: Balancing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy is key to sustaining resilience.

Curiosity Over Judgment: Shifting from judging to getting curious is a powerful inclusion practice.

Faith and Intuition: Faith, spiritual energy, and intuitive guidance play a vital role in healing and resilience.

Inclusion Starts Small: Being seen, heard, and valued is foundational to creating inclusive environments.

Jenn’s definition of inclusion:

I know in my bones that everyone wants to be seen, heard, and valued. When we're able to do that, I believe we can build an inclusive community and environment.

Jenn’s Bio:

Jenn has overcome immense adversity and emerged as a beacon of resilience and hope for others. Her experience as a chronic kidney disease patient spanning three decades including two kidney transplants and as a caregiver for her daughter with a life-threatening diagnosis speaks volumes about her strength, determination, and compassion.

As a Personal Resilience Practitioner and Prosilience Coach, she guides her clients towards a new perspective on life. Her approach of cultivating self-awareness while honoring the struggles and triumphs in life builds a foundation to create renewed vitality, inner calm, and joy in life.

The specific focus on patients with life-threatening, chronic illness and their caregivers highlights her deep understanding of the demanding, unique challenges faced by these individuals.

By empowering them to build proactive resilience, she enables them to move from uncertainty, fear and depletion to experiencing more ease and joy in life, fostering a greater sense of well-being.

Connect with Jenn:

Website: https://www.prosiliencecoach.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JennFredericksProsilienceCoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jfredwi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennfredericks/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsilienceCoach

Text: 414-235-7973

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