04: Creating Fulfillment Despite a Chronic Illness with Dr. Paul Anderson

Are You Satisfied

When do you feel the most fulfilled?

Dr. Sarah Murphy sits down with a recognized educator and clinician in integrative and naturopathic medicine, Dr. Paul Anderson, to discuss finding fulfillment through severe health diagnosis. Dr. Paul Anderson has three decades of clinical experience, founded Advanced Medical Therapies, a clinic focusing on cancer and chronic diseases and is a published author.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with, or is suffering from, a chronic illness, tune in to this episode to understand the underlying blessings to be discovered through this pain.

Physical and mental health can be supported in similar ways, Dr. Paul shares the steps to altering your mental state and mindset to improve your overall health and perspective on life. Dr. Paul and Dr. Sarah discuss the key similarities among patients who were able to create a fulfilling life, despite difficult diagnosis or chronic illness.

Within this episode lies exercises, questions to ask yourself, and tools to take inventory and shift your mental, emotional and physical health. You don’t want to miss this!

Topics and Tips:

The impact of chronic disease and how to face the diagnosis.

Chronic illness can be the catalyst to do inner work and growth.

Patient empowerment has a direct impact on medical outcomes.

How to keep positive momentum during illness or life shifts.

Inspiring examples of patients who have a wonderful quality of life despite illness.

Become other people’s cheerleaders and you will feel empowered.

Where You Can Find Dr. Paul Anderson:

Get His Book: Cancer the Journey from Diagnosis to Empowerment by Dr. Paul Anderson

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Powerful Quotes:

“Maybe you're doing a lot of treatment and there are a lot of side effects or whatever you can fall into being the opposite of empowered, which is being a victim. And those people definitely do not fare better quality and quantity of life wise” (12:04, Dr. Paul)

“Sit with the realization and just say, “okay, is this a small, medium or large problem for me?” (15:03, Dr. Paul)

“We see patients not being satisfied and not being fulfilled. It is going to be different for each person because we're all different in our constitutions and we are different in the way we play out our lives.” (18:43, Dr. Paul)

“If we don't identify our fears, they become our master.” (12:47, Dr. Paul)

“The day you get a diagnosis...It doesn't matter how bubbly and happy you are, it hits you very hard. it's like getting hit by a truck.“ (25:00, Dr. Paul)

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