Episode 29: Intuition + Epic Bathroom Tales

 
 
 
 

EPISODE OVERVIEW

Gretchin Gifford is a supervisor at a publishing company, Tarot reader, and spiritual coach. She loves storytelling, everyday miracles, and road trips. She’s a wife and mom who also lives with Crohn's disease.

In this episode, Gretchin candidly discusses her challenges with Crohn’s disease well before she was diagnosed over 5 years ago. Her stories are equal parts “bathroom humor” and insights into what it means to live well with health challenges.

“Whether you believe that it's just your own subconscious or you believe in a divine source… however you perceive that to be, it’s all good. It’s all there to help you.” — GRETCHIN GIFFORD
 

Highlights

This episode was full of laughter and vulnerability. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! A few insights that Gretchin shared include:

  • How she proposed to her husband in a bathroom
     

  • The importance of listening to your intuition even when doctors won’t
     

  • Tapping into the wisdom of the generations that came before us
     

  • How the meaning of life, positivity, survival and healing are connected
     

  • Why trying to assign meaning or understand the cause of an illness doesn’t always work
     

  • It’s OK to be in the moment, even if it’s not a great one
     

  • How powerful it is to look back and recognize how strong you were in moments you thought you couldn't get through
     

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