Episode 64: Enjoying the Non-Sense with Sherry Espinosa + Melissa Platt

EPISODE OVERVIEW

We’ve had couples on the podcast, we’ve had reunions, and we’ve had “quarantine chats.” This week, I’m bringing you a friendship “roundtable” with the lovely Sherry Espinosa and Melissa Platt. You may recognize those names because they’ve both been on the podcast before — but not like this.

This episode is a lighthearted and sweet chat amongst friends. Sherry and Melissa, who met in the Shine Your Light Mastermind, became fast friends, and I loved digging into their connection during our chat.

We talked about our symptoms, shelter-in-place, cacti, and cats, as well as ableism, dating, and the mythology of our symptoms. Their friendship is beautiful, but so are their insights on navigating health challenges, quarantine, and life in general. This conversation left me with a “full cup,” and I hope it fills yours, too.

“We have wanted something to go away so badly. But what if you reframe it and think, "Well, this is just my body taking care of itself in the way that it needs to take care of itself. It's protecting me from something that could potentially be more harmful than it is, because my body is protecting me.”
— sherry

Highlights

My conversation with Sherry and Melissa was full of laughs, as well as touching moments. You’ll hear about:

Our technical difficulties leading up to this connection-filled chat
The “shadow self” and how we can work with it during this time
How Sherry’s and Melissa’s friendship evolved, and how they’re supporting each other during quarantine
What kittens, cacti, and friends have in common
The mythology of our symptoms, and rewriting those stories

We also talk about the Shine Your Light Mastermind and a secret project I have in the works!

LINKS

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LAUREN’S SECRET PROJECT

To learn more about it, email me at lauren@thisisnotwhatiordered.com

THE SHINE YOUR LIGHT MASTERMIND

https://laurenselfridge.com/shine

SHERRY’S FIRST APPEARANCE

Episode 49: Learning to Love My Own Heart

SHERRY’S BLOG

Not For The Faint Of Heart: Life With Chronic Illness

MELISSA’S FIRST APPEARANCE

Episode 50: Hearing Loss + Listening Inward

MELISSA’S THERAPY PRACTICE

https://www.melissaplattphd.com/

VOICES FROM QUARANTINE: ELAM BLACKMAN

elam.bandcamp.com

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