Montana was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 7. After three years of chemotherapy, she was declared cured, but began experiencing mental health challenges that grew until, at age 17, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This week Montana chats with the fellas all about journey as a woman managing a sick body and how she uses her past experience in order to help others feel connected and whole, no matter what physical or mental challenges they may face, through coaching, yoga + meditation, wellness group facilitation and advocacy work.
Read moreGuts and Glory Podcast: Resilience (Part 2) with Montana Skurka
In part two of this interview I did for the Guts and Glory podcast, I continue to share my personal experiences with childhood cancer, ulcerative colitis, and the inevitable mental health challenges that accompany those struggles. The hosts and I speak about how we often feel the need to “be strong” and continue with life’s responsibilities, even when it’s not expected of us. We also talk about how chronic illness directly impacts mental health, and how our medical system is set up in a way that does not support people with the mental health struggles that come with being hospitalized and living with chronic or long-term illness.
Guts and Glory Podcast: Resilience (Part 1) with Montana Skurka
Last month, I had the pleasure of being interviewed for the Guts and Glory podcast. In this chat, I open up about my personal health struggles. We discuss some of the shortfalls of our medical system that we have experienced, especially surrounding chronic illness and trauma and its impacts on mental health.