Conquering The Chronic Chaos

This week we talk to author BJ Fogg, Ph.D. about his book Tiny Habits and how making small changes can have a big impact.

This week we talk to Roy Nelson about the finances behind caring for someone who has a chronic illness. We talk about parenting, preparing for unexpected expenses, and how to keep it all together financially.

This week Melinda talks with her transplant nurse Christina about all of the work that goes into being a transplant nurse. They discuss all of the behind the scenes work needed to take care of patients before, during, and after the transplant and how patients become a second family. Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

As we wrap up National Organ Donation month part 2 of a two-part series, Melinda interviews the mother and sister of her organ donor Kathy and Meggie Rue. This touching episode covers everything from survivor's guilt, making the decision to donate organs as a family, and living with loss and grief. Get your copy of Calm the Chronic Chaos at http://Melindacoaching.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In part 1 of a two-part series, Melinda interviews the mother and sister of her organ donor Kathy and Meggie Rue. This touching episode covers everything from survivor's guilt, making the decision to donate organs as a family, and living with loss and grief. Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

During this Pandemic of COVID-19, we are experiencing many outside events beyond our control. So much of our focus is on physical aspects, and changes we can do to stay healthy, but what about our emotions and our emotional wellness. In this episode, Melinda talks about what are emotions and how they impact our thoughts and actions. Do you control your emotions or are your emotions on “auto-pilot” driving you to unwanted destinations? Learn ways to shift unwanted unhealthy emotions and ideas to trigger new emotions. Discover the power in shifting our perspective, thoughts, and emotions. Discover a simple strategy that leads us to connect with a higher/best version of ourselves.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Melinda discusses with a nurse the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jean shares helpful insight on how to protect yourself, your family, and how we each are our own first line of defense. Jean shares her first-hand experience being a crisis nurse battling this pandemic on the front lines. Our nurses are not only providing medical care, honoring, and comforting patients during their final moments. Melinda and Jean discuss how to look at this time we are all quarantined or ”quaran-“teened”( if you have “teens” who are always on the go) as a positive and to enjoy the moments we have as families, and to treasure relationships because that is truly what life is all about.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Melinda reflects upon what it takes to not just survive but thrive during challenging and chaotic times. In this real and raw episode, you will learn how to be a warrior, through even the most difficult of circumstances.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Melinda interviews Karen a mother who shares the joy of raising a child with Down Syndrome. Discover how she found hope as she relied on her faith and put her trust in God. Karen shares great “Positive Support” ideas for motivating and building confidence as she helped her daughter set and reach goals. Find out how “inclusion” can bring gifts of friendship and acceptance into the life of a special needs child, and your life too.

Melinda chats with CPA Roy Nelson about how to cover high medical expenses They discuss employer-provided health insurance as well as personal insurance policies and Medicare/Medicaid. They talk about the benefits of Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts and how those programs are different. Roy also shares a valuable strategy for ensuring your loved one’s future is protected in case of death or disability of the breadwinner(s) providing for the needs of your chronically ill child. roy@nelsonprogroup.comwww.nelsonprogroup.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

On this week's episode Melinda interviews “ Stanford Professor BJ Fogg, Ph.D., He is an expert in behavior design. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything Learn how to create positive change in your life through “Tiny” Habits. What are the 3 steps to create a new habit and how to use “Celebration” and leverage positive emotions to make habits stick. Discover how “Ability” plays a critical role and impacts creating habits and what is the best way to stop bad habits. Don’t miss BJ and Melinda’s heartfelt discussion on having compassion with yourself, embrace mistakes and move on. Learn to focus your thoughts on “Shine” and infuse positivity into the world.Episode Links: https://www.tinyhabits.com/ or bjfogg.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Melinda interviews Stephanie a mother who experienced tragedy and loss: the death of her infant child. Learn the sources Stephanie found strength and healing as she shares her story of how in 12 short days her entire world was flipped upside down. Stephanie and her husband unexpectedly go from the parents of a perfect Miracle baby to the tragedy of a major medical mistake and suffer unexpected immense loss and pain of losing a child. Deep Wounds: Deep Wisdom. Her story will inspire you to seek solace from a higher power, find answers, healing, and knowledge- how others survive tragedy in their lives. As we share our stories, our words can become a guide book helping others through their personal crisis and leave a lasting and “Tru” Legacy.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This episode is my Mom to Mom episode but with a twist – Mom to Dad. I interview my husband, Roy, to get a father’s perspective on raising a child with special needs. We discuss how to process the worries that come with medical challenges, dealing with medications that have not yet been FDA approved (Omegaven, SMOF, etc.), how to balance the time with our healthy kids, as well as supporting each other and working as a team.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This week's show is about marriage and the implications of raising a special needs child. We talk to marriage and family therapist Jonathan Decker from Your Family Experts. We talk about the struggles of being a parent and a spouse and how communication with your partner is key to making a marriage work. Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

What are the components and what does it take to make a great system? Learn resources to build support systems, how to hire a Private Duty Nurse in spite of the national nursing shortage. Learn 3 different conversation types and the skills for mastering powerful requests to help you feel empowered, advocate for your needs/your loved one's needs and build support systems in your life.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Melinda shares about Eduardo Garcia “ The bionic” chef and shares his story and how imperative caregiver support is. Unfortunately, sometimes caregivers are the “forgotten” and as they put their lives on hold to support their ill loved ones. 65 million Americans are caregivers and 55% feel overwhelmed and get burned out. In this episode learn the 5 phases /Areas of Caregiver Burn-out as well as strategies to combat/prevent burn-out.Also, get your copy of the 5 Phases of Burn Out. "Tool kit" by visiting https://www.melindacoaching.com/freebiesSave yourself that trip to the market — Instacart delivers groceries in as fast as 1 hour! They connect you with Personal Shoppers in your area to shop and deliver groceries from your favorite stores. https://instacart.oloiyb.net/Gydbm

Not the way I planned…Learning to find joy even though our life may have not turned out the way we planned. Learning to find joy in the journey.There will be hard days, but it is important to remember the mantra “I am so blessed”. When raising a special needs child we can’t do it alone. It takes a village, give others the opportunity to help you.

Are you allowing others to determine what you are capable of? Are you creating “limiting” or “liberating” beliefs for yourself?Learn where limiting beliefs come from and how to change them. Learn how you can achieve your goals and create the changes you desire.Be an example of what is possible. Believe in yourself, believe in your future, believe that you can do hard things.“Impossible is not a fact, it is just an opinion.”-Muhammed Ali

This week we have a candid conversation with Joy a parent of a Chronically Ill Child. We walk about raising a child with chronic illness, setting goals, and parenting tips. For a download of tips and tricks to help your child stay on track please visit our Facebook group. For more information about me visit https://www.melindacoaching.com/Subscribe to my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConqueringTheChronicChaos/

This is the time of year that people are busy setting their New Year's Resolutions. They are reevaluating and reflecting upon their lives and the things they want in their future. I think this is great as there are always areas that we can improve upon in our lives. There are goals to be set in the areas of health, finances, relationships, spirituality, business, and more. I find often what happens to me at this time of the year I get overly ambitious and start to think I can do it all. This episode takes a practical look at a goal-setting and gives tips and tricks to stay on track. For more information about me visit https://www.melindacoaching.com/Subscribe to my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Melinda-Nelson-coaching-651856715260897/

Welcome to the first episode of Conquering the Chronic Chaos. I am your host, Melinda Nelson. I am a motivational speaker, life coach, and a five organ transplant survivor. I am also a mother living with a rare disease and raising a medically fragile child living with the same chronic illness. As a life worrier, I have fought and conquered many battles. With each victory, I gained wisdom, a new perspective, and many valuable insights. Because of my unique life experience when it comes to medical matters, motherhood, and mindset I can show you how to conquer the chronic chaos in your life. For more information about me visit https://www.melindacoaching.com/Subscribe to my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Melinda-Nelson-coaching-651856715260897/