The Courage to Slow Down

So our first email today is from Carrie.

It says, "Hi, ladies.

I loved the episode on Tuesday immediately upon seeing the title, not even knowing who Miriam Sandler was.

It's been a running theme with me over the past several weeks as I participate in a monthly support group for endometriosis and have broken off into side discussions with a few members.

I'm the oldest in the pack at 43, and there's a certain amount of wisdom that comes with age.

But really for me, what's been so transformational is the spiritual foundation I've developed on this self journey I've been on.

Messy is a huge resource for me after I became a devoted listener shortly after its inception.

And sometimes even for a full believer like myself, it's hard to grasp just how powerful the universe itself is in conjunction with what the show brings me.

Miriam is hugely inspirational for what she did in founding Mother Could, and also for how she's treated her diagnosis.

I believe in so much of what she shared, like the two of you, even though it may take some of us longer to get to this place in the essence of sharing itself.

I was giving advice to one of my friends and feared that I was sounding trite or just simply annoying with what I was trying to impart.

But then I tuned in here on my drive home from work, and by the time we got to her advice giving at the end, I was, as usual, sobbing in my kitchen, feeling a huge sense of validation and notion of being seen, heard by a soul sister whom I will likely never meet in real life, but one in which I feel super connected to all the same.

The card, well it just never fails.

It echoed the exact sentiment I was trying to express, albeit in a more enlightened fashion.

These serve as deep affirmations that what I feel is my truth and that I'm on the right path.

I don't believe in coincidences, but rather these wonderful synchronicities that get more powerful each time we share them.

I wanted to know, what is the blood work I could ask for in testing for MS? I too had clear MRIs but continue to experience many unexplained symptoms beyond my endo and undiagnosed autoimmune disease.

Second year in a row of very high Epstein-Barr numbers across the board.

In fact, they are higher this time around." "Jamie, I thank you so much for carrying the torch and showing up week after week.

You have a natural way about hosting, interviewing, and I'm grateful we have this community because it really does make a lasting impact on such a broad swath of people who really need it.

I feel so comforted when you speak of your struggles with ups and downs, not feeling like enough, or sometimes too much.

Everything you share really resonates, and it's things like this that help me get through the day.

And you look mega hot on your social life cover." Oh, thank you.

"P.S.

I loved living with it as well.

So our first email today is from Carrie.

It says, "Hi, ladies.

I loved the episode on Tuesday immediately upon seeing the title, not even knowing who Miriam Sandler was.

It's been a running theme with me over the past several weeks as I participate in a monthly support group for endometriosis and have broken off into side discussions with a few members.

I'm the oldest in the pack at 43, and there's a certain amount of wisdom that comes with age.

But really for me, what's been so transformational is the spiritual foundation I've developed on this self journey I've been on.

Messy is a huge resource for me after I became a devoted listener shortly after its inception.

And sometimes even for a full believer like myself, it's hard to grasp just how powerful the universe itself is in conjunction with what the show brings me.

Miriam is hugely inspirational for what she did in founding Mother Could, and also for how she's treated her diagnosis.

I believe in so much of what she shared, like the two of you, even though it may take some of us longer to get to this place in the essence of sharing itself.

I was giving advice to one of my friends and feared that I was sounding trite or just simply annoying with what I was trying to impart.

But then I tuned in here on my drive home from work, and by the time we got to her advice giving at the end, I was, as usual, sobbing in my kitchen, feeling a huge sense of validation and notion of being seen, heard by a soul sister whom I will likely never meet in real life, but one in which I feel super connected to all the same.

The card, well it just never fails.

It echoed the exact sentiment I was trying to express, albeit in a more enlightened fashion.

These serve as deep affirmations that what I feel is my truth and that I'm on the right path.

I don't believe in coincidences, but rather these wonderful synchronicities that get more powerful each time we share them.

I wanted to know, what is the blood work I could ask for in testing for MS? I too had clear MRIs but continue to experience many unexplained symptoms beyond my endo and undiagnosed autoimmune disease.

Second year in a row of very high Epstein-Barr numbers across the board.

In fact, they are higher this time around." "Jamie, I thank you so much for carrying the torch and showing up week after week.

You have a natural way about hosting, interviewing, and I'm grateful we have this community because it really does make a lasting impact on such a broad swath of people who really need it.

I feel so comforted when you speak of your struggles with ups and downs, not feeling like enough, or sometimes too much.

Everything you share really resonates, and it's things like this that help me get through the day.

And you look mega hot on your social life cover." Oh, thank you.

"P.S.

I loved living with it as well.