Enjoy your life while living with Multiple Sclerosis!
Enjoy your life while living with MS!
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I am a certified life coach and have been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over 18 years.
I support you and your loved ones to live better with Multiple Sclerosis
- Are you newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and feel lost and scared?
- Have you been living with MS for some time but still struggle to find a daily rhythm that allows you to achieve your goals?
- Your loved one has MS and it’s challenging for you to cope with it?
I CAN SUPPORT YOU
I am a certified life coach and have been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over 18 years.
I support you and your loved ones to live better with MS
- Are you newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and feel lost and scared?
- Have you been living with MS for some time but still struggle to find a daily rhythm that allows you to achieve your goals?
- Your loved one has MS and it’s challenging for you to cope with it?
I CAN SUPPORT YOU!
Your diagnosis might have delayed you, but it won’t stop you from enjoying your life and achieving your goals.
Coaching Approach
Physical Self-Care
Do I eat food that fuels properly my mind and body
Do I get enough quality sleep
Do I drink enough water
Do I practice mindful breathing
Do I meditate
Do I exercise or stay active
Do I feel love and compassion when I look at myself in the mirror
Do I explore new activities that stimulates my brain
Mental Self-Care
How do I feel about myself
How do I perceive myself
What is my self-worth
What are my dreams and what do I do to achieve them
Who do I want to become
What and who are my priorities
How do I spend my energy
What negative behaviors do I still allow to have in my life
Self-care means YES to all the things that bring you joy and make you feel strong and positive towards yourself and your life.
Physical Self-Care
Do I eat food that fuels properly my mind and body
Do I get enough quality sleep
Do I drink enough water
Do I practice mindful breathing
Do I meditate
Do I exercise or stay active
Do I feel love and compassion when I look at myself in the mirror
Do I explore new activities that stimulates my brain
Mental Self-Care
How do I feel about myself
How do I perceive myself
What is my self-worth
What are my dreams and what do I do to achieve them
Who do I want to become
What and who are my priorities
How do I spend my energy
What negative behaviors do I still allow to have in my life
Self-care means YES to all the things that bring you joy and make you feel strong and positive towards yourself and your life.
Your life needs a good plan!
1. Understanding your current situation
2. Mapping your daily challenges
3. Defining and setting your goals
4. Building a plan with the actions required to live better every day
5. Implementing the plan one day at a time
6. Revisiting the plan, evaluating the progress, and adapting your plan as needed
7. Being in close contact together for additional support and accountability
Your life needs a good plan!
1. Understanding your current situation
2. Mapping your daily challenges
3. Defining and setting your goals
4. Building a plan with the actions required to live better every day
5. Implementing the plan one day at a time
6. Revisiting the plan, evaluating the progress, and adapting your plan as needed
7. Being in close contact together for additional support and accountability
My name is Lucie Petrelis and
this is my story living with Multiple Sclerosis
The beginning
I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 22. It all started after spending an intense weekend snowboarding on beautiful Greek mountains – and yes, Greece also has mountains! When I went back home, I slowly started, day after day, losing the sense of my legs and of my right arm until I couldn’t get out of bed anymore. The entire left side of my body was feeling different from the right one. I had this intense weakness, tingling, and numbness all over my body. My brain couldn’t think clearly. But above all, I had so much fear. What was going on with me? When will this thing go away? I used to be a dynamic and excited young hairdresser at the time. And suddenly, my world fell apart. I had to change everything I was. Actually, I didn’t even know who I was anymore or how to handle this unknown blurry, and scary situation I was in.
I kept asking questions and receiving unclear answers:
Why do I have MS? We don’t know.
How will it evolve? We don’t know.
Is there a cure? Not yet.
Will there ever be one? We don’t know.
The physicians’ do their best to keep us as much as possible at a stable level of the progression of the disease through research and medication. But when asking them, What do I do now? The recommendation was, “Continue your life as usual, and you will figure out on your own what you can and cannot do.” REALLY? How on earth will I do that when I am 22 years old, and out of nowhere, I cannot stand up to go to the bathroom?
My medications
I initially had a cortisone treatment, which supported me at the time to manage to be more functional and gain back my ability to walk. And then, I had a total of 9 years of interferon injections, which kept me stable but were extremely challenging. The side effects were very strong, and I had flu symptoms all the time. Since 2011, I am taking fingolimod pills, which allow me to have much more freedom in my life and not feel sick all the time. I often experience migraines, which might be the pills’ side effect, but like all the rest, we don’t know. The only thing I do know is that I want to live an amazing life in every way that I can, and support you to do the same!
The now
Despite all the challenges that I had to face, I have a positive attitude towards life. But this behavior didn’t happen over night. I was dealing with so many issues without receiving specific guidance due to the lack of information. What supported me the most was my mindset towards not allowing this disease to take over my life. I had and have such a strong desire to explore all the healthy ways I can to take care of myself. I increased tremendously the level of my self-care, which allows me today to be strong physically but also mentally. Currently, I am supporting others like you and me to find solutions on how to live better. I inspire people to become the person they want to be, with or without MS. Life doesn’t stop here. It’s just a challenge that we have to deal with, make some adjustments, and continue the path of our life towards happiness and fulfillment of our dreams.
It’s not always possible to find the right solutions on our own, especially in such challenging circumstances. That is why I commit to being by your side and support you to make every aspect of your life easier and more effective. With so many years of experience with MS, I have excelled in my creativity towards better and healthier practices that make such a difference to my everyday life. I have reached the point that I feel stronger than ever and ready to support you and your loved ones to have an amazing life. Oh, and by the way, I am snowboarding again!
I believe that with or without MS, we can achieve our dreams as long as we set our minds into it. And if not in the exact way we have initially imagined them, that’s also ok since life is anyway unpredictable. We will transform, adapt, and then realize our dreams and goals, and who knows, they might turn out to be even more exciting then we ever imagined them to be!
I am a certified life coach, and I have MS. I am not a doctor or any kind of medical professional. I am a patient myself, and I have done A LOT OF PERSONAL WORK to be where I am today! I am strong, happy, athletic, creative, and ready to support you make the best out of your life. There are so many things you can do to feel better in every aspect of your life.
This diagnosis cannot stop you from achieving your dreams. Let me show you how!
I am a certified life coach, and I have MS. I am not a doctor or any kind of medical professional. I am a patient myself, and I have done A LOT OF PERSONAL WORK to reach where I am today! I am strong, happy, athletic, creative, and ready to support you make the best out of your life. There are so many things you can do to feel better in every aspect of your life.
This diagnosis cannot stop you from achieving your dreams. Let me show you how!
Are You Ready to Take the Next Step?
Book a discovery session with me or leave me a message.