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Jewel Gibson

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In this bonus episode we get to hear some more of my chat with mom, wife, teacher and blogger, Jewel Gibson. I asked Jewel to tell me a bit more about the specifics of have a baby when you have epilepsy.Last time, we heard about Jewel’s path to an epilepsy diagnosis, and her personal challenge of running the New York Half Marathon to raise epilepsy awareness. We also heard that Jewel is diagnosed with ‘catamenial seizures’ - seizures that are affected or triggered by changes in hormones.But I was also really interested to learn more from Jewel as a mom. As well as her blog, Jewel has also done a short podcast series called Well Fit Mama. So what does it take to be a Well Fit Mama? And how did epilepsy affect her pregnancy? I asked her about what steps she had to take to make sure both she and the baby were safe, and whether there was anything she wanted to say to other women with epilepsy who want to have children.Jewel was already a Mom, but she didn’t have epilepsy when she was pregnant the first time.A QUICK WARNING: Jewel does talk about the later stages of childbirth and aspects such as epidurals in semi-graphic detail around 7.30 minutes after the start of the actual conversation.Disclaimer: Jewel does talk about specifics with medication and birth choices. She is talking about her personal experience with pregnancy and childbirth whilst living with epilepsy. Other’s experiences and situation may vary.VISIT JEWEL'S BLOG:https://lifesajewel.com/WELL FIT MAMA PODCAST:https://thewellfitmama.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s $1.50 per episode - less than the price of a coffee!!). Find out more at patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. You can also make a one-off donation at https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure.TRANSCRIPT ON ITS WAY.I am working to try and get accurate transcripts for all the Seize Your Adventure episodes. In the meantime, you can find most episodes on YouTube for auto transcription. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<h3>In this bonus episode we get to hear some more of my chat with mom, wife, teacher and blogger, Jewel Gibson. I asked Jewel to tell me a bit more about the specifics of have a baby when you have epilepsy. </h3>Last time, we heard about Jewel’s path to an epilepsy diagnosis, and her personal challenge of running the New York Half Marathon to raise epilepsy awareness. We also heard that Jewel is diagnosed with ‘catamenial seizures’ - seizures that are affected or triggered by changes in hormones.But I was also really interested to learn more from Jewel as a mom. As well as her blog, Jewel has also done a short podcast series called Well Fit Mama. So what does it take to be a Well Fit Mama? And how did epilepsy affect her pregnancy? I asked her about what steps she had to take to make sure both she and the baby were safe, and whether there was anything she wanted to say to other women with epilepsy who want to have children.Jewel was already a Mom, but she didn’t have epilepsy when she was pregnant the first time.A QUICK WARNING: Jewel does talk about the later stages of childbirth and aspects such as epidurals in semi-graphic detail around 7.30 minutes after the start of the actual conversation.Disclaimer: Jewel does talk about specifics with medication and birth choices. She is talking about her personal experience with pregnancy and childbirth whilst living with epilepsy. Other’s experiences and situation may vary.VISIT JEWEL'S BLOG:<a href="https://lifesajewel.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifesajewel.com/</a>WELL FIT MAMA PODCAST:<a href="https://thewellfitmama.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://thewellfitmama.com/</a>SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s $1.50 per episode - less than the price of a coffee!!). Find out more at<a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/new/patreon.com/seizeyouradventure" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> patreon.com/seizeyouradventure</a>. You can also make a one-off donation at<a href="https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure</a>.TRANSCRIPT ON ITS WAY.I am working to try and get accurate transcripts for all the Seize Your Adventure episodes. In the meantime, you can find most episodes on YouTube for auto transcription. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/4206089" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Epilepsy, Pregnancy and Birth with Jewel Gibson

Jewel Gibson is a mom, a wife, a teacher,  and a blogger from Brooklyn, New York. Her Instagram and blog, Life's A Jewel, focuses on motherhood and encouraging women to live healthier lives, experience fulfilling relationships and conquer parenthood fashionably. She also uses her platform to talk about the day-to-day challenges navigating a seizure disorder.Jewel was an athlete and runner in highschool, so when she saw  an advert from The Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York about running the United Airlines Half Marathon, she figured it would be fun to try. She wanted to run to help eliminate the stigma about epilepsy and seizures, as well as raise awareness within the community.But when Jewel started training, she realised that her seizures and epilepsy were going to make running more difficult than she remembered! Jewel couldn't find any information on running with epilepsy, and how this might affect the way you train. She had to figure it out on her own and learn how to run without aggravating the condition. In today's episode Jewel talks about: Her first seizures and difficult EMT experience The confusion between pseudo/non-epileptic seizures and epileptic ones The difficulty getting to her diagnosis of 'catamenial' seizures How her family supported her through her diagnosis Learning to accept help when her seizures were bad Hiding her epilepsy at work Starting a blog because she didn't see other Black people talking about epilepsy Why she decided to do the NY Half The COLD New York weather during training! How running makes her feel free The anxiety around seizures and when they might happen Deciding what to tell her students when she has a 72 hour EEG Balancing being a mom/wife/woman/teacher How the 'adventure' question made her realise how adventurous her life is! And more...DEFINITIONS:Catamenial  seizures - seizures that are affected or triggered by changes in hormonesPseudoseizures -  Now more commonly known as psychogenic seizures, which are not caused by electrical activity in the brain.  Also called Non-epileptic seizures (NES), dissociative seizures, non-epileptic attacks. The name 'pseudoseizure' is an older term. In the UK it is not used because it suggests the person is not having 'real' seizures.VISIT JEWEL'S BLOG:https://lifesajewel.com/WELL FIT MAMA PODCAST:https://thewellfitmama.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s $1.50 per episode - less than the price of a coffee!!). Find out more at patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. You can also make a one-off donation at https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure.MUSIC:Kev Rowe on Soundcloud | Creative Commons Attribution LicenseTRANSCRIPT ON ITS WAY. In the meantime, autotranscripts are on YouTube.

Jewel Gibson is a mom, a wife, a teacher,  and a blogger from Brooklyn, New York. Her Instagram and blog,<a href="http://lifesajewel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Life's A Jewel,</a> focuses on motherhood and encouraging women to live healthier lives, experience fulfilling relationships and conquer parenthood fashionably. She also uses her platform to talk about the day-to-day challenges navigating a seizure disorder.Jewel was an athlete and runner in highschool, so when she saw  an advert from The Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York about running the United Airlines Half Marathon, she figured it would be fun to try. She wanted to run to help eliminate the stigma about epilepsy and seizures, as well as raise awareness within the community.But when Jewel started training, she realised that her seizures and epilepsy were going to make running more difficult than she remembered! Jewel couldn't find any information on running with epilepsy, and how this might affect the way you train. She had to figure it out on her own and learn how to run without aggravating the condition. In today's episode Jewel talks about:<ul> <li>Her first seizures and difficult EMT experience </li> <li>The confusion between pseudo/non-epileptic seizures and epileptic ones </li> <li>The difficulty getting to her diagnosis of 'catamenial' seizures </li> <li>How her family supported her through her diagnosis </li> <li>Learning to accept help when her seizures were bad </li> <li>Hiding her epilepsy at work </li> <li>Starting a blog because she didn't see other Black people talking about epilepsy </li> <li>Why she decided to do the NY Half </li> <li>The COLD New York weather during training! </li> <li>How running makes her feel free </li> <li>The anxiety around seizures and when they might happen </li> <li>Deciding what to tell her students when she has a 72 hour EEG </li> <li>Balancing being a mom/wife/woman/teacher </li> <li>How the 'adventure' question made her realise how adventurous her life is! </li> <li>And more...</li></ul>DEFINITIONS:Catamenial  seizures - seizures that are affected or triggered by changes in hormonesPseudoseizures -  Now more commonly known as psychogenic seizures, which are not caused by electrical activity in the brain.  Also called Non-epileptic seizures (NES), dissociative seizures, non-epileptic attacks. The name 'pseudoseizure' is an older term. In the UK it is not used because it suggests the person is not having 'real' seizures.VISIT JEWEL'S BLOG:<a href="https://lifesajewel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifesajewel.com/</a>WELL FIT MAMA PODCAST:<a href="https://thewellfitmama.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thewellfitmama.com/</a>SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s $1.50 per episode - less than the price of a coffee!!). Find out more at<a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/new/patreon.com/seizeyouradventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> patreon.com/seizeyouradventure</a>. You can also make a one-off donation at<a href="https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure</a>.MUSIC:<a href="https://soundcloud.com/kev-rowe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kev Rowe on Soundcloud</a> | Creative Commons Attribution License TRANSCRIPT ON ITS WAY. In the meantime, autotranscripts are on YouTube.

A Chat with Jewel Gibson: Catamenial Seizures and Running with Epilepsy

Jewel Gibson is a woman with many hats, wife, mom, educator, and blogger. She's also a sufferer of a chronic illness from the early days of motherhood to today. She's developed systems and processes to make sure that she does what she needs to manage her illness while staying on top of her responsibilities and taking care of herself. On this episode we talk about:  How being a mother has been impacted by her chronic illness What she does to make sure her family and sons are knowledgeable of her illness How she practices wellness each day  Follow Jewel! Life's a Jewel Jewel's Instagram   Follow Mommifaceted to learn more about our community!

Jewel Gibson is a woman with many hats, wife, mom, educator, and blogger. She's also a sufferer of a chronic illness from the early days of motherhood to today. She's developed systems and processes to make sure that she does what she needs to manage her illness while staying on top of her responsibilities and taking care of herself. On this episode we talk about: <ol> <li>How being a mother has been impacted by her chronic illness</li> <li>What she does to make sure her family and sons are knowledgeable of her illness</li> <li>How she practices wellness each day</li> </ol> Follow Jewel! <a href="http://lifesajewel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life's a Jewel</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifesajewel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewel's Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.mommifaceted.com/community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Mommifaceted to learn more about our community!</a>