Many have heard one of these variations in our lives, “burning the candle at both ends,” “biting off more than you can chew”,  “spreading yourself too thin” or my personal favorite “you can’t pour from an empty cup”.  Today's guest, was like many of the vestibular warriors I speak with,  stressed in our jobs, working insane hours, overextending ourselves, and at times, eating poorly and not getting enough sleep. Self-care was a reward that we gave ourselves for good behavior after we completed a task, like a clean house or some other goal.  I remember myself doing this in the past as well.  Today Daniela shares her story of working in academia as a college professor when her first bothersome symptom of visual disturbances began.  From there the symptoms only increased in intensity and over time she was finally diagnosed with PPPD (Persistent postural perceptual dizziness); neurovascular dizziness caused by jugular compression and thoracic outlet syndrome, along with third window syndrome from cochlear-facial nerve canal dehiscence.  So many things changed her life, but I will save all the details for her to share with you in this Part 1 of a two-part series. In this conversation, we discuss these and many other things: ~ being perfectly imperfect, unintentional gaslighting ~ guilt, shame, imposter syndrome, anxiety, comparison, anxiety, fear, stress ~ being grateful, support at work, single parenting ~ talk therapy, meditation, soft tissue therapy If you would like to reach out to Daniela, please find her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dizzyprof/ To read Daniela's book, "Counterpreservation: Architectural Decay in Berlin since 1989", please find it on Amazon If you would like to reach out to me, Heather Davies: Email me at [email protected] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Private Facebook Group⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leave a voice message⁠⁠ Would you like to JOIN THE MOVEMENT and make a donation in honor of my pledge for Steps 2 Balance week, May 21, 2023 through 27th, where we will be walking "together" to raise awareness, your support will also help make sure that when a person gets dizzy, they will get the help they need.  Please make your pledge here https://vestibular.salsalabs.org/s2b-2023/p/HeatherDavies For more information on vestibular disorders please visit ⁠⁠VeDA website⁠⁠ at www.vestibular.org ⁠Online Support Groups⁠: Facilitated by Angela S., Lakin, Racheal, Dave, Joy and Marissa The meeting ID and Pass Code are the same for all meetings.  Meeting Id: 841 905 3323 Pass Code: dizzy Meniere's Support Group times: Wednesday 10am CT / 9am ET Wednesday 2pm CT / 1pm ET Wednesday 5pm CT / 4pm ET Wednesday 8:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET Vestibular Zoom Support Group Meetings (for all vestibular disorders): Thursdays at 8pm CT / 7pm ET Thank you for listening! Remember to love yourself, be open to the work, lean on this beautiful community, and lastly believe healing is possible.  See you next week warriors!