110. From Invisible to Visible (with Dr. Carrie Niederman) Dr. Carrie Niederman is an educator, speaker, entrepreneur, and equine veterinarian-turned-consultant changing the narrative for people who fall outside the lines of conventional medical diagnosis and treatments for certain chronic, long-term conditions. Carrie leverages her medical background as a clinical veterinarian, journey with a chronic invisible illness and the Disney Cinderella fairy tale to bring to life the stop and start journey these individuals are on so they can first be seen. Carrie's goal is to create a path for physicians, employers and friends and family members to partner for effective long-term care, accommodation and empathy. In this episode: She started out in her career as an equine vet and continued that for many years until you retired a few years ago.   She got sick one day and thought it was just the flu, but it wasn’t. She described what happened that day and since then. She described what it is like to have a serious illness when you look fine to anyone you meet? How do you use the Cinderella story to help people understand your illness? She shared what happens for her when she unravels. She gave her advice for what people who have these long-term chronic diseases do to ask for what they need. She talked about her speaking and writing advocacy work to help build awareness for ME/CFS. Information on Carrie:   CarolineNiederman.com Carrie Niederman on LinkedIn: (in/carrieniederman) Carrie Niederman on Instagram: (@cnncourage) Carrie Niederman on Facebook: (@cnncourage) The Book that Carrie Recommends: Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program. Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life? This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve! Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve! If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/  If you are interested in learning more, visit: susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book. As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you! If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too! Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!