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Am I the right person to be doing this? Am I in over my head? Should someone without brain damage be spearheading Instagram content? These before-mentioned questions of self-doubt plague my thoughts. Sometimes I read things that I have posted on Instagram and have zero recollection of doing so. I reached out to someone that we follow to see if she may want to share her story with us. She politely responded that she had already done so. Epic fail Sarah. Even though I was mortified, she

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In December 2017 I stopped at the post office on the way home from work and as I went to get out of the car I suddenly found myself feeling very dizzy.  I had double vision and also became very hot and felt increasingly sick.  This feeling lasted for around 5 minutes and I somehow managed to call my fiancée using Siri on my mobile phone.  I have honestly never felt that bad in my life – apart from at the end of a very large drinking session!  After seeking medical advice via 111, I went home for

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September 16, 2017, I stood before a crowd of women speaking at the Women’s Conference ‘Overcomers through Christ.’  The day was filled with a marvelous Spirit of God and wonderful fellowship among sisters in Christ!  Little did I know what was in store the next day. On Sunday, September 17, I was sitting in the pew listening as my husband preached the sermon God had laid on his heart.  I noticed that I was having trouble understanding the words he was speaking and I just felt ‘foggy.’  My

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My whole life I wanted to be a teacher. I grew up in my aunt's classroom in suburbia Colorado, organizing all her teacher stuff from a very young age. I loved how everything looked so perfect and clean. I wanted my own classroom to be that way.  Five days into my very first teaching job I had a brain hemorrhage. I was on a Tinder date after school and I got a headache. I just assumed it was because the date was kind of boring and I was stressed about all the lesson planning I had to do. I got

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I was setting up to coach some clients in a bootcamp class and was feeling strong. I had my music blaring and was excited to coach because this class is one of the most active groups I teach all week. I’ve been really lucky to return to group fitness instruction after my stroke. It was one of the things I worked my tail off in getting back, and while I don’t teach choreographed classes anymore because I can’t remember choreography in my brain, I do pretty well teaching strength-based classes.

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