Reclaim Your Rise
with Lauren Bongiorno

We’re introducing a new cohost to the Reclaim Your Rise podcast! Our Coach Manager, Abby, will be taking over the show once a month to interview coaching members and Risely coaches. Today, Abby chats with Kathy about hitting her breaking point with perfection and her decision to join Risely’s Group Coaching program. If you’ve ever thought, “Who am I to ask for help?” this episode is for you. Despite having numbers that looked good on paper, Kathy struggled with her mindset, including obsessive food and exercise thoughts, fear of complications, and avoidance of settings where she couldn’t be 100% in control. This episode will answer your questions about the enrollment + coaching process at Risely, PLUS you will walk away feeling inspired to reimagine your relationship with type one. Time Stamps: (02:07) Meet Abby, our Coach Manager! (03:53) Kathy’s T1D diagnosis story at 28  (06:22) Her obsessive thoughts on food and exercise (07:44) Fear & avoidance (08:44) “You looked good on paper” (10:08) More restriction: her Celiac Disease diagnosis (12:13) Her enrollment call: “Who am I to ask for help?” (12:45) “I’d never felt so seen or heard”  (16:27) Kathy’s coaching experience and outcome (18:40) “Do you need extra therapy help?” (19:45) On an island of one (20:55) How you do one thing is how you do everything  (22:05) Kathy’s results and heartfelt coaching exit survey (25:57) Mindset, self-talk, & limiting beliefs  (27:25) Life after coaching: sustainability and where she is now What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. The doors are open for our Decide and Conquer Group Coaching Program for T1D women. Apply now and talk to our team HERE. Learn more about our 1:1 coaching programs HERE.   Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

Elisabeth Didonato is a coach on the Risely team and a dietician with an extensive background in holistic health. In this episode, she’s sharing her personal and professional experience with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), PCOS + type one diabetes, inflammation, herbs and much more. If you’ve struggled with symptoms on (or getting off of) birth control or are trying to get to the root cause of your hormonal imbalances, this is a must-listen. Time Stamps: (04:01) Her T1D and PCOS diagnosis stories  (06:16) Mental health & birth control  (07:40) Her deep dive into integrative functional medicine (09:02) Why is birth control used as a bandaid for PCOS? (11:24) Discovering which form of PCOS she has  (14:06) How the pill + PCOS influenced her T1D (18:57) Insulin sensitivity throughout the 4 menstrual cycle phases (21:18) “It took my body time to get here so it will take time to get back to where it’s supposed to be.” (22:06) Getting off birth control + tips + resources  (25:25) How Elisabeth has gotten back to balance (27:23) Listening to your gut/intuition with nutrition  (32:22) Different forms of hunger (36:48) The unseen impact of stress on your period  (39:05) 3 top herbs to support PCOS and hormonal rebalancing  (43:35) Why people diss functional medicine (45:51) The body is a whole  (46:47) Listener question - testosterone and not bulking (51:08) Cardio, exercise, and stress for symptom management  (53:08) Gaining confidence to advocate for holistic medicine with your doctor What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. The doors are open for Risely’s Group Coaching Program for T1D women. Apply now and talk to our team HERE. Learn more about TempMonitor HERE   Buy TempMonitor HERE Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

With 37 years of T1D under her belt, our guest Karen Baumgartner shares her journey and the lessons she's learned along the way. The most challenging period for her was the decade after her children's birth when she had to re-learn how to prioritize her health. As a DCB graduate, Karen provides 3 practical tips that helped her increase her time in range from 60% to 75%. We also discuss strategies for overcoming your resistance to making time for diabetes. Time Stamps: (03:21) Making herself and her diabetes a priority  (05:00) Deal with it (defensive) vs. handling it (offensive) (07:09) Her first decades with T1D and how her relationship changed (09:17) What her blood sugars looked like in childhood (10:08) The struggle of her college years  (11:48) Resentment  (13:11) Why Risely’s group coaching program was the gamechanger (16:20) Her positive pregnancy experience (18:47) “I can’t mess these babies up” (20:13) The grace of post-pregnancy diabetes management  (22:17) “You can manage yourself, and diabetes will follow” (23:52) “I came into coaching wanting strategy, but, mindset” (26:40) Before and After A1C Shift Method Course (29:04) A T1D community & ammo (33:20) Sustainable time in range (34:46) Her 3 tactical tips for time in range  (36:36) The resistance to taking the time for diabetes What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. The doors are open for our Decide and Conquer Group Coaching Program for T1D women. Apply now and talk to our team HERE. Learn more about our 1:1 coaching programs HERE. Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.

This feels like science fiction, but it’s true! The conversation you’re about to hear is about the next innovation in pump technology that is going to revolutionize management for people using insulin. I’m joined by Xeris Pharmaceuticals CEO Paul Edict and Beta Bionics CEO Sean Saint a week after they announced a collaboration to develop a bi-hormonal pump that has both insulin and glucagon. Time Stamps: (02:45) Paul’s background and role at Xeris (04:34) Sean’s background and role at Beta Bionics  (06:16) How this epic collaboration came to be  (08:33) Xeris on rescue glucagon (10:05) “We’re not there yet, but we’ll do it together”  (10:41) The spirit of innovation  (11:25) What hasn’t this been done before?  (13:05) “But what’s going to happen to Gvoke pen?”  (14:40) What can people get excited about? (16:00) The burden impact  (16:57) The gas and brake  (17:50) How is this different than AID delivery systems? (20:05) The extreme fear of low blood sugar  (22:00) Anticipating possibilities and blocks  (23:22) When we can expect this and FDA approval (26:51) Innovating in spite of a cure  (30:24) Saving lives What to do now: Follow me @lauren_bongiorno and @riselyhealth on Instagram to stay in the loop for when new episodes drop. Learn more about our 1:1 coaching programs HERE.   Listen to Paul in our prior episode on Glucagon EPISODE 96 Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.