Episode 6: “Routine and resilience”
The guest of the sixth Weekend Warriors Rock podcast series is the wonderful Amanda. Amanda is a multidisciplinary artist with a background in visual arts, music, and landscape design illustration. Amanda shares her strategies for managing her complex health journey, including chronic fatigue and mental health challenges, with emphasis on the importance of maintaining routines. Amanda also explains how her dogs help enforce her routine, and she discusses the significance of positive mindset, hydration, nutrition, and listening to her body to avoid burnout, even if it means cancelling commitments. Our conversation also touches on Amanda’s career achievements, the importance of celebrating small victories and cultivating a supportive social environment both offline and through online allies who share similar struggles.
Listen or watch on your favourite platforms:
Music
Ren Gill – Singer-songwriter & musician
Resource:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?si=cjcEz20_tRperXZX
Instagram @renmakesmusic: https://www.instagram.com/renmakesmusic/?hl=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Repe2EiNjaFAFIukrroUM?si=f0X38dgwSaCB5uJWJn31Vg
Music
Chinchilla – Singer & rapper
Resource:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/D9vsQmvV4Wk?si=Fxorph6oo0se05xh
Instagram @chinchilla_music: https://www.instagram.com/chinchilla_music/?hl=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iNrvS80wnHDGVxw3qNRiI?si=XO_aqE_gQ4CfF4YAZxnyxQ
Some more resources Amanda would like to share:
Complex Chronic Illness Support Inc
Resource:
Website: Ccisupport.org.nz , Email: info@ccisupport.org.nz
Particularly good compositions by above artists:
‘How to be me’ : https://youtu.be/SDR7sup3DsU?si=hAts3AwwPjhlFmEi
‘Chalk Outlines’ : https://youtu.be/35yALr_opeg?si=Gi1KqTfc3LvM6hri