Hilary Jastram, Author at SickBiz

Matt Brennan Juggles Kids, Home Schooling And Business | SBB 131

Posted by Hilary Jastram | Oct 5, 2020 | Podcast |

Matt Brennan is a Chicago-area copywriter, journalist and blogger, marketer, and contributor to HuffPost Parents, the Chicago Sun-Times, and numerous other websites and publications. He is also the author of Write Right – Sell Now and his most recent book, The Virus and Us: A Letter from Father to Son in the Midst of the Pandemic. We chatted about how a ton of parents are juggling the seismic shift of moving from FT on-campus school to either homeschooling entirely or partial in-class schooling and online learning. As an entrepreneur, Matt has run his business for years while dealing with...

Brian Will Overcomes The Odds | SBB 130

Posted by Hilary Jastram | Sep 28, 2020 | Podcast |

Brian Will will astound you with his tenacity, fierce intelligence, innovation, and fortitude. He has been run through the wringer his whole life but he never let it get him down. Now, he has written a book detailing his come up, what he’s overcome as well as what he’s accomplished…and these are no small feats. As soon as his second book was done, he returned right back to the laptop to finish his second book! This is a man who doesn’t stop! Brian has created or co-created six booming businesses worth hundreds of millions of dollars in four industries....

The Secrets of Trauma – Part 2 | SBB 129

Posted by Hilary Jastram | Sep 21, 2020 | Podcast |

Today’s podcast episode is part two of the little-known secrets of healing trauma. And we’re talking about addressing it in such a way that you can live with it without it taking over your life and allowing self-sabotage or full-on destruction. You can be a survivor while you also go on to live a very successful life on your terms. And that’s the key. Trauma can feel as though we participate in it involuntarily and that we don’t have a choice but to feel pain. And while the pain will be there and can’t ever go away, the intensity...

Hilary Goes Solo On The Secrets of Trauma | SBB 128

Posted by Hilary Jastram | Sep 13, 2020 | Podcast |

Hilary hits the airwaves to discuss a few secrets about trauma. Trauma is her jam. She knows a thing or two about how to climb out of the trenches when every crab in there wants to pull you back down to live the phrase “misery loves company.” You can refuse to go there anymore, or be pigeonholed by any label. You can be who you want to be as well by simply proclaiming that in your mind. Even if someone describes you as a victim, you still have the power to exist in two places: 1) acknowledging what happened...

Jason Herterich and the Discomfort Zone | SBB 127

Posted by Hilary Jastram | Aug 30, 2020 | Podcast |

When Jason Herterich got sick, he knew that he had to do more with his condition than just suffer through it and barely survive. An engineering graduate, he is now the founder of the podcast the Discomfort Zone, featuring immersive stories on chronic illness and disability. The Discomfort Zone uncovers our collective humanity through stories of vulnerability, wellness and resilience. Naturally, Jason is also a chronic illness and disability advocate learning how to live with the beasts, fibromyalgia ME/CFS, POTS, and IBS. Thankfully, after quite a few years of sickness and exhaustion, Jason saw the light that told him...