09 Seminars & Speakers
Each seminar is listed below in USA Pacific Time Zone. See a time zone converter here. They will all take place via Blog Talk Radio here. Each seminar will be about 25 minutes and then we will take callers until the end of the 1-hour program.
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MONDAY - 9 AM
Understanding How we Uniquely Deal with Difficulties in Life
Georgia Shaffer
Georgia Shaffer is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a certified life coach. For over 15 years, she has enhanced people’s lives by teaching how to identify: “What needs to grow? What needs to go?” She is also is on the teaching staff of the Christian Leaders, Authors & Speakers Seminar (CLASS) and Personality Plus. She has great insight into why we do what we do, which she has shared in her books and will be sharing with us!
MONDAY - 12 PM
Finding Health Insurance Coverage with a Pre-existing Condition
Jennifer Jaff
Jennifer C. Jaff, Esq. is an attorney with 25 years of experience who specializes in chronic illness law. Ms. Jaff graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with honors, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut before going into private practice. She founded Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness in March 2005.
Thank you for Jennifer’s donation of 1 copy of Know Your Rights: A Handbook for Patients with Chronic Illness ($30 value)
MONDAY - 3 PM
Super Foods for Super-Natural Health
Joanna Faillace
Joanna Faillace is a Certified Biblical Health Coach awarded to her in 2007 by Jordan Rubin’s Biblical Health Institute. Joanna is also the TV Host for Super-Naturally Healthy Kids with Chef Joanna, a series of health cooking video shorts which is broadcast daily on TBN’s Smile of a Child Network. Joanna is also a keynote speaker for Thelma Wells’ Ready to Win Life Skills National Conferences. In addition, Joanna is the author of Super-Naturally Healthy Families Cookbook Devotional.
Joanna has donated 2 copies of her cookbook, Super-Naturally Healthy Families and 2 DVD’s of her Super-Naturally Healthy Kids Segments that appear on TBN’s Smile of a Child Network
MONDAY - 5:30 PM
Hearts of Gratitude and Joy
Maureen Pratt
Author and speaker Maureen lives with multiple illnesses, including organ-involved lupus, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, and chronic back pain. Through her books, including “Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain & Illness,” articles, and talks, she encourages others to deepen their faith and Christian walk in spite of and with living with chronic pain & illness. Some of her favorite topics include finding joy in a life of pain, deepening prayer, and appreciating God’s many gifts great and small. Her website is www.maureenpratt.com
Maureen has donated a copy of her book “Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain & Illness,”
TUESDAY 9 AM
Coping with Chronic Illness in Your Marriage
Bill & Pam Farrell
How can you improve your marriage when you live with chronic illness? Bill and Pam Farrel are relationship specialists, international speakers, and authors of 30 books including best-selling Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti. A few of their other books include: Single Men are like Waffles, Single Women are like Spaghetti. Their newest release is The Marriage Code. Other books include: Red Hot Monogamy, Why Men and Women Act the Way They Do, Love, Honor and Forgive and 10 Best Decisions a Parent Can Make and 10 Best Decisions a Couple Can Make (Harvest House).
Bill and Pam are frequent guests on radio and television including Focus on the Family, where their interviews with Dr Dobson were ranked Top 10. Bill has experience as a Senior Pastor, Youth Pastor and most recently, as Pastor to Small Groups under Dr David Jeremiah. Pam has experience as a Director of Women, Pastor’s wife, and mentor. She is also the founder and President of Seasoned Sisters, a ministry to women 40-65. )
TUESDAY 12 PM
Coping with Crises on Top of Chronic
Jennifer Saake & Lisa Copen
Join Jenni Saake (founder of Hannah’s Hope: Seeking God’s Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage & Adoption Loss ) and Lisa Copen founder Rest Ministries, as we chat about surviving crises in the midst of Chronic illness. Between the two of us, Lisa and Jenni have survived 45 years of multiple chronic illnesses including Chronic Fatigue Immunity Dysfunction Syndrome (ME/CFS), rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes, endometriosis, infertility, chemical sensitivities and more.
These ladies know that life doesn’t stop just because we are in pain. Hear us share our hearts and experiences through surgeries, infections, IV therapies, broken bones, unemployment, adoption journeys, and grief ranging from miscarriages to the deaths of grandparents. We will share a few survival skills for coping with the stress of everyday life when crisis hits and we’ll look forward to chatting with you as you call in your own crisis on top of chronic stories too!
Jenni has donated a Gurrlie Girl 2 Cor. 12:9 bracelet where she is a consultant.
TUESDAY 3 PM
How to Start a Business When You are Chronically Ill
Lisa Copen
We’ve had 2 scheduled guests for this topic and both of them have had to cancel due to emergencies. But Lisa will be sharing her personal experiences.
Lisa is the founder of Rest Ministries, but through the years she has worn many hats, following her passions. These include being an author and speaker, being a book marketing consultant at writers workshops including CLASS, she designed web sites for years and still does occasionally for others and she has been the “expert” internet marketer giving presentations for her local Chamber of Commerce. Her latest (and perhaps most fun) is as the creator and designer of ScrapbookMyAdoption.com .
She would love to take lots of calls and answer your questions. If you have started a business while chronically ill, be sure to call in and share too.
TUESDAY 5:30 PM
When the Husband is the Caregiver
Joel Copen
Joel Copen has been married to Lisa, founder of Rest Ministries, since 1996. They have a son who is 6 years old. We’ve had an overwhelming response to our seminars on marriage and family and when our speaker Kelly Rouba had to cancel at the last minute. Joel eagerly volunteered to be interviewed to offer a husband’s perspective (surprising even his wife!)
Join Joel and Lisa as they discuss the ups and downs of marriage that includes a chronic illness, and what they have learned (and are still learning) along the way.
Kelly Rouba had to cancel due to schedule conflict
WEDNESDAY 9 AM
It’s OK to say NO: Building Healthy Boundaries
Jenni Prokopy
This presentation will focus on the challenges of building and maintaining healthy boundaries while living with chronic illness. taking the time to learn a few tricks can help you start saying NO to things that don’t help you, and YES to nurturing activities and people.
Jenni created ChronicBabe.com in 2005 to provide an online resource for young women with chronic illness who want to live exceptional lives in spite of health-related limitations. A ChronicBabe herself since the age of 25, she lives with fibromyalgia, asthma, anxiety, depression, Raynaud’s phenomenon, rosacea and GERD.
Beyond her speaking activities, Jenni is an award-winning freelance writer with nearly 20 years of publishing experience. She knows what it takes to make any writing “zing!” Jenni offers freelance writing, editing and communications consulting for the health care industry, with a focus on web sites, newsletters, feature articles and marketing materials.
Jenni’s work with organizations small and large, local and national, has earned her numerous awards. Most recently she was named a “Women’s Health Hero” in 2009 by Our Bodies, Ourselves.
WEDNESDAY 12 PM
Parenting When You are Chronically Ill - Chaos and Confessions
Dena Dyer, talking with Lisa Copen
(Laurie Edwards, formerly scheduled, regrets that she had to cancel.)
As a busy wife, mom, and entertainer, Dena Dyer constantly loses things—but she’s holding onto her sanity (barely). Her favorite forms of therapy? Cuddling with her two young sons, date nights with her hubby, reading, and blogging. Dena is thankful for her creative life, which is varied and full. In between driving carpools, helping her boys with homework, and shuttling kids to sports practice, she writes, speaks, and performs part-time at Rockbox Theater in the Hill Country of Texas.
Her publishing credits include the books Mothers of the Bible and Grace for the Race: Meditations for Busy Moms, articles in Focus on the Family, Woman’s World and HomeLife, and tips for Working Mother, Redbook, Family Circle and Parenting. Visit her web site here. Read Dena;’s Meme “26 Things About My Invisible Illness…”
Dena has donated a copy of her most recent book, Mothers of the Bible.
WEDNESDAY 3 PM
Simplifying Your Home and Housework
Marcia Ramsland
Marcia, entertaining media guest expert, speaker, and professional organizer, is well known as “The Organizing Pro” for her practical tips and clever solutions in homes and offices. She appears on national radio and TV, and her tips in national magazines like Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day, and Real Simple magazines. Marcia is the author of the popular “Simplify for Success” book series, Simplify Your Life, Simplify Your Time, Simplify Your Space, Simplify Your Holidays Ages and Stages of Getting Children Organized (Thomas Nelson) and booklet.
Marcia has a daughter that got Fibromyalgia at age 17 and knows well what it’s like to have an invisible illness in the home. For more on Marcia’s helpful resources go to www.OrganizingPro.com
Marcia has donated a copy of her book “Simplify Your Life.”
WEDNESDAY 5:30 PM
Real Talk About Men and Chronic Illness
Jeff Kenyon
Oftentimes the online support forums for those with chronic illness are filled with women. Where are all the men with illness? They are out there and they need support and encouragement too, they may just be the last ones to share their heart in a chat room or a support group. Join Jeff Kenyon, Rest Ministries men’s ministry coordinator and other men who will share in a panel talking about the unique challenges men who live with illness face each day. This will be enlightening for both men and women so we invite you to join us and if you are male. . . . consider calling in to join the discussion.
THURSDAY 9 AM
Find the Job You Desire and Can Do
Rosalind Joffe
Rosalind Joffe built on her own experience of living with chronic illnesses for 30 years, including multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis, when she founded cicoach.com. This career coaching firm is dedicated to helping professionals with chronic illness develop the skills they need to succeed in their careers. Rosalind believes firmly that living with chronic illness does not preclude living a full and successful life.
Rosalind Joffe is a recognized national expert on chronic illness and its impact on career. She is the co-author of Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!, Demos Medical Publications. As a leading chronic illness career coach, Rosalind has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, msnbc.com, ABC Radio, as well as numerous regional and national media outlets. She has published in dozens of disease organization and health journals. She is a sought-after speaker and workshop leader for organizations that include the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, BiogenIdec, State Street Corporation, New Directions, Association of Career Professionals, HealthTalk.com, New England Arthritis Foundation, NENMMS, and the Scleroderma Association.
Rosalind is passionate about giving people the tools they need to thrive in their work while living with chronic illness. Her website, cicoach.com, and her widely read blog, http://WorkingWithChronicIllness.com feature the resources and services a person needs to be successful at work – while living with a chronic illness. And she can be found on twitter @WorkWithIllness
Rosalind is donating her book “The Keep Working with Chronic Illness Workbook System”
THURSDAY 12 PM
When Your Child is Chronically Ill
Jolene Philo
Jolene Philo is a writer and speaker who encourages parents of critically and chronically ill children. Her first child was born with a life-threatening birth defect that required immediate surgery. Over the next fifteen years, he had six more corrective surgeries and countless procedures in four different states. Jolene was an elementary teacher and worked with special needs students throughout her twenty-five year career.
Her book, A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically and Chronically Ill Children, shares the stories of over a dozen other families and the perspectives of pediatric surgeons and oncologists. Parents of special needs kids can interact with Jolene at her blog, www.differentdream.com. Jolene is a graduate of Carol Kent’s Speak Up and is a blogger at Exceptional Parent magazine’s website. She’s had over a hundred magazine articles published in publications such as Focus on the Family, and Parent Life.
THURSDAY 3 PM
Managing College with a Chronic Illness
Lynn Royster
Lynn Royster, J.D., Ph.D., is founder and Director of the Chronic Illness Initiative at the School for New Learning, DePaul University where she also teaches in the on line program. She is on the Board of the Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America and the parent of young man with chronic illness.
Paula Kravitz is Assistant Director for Student Services for the Chronic Illness Initiative at the School for New Learning, DePaul University. She has been employed by the Illinois Department of Mental Health and several not for profit agencies in the areas of clinical therapy, teaching, program development and administration. She holds an MSW from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
THURSDAY 5:30 PM
Helping Others Understand Your Pain
Karen Richards
Karen Lee Richards’ career as a writer and patient educator/advocate grew out of her determination to learn more about her own illnesses. Karen first became ill in 1989, but it would be seven more years before she finally received an accurate diagnosis of fibromyalgia and ME/CFS.
In 1997, Karen teamed up with Lynne Mattalana, another FM patient, to found the nonprofit organization now known as the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA). For the next eight years, Karen served as NFA’s vice president. In 2002, when the NFA launched Fibromyalgia AWARE, he first full-color, glossy magazine devoted to FM and other invisible illnesses, she became its Executive Editor.
Currently Karen is the Patient Expert and Community Leader of HealthCentral’s ChronicPainConnection. Her goal is to educate, encourage, equip and empower patients so they can take charge of their health care to ensure that they have the best possible quality of life.
Links she mentioned during her program:
Understanding Chronic Pain: An open letter to anyone who has a chronic pain patient in his or her life
Understanding Fibromyalgia: An open letter to anyone who has a
fibromyalgia patient in his or her life
Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence
FRIDAY 9 AM
Applying and Winning Disability Assistance When You Are Chronically Ill
Scott Davis
Mr. Davis is regarded as one of our nation’s legal specialists in representing clients who are disabled due to fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome. Mr. Davis has successfully represented Social Security disability clients of all ages throughout the United States. Mr. Davis has won Social Security disability cases in every region of the United States and in approximately 40 states. And Mr. Davis’ extensive experience is evident in the fact that his firm wins chronic pain and fatigue Social Security disability cases over 90% of the time. This success rate is significantly higher than the average disability attorney and more than double the success rate of Social Security claimants who are not represented. Visit his web site which features many wonderful articles on the application process and other FAQ.
FRIDAY 12 PM
Being a Teenager with a Chronic Illness
Naomi Kingery
Missionary kid Naomi Kingery grew up in India and saw physical struggle her whole life as her parents worked with the disabled. At twelve years old she faced her own physical struggle as she went into a coma and woke up with a diagnosis of juvenile diabetes. She soon felt a calling on her life to encourage diabetic teenagers and to help touch other teenagers who deal with invisible illnesses. When she was eighteen she published her first book Sugar Free Me (inspirational book for diabetic teens and their loved ones.)
With Sugar Free Me in one hand and a Bible in the other, Naomi wants to spread hope within the diabetic community. Visit her web site at www.livetolovediabetes.com .
Naomi has donated a copy of her book, “Sugar Free Me.”
FRIDAY 3 PM
Surgery Preparation
Curtis Dean Hall
Curtis Dean Hall taught in Kansas public school systems for twenty years. His experience with the brokenhearted children and overwhelmed teachers he encountered daily led him to become a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, specializing in stress and trauma.
Widely regarded by his colleagues as a clinical innovator, Curtis has developed several therapeutic programs and CDs for stress management, published two surgery preparation programs and written two books and writes a weekly advice column entitled “Thinking Like A Therapist,” that is published in several newspapers across the nation. In addition, Curtis is a cancer survivor and credits his faith in God and his use of mind/body strategies for his total recovery to health and wellness.
Curtis had donated a copy of “Psalms for Surgery.”
FRIDAY 5:30 PM
Closing workshop with Lisa Copen and guests
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