Ambition with Chronic Illness

What if chronic illness wasn’t the end of ambition  but the beginning of a more grounded, sovereign kind of power?

In this episode of The Ovum Podcast, Dr Ariella sits down with Michelle Irving, founder of Career & Chronic and Chronic Illness at Work, to unpack how women can protect their health, honour their ambition, and lead with sovereignty.

What you’ll learn

• A language for describing the inner and outer stages of living and working  with chronic illness.

• How to shift from pleasing to autonomy in medical and professional relationships.

• Why emotional resonance and somatic awareness are as vital as data.

• How authentic leadership emerges through the very process of illness and recovery. 

Resources

• The Emotional Map of Chronic Illness: Moving through the four stages — at sea, washed ashore, the new forest, and return to the village — to navigate your emotional experience with clarity and compassion.

• The Career and Chronic Map: A realistic framework for managing off-ramps, on-ramps, “the new,” and long stretches of test-and-redesign while building authentic leadership.

•  Authentic Ambition Framework: How to honour your body, your values, your financial sustainability and your dream career path.