Professor Phoenix: Jayne Mattingly
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Kathryn Budig
Kathryn Budig (she/her) is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, author, ...
Haus welcomes our new Professor Phoenix: Jayne Mattingly!
Jayne Mattingly is the founder of The AND Initiative, a nonprofit focused on destigmatizing mobility aids to those with physical disabilities and chronic illnesses. Jayne received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in eating disorder recovery and body image struggles. She is a disability and body-image advocate, an artist, and a “Say It Brave” Ambassador and Community Partner for one of the most prestigious and well-known eating disorder treatment centers in the United States.
Since being diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), intracranial hypertension, endometriosis, autoimmune disease, and a spinal cord injury, Jayne has undergone over 19 brain and spine surgeries, along with a total hysterectomy, in under six years time. For mobility, she relies on her wheelchair, rollator, and her service dog Wheatie. All of this resulting in an immense amount of what Jayne has coined as Body Grief.
In her debut book, THIS IS BODY GRIEF: Making Peace with the Loss that Comes from Living in a Body, Jayne Mattingly defines and conceptualizes the under recognized grief experiences that come with living in a body. She shares stories from everyday people in the throes of Body Grief as well as her own journey as a newly disabled and chronically ill woman. She speaks to the Body Grief we all experience – from puberty to menopause, to infertility, to pregnancy loss, gender dysphoria, disability and chronic illness, to injury, food allergies, and more – and teaches us how to better understand our feelings around our bodies. Moving ultimately from anger and betrayal to a place where gratitude can exist alongside grief.
Listen along as Kathryn, Jayne, and members of the Haus community explore Jayne's book, THIS IS BODY GRIEF, and touch on topics within the book, including: ableism, shame, the harm of self-care, the universality of body grief, and the power of community.
Suggested reading for this conversation:
Jayne Mattingly is the founder of The AND Initiative, a nonprofit focused on destigmatizing mobility aids to those with physical disabilities and chronic illnesses. Jayne received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in eating disorder recovery and body image struggles. She is a disability and body-image advocate, an artist, and a “Say It Brave” Ambassador and Community Partner for one of the most prestigious and well-known eating disorder treatment centers in the United States.
Since being diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), intracranial hypertension, endometriosis, autoimmune disease, and a spinal cord injury, Jayne has undergone over 19 brain and spine surgeries, along with a total hysterectomy, in under six years time. For mobility, she relies on her wheelchair, rollator, and her service dog Wheatie. All of this resulting in an immense amount of what Jayne has coined as Body Grief.
In her debut book, THIS IS BODY GRIEF: Making Peace with the Loss that Comes from Living in a Body, Jayne Mattingly defines and conceptualizes the under recognized grief experiences that come with living in a body. She shares stories from everyday people in the throes of Body Grief as well as her own journey as a newly disabled and chronically ill woman. She speaks to the Body Grief we all experience – from puberty to menopause, to infertility, to pregnancy loss, gender dysphoria, disability and chronic illness, to injury, food allergies, and more – and teaches us how to better understand our feelings around our bodies. Moving ultimately from anger and betrayal to a place where gratitude can exist alongside grief.
Listen along as Kathryn, Jayne, and members of the Haus community explore Jayne's book, THIS IS BODY GRIEF, and touch on topics within the book, including: ableism, shame, the harm of self-care, the universality of body grief, and the power of community.
Suggested reading for this conversation:
- THIS IS BODY GRIEF: Making Peace with the Loss that Comes from Living in a Body (click title to purchase)