Olympian Jesse Grupper on Competing in the Olympics with an Autoimmune Disease (Ulcerative Colitis // IBD)

Welcome back to Calling in Sick! This week I had the honor of chatting with Olympic rock climber, Jesse Grupper. His energy is absolutely infections, and his story of getting to the Olympics is inspiring to say the least. We talk about how although no one day defines a lifetime, it’s the things we do daily that make a difference. Tune in to hear Jesse’s protocol for managing his chronic illness (ulcerative colitis), which includes integrating Western medicine, finding the humor in shitty situations, intuitive lifestyle changes, mindfulness and optimism training. I walked away from this conversation with a deep appreciation for how humans truly do have the capacity of achieving what we might think is the impossible.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to a *spicy* episode of Calling In Sick! 

00:02:30 Introduction to Olympian Jesse Grupper (Ulcerative Colitis // IBD)

0011:15 Jesse’s diagnosis story 

00:30:25 The spoon theory

00:33:20 Jesse’s mindfulness practice

00:42:30 Jesse’s Autoimmune protocol 

00:47:40 How Jesse’s communicates his needs

00:54:20 Connecting with other Olympians with Chronic Illness

00:59:30 Jesse’s favorite mantra

01:00:20 How Jesse relaxes and heals post-competition 

01:09:50 Optimism training

01:15:00 Thank you for listening! 

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