On the 25th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am joined by Jamie Crawford, a former CEO and leader of multiple media brands in Ireland who was diagnosed with MS at 32. After his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, together they created The Good Glow, a wellness company, with a hugely popular podcast and number one best selling book, Glow, to inspire people to live fulfilled and healthier lives.

In this episode, Jamie takes us through discovering he had MS and what he felt contributed to this diagnosis. He also shares the series of adversities he faced in only a few years after the MS diagnosis, losing his father to cancer, and his wife being diagnosed with breast cancer several months after giving birth.

We explore our sometimes unhealthy capacity to compartmentalise our struggles and how it generally exacerbates our problems. While Jaime shares how he is grateful for his experiences and what they have taught him in terms of resilience, the changes he has made to his life, and for ultimately becoming more aware of what matters most to him in life - moments & time with his family and helping others.

Whether you are struggling with something presently in your life, facing adversity, or are finding it difficult to share your problems with others, this episode will provide you with plenty of inspiration, encouragement, and new perspectives, while providing numerous reminders of what truly matters in life. Jamie’s story is a great example of the obstacle becoming the way.

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Running Order:

01:50 Podcast begins

02:35 How can I help?

05:55 Life is a series of mountains and valleys

09:05 Developing resilience

11:10 Stress and MS

13:15 The source of ambition

15:43 Early signs of MS

21:40 Denial and doubling down on effort

25:35 Compartmentalising our problems

32:00 Opening up about vulnerabilities and MS

38:37 Self-discovery, curiosity and nature

41:40 Being a father and the simple things

45:26 Turning focus to helping others

51:05 What is a good life for Jamie?

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- For the podcast's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife/videos

- My newsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/

- My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/

- Jaime's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-crawford-ba2b3b5/

- The Good Glow website: https://www.thegoodglow.ie/