52. Breaking Chains, Overcoming Chronic Pain and Living Radiantly with Ivory Granger

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In today’s episode of Move Your Body Differently, I’m thrilled to introduce Ivory Granger, life coach and founder of Radiant Life Coaching. Ivory shares her powerful story of overcoming chronic pain caused by endometriosis and her journey toward creating a life of radiant health, both physically and spiritually. We dive into how her faith, personal health battles, and the Mayo Clinic’s pain rehabilitation program have shaped her approach to coaching. Whether you're struggling with chronic pain or looking to improve your overall health, this conversation is filled with encouragement, wisdom, and practical insights.

What You’ll Learn:

Ivory’s Health Journey: Ivory discusses her diagnosis of endometriosis at age 16 and the challenges of living with chronic pain throughout her life. She shares how pain management techniques learned at the Mayo Clinic have transformed her approach to health and wellness, both mentally and physically.
How the Brain Impacts Chronic Pain: Learn about central sensitization syndrome, how the brain can amplify pain signals, and why managing pain often starts with retraining the brain.
Faith and Pain Management: Discover how Ivory integrates biblical truth into her coaching, helping clients align their health with their faith and overcome limiting beliefs about their bodies.
Creating a Family Culture of Health: Ivory shares how she and her family incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into their daily lives, especially with her two neurodivergent children. She offers practical advice on how to encourage kids to understand the importance of nutrition and movement.
Function Over Feeling: Ivory explains the Mayo Clinic’s philosophy of choosing function over feeling and how this approach allows her to lead a healthier life despite chronic pain.
The Connection Between Health and Purpose: Ivory discusses the importance of maintaining your health to fulfill the kingdom purposes that God has for you. She emphasizes that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit and need to treat our bodies accordingly.

Why You Need to Tune In:

This episode is perfect for anyone who:

Struggles with chronic pain and feels like their body is holding them back from living life to the fullest.
Wants to know how to integrate their faith with their health journey, focusing on caring for the body as a temple.
Is curious about brain retraining techniques to manage pain and improve physical function.
Is navigating family health dynamics, especially with children who have neurodivergent needs.
Desires a life of freedom in both body and spirit, learning how to metabolize pain through faith and fitness.

Ivory’s journey of battling chronic illness, managing a full family life, and building a radiant health coaching business will inspire you to see your pain not as a prison, but as a platform for transformation. She shares practical ways to overcome the limitations of pain and illness, along with tools to build a life that honors both your physical and spiritual well-being.

Key Takeaways:

Pain management starts with the brain: Ivory introduces listeners to the idea that all pain is processed through the brain. By retraining your brain through specific techniques and choosing to function over feeling, you can significantly reduce chronic pain and improve your quality of life.
Faith as the foundation for health: Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and it’s essential to prioritize health in order to fulfill God’s purpose for your life. Ivory shows how spiritual health and physical health go hand in hand.
Creating a culture of health in your family: Learn how to guide your children in making healthy choices, even when dealing with specific challenges like neurodivergence.
Mindset matters: Ivory and I dive deep into how your mindset, especially limiting beliefs about your body, can hold you back from reaching your full potential. She provides actionable steps to start shifting your mindset and breaking free from negative thought patterns.
Take every thought captive: One of the most profound biblical principles Ivory shares is how our thoughts affect our physical reality. Just like the Bible says to “take every thought captive,” we need to actively manage our thoughts around health and pain to ensure they align with truth.

Why This Episode Matters:

Health is not just about the physical—it’s about aligning your whole being, body and spirit, with the life God has for you. Whether you’re dealing with chronic pain, managing your family’s health, or trying to find a way to balance fitness with faith, this episode offers hope and tangible steps to start your own radiant health journey.

Don’t forget to check out Ivory’s Radiant Life Coaching for more on how she helps women live their brightest and healthiest lives. Her story of overcoming pain and stepping into her purpose will inspire you to pursue the same transformation in your own life.

Key Quotes:

"We all have darkness that tries to smother our light, but through God's grace, we can shine brighter."
"The body and the brain are deeply connected when it comes to pain, but through function over feeling, you can take control."
"The enemy often uses our health as a foothold to keep us from fulfilling our kingdom purpose. That's why we need to honor our bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit."
"Pain isn't just physical—it's spiritual too. And God gives us the strength to metabolize pain when we align our health with His Word."
"Mindset is key to every aspect of health. If we can retrain our brain and challenge those limiting beliefs, we can live the radiant, whole lives God intended for us."

Be sure to listen, share with a friend, and don’t forget to leave a review if this episode encouraged you. We’re all on this journey together, and as Ivory says, "Let’s live our best lives, shining for Jesus!"

Find Ivory:

Instagram: @radiatelifecoaching, @iamivorygranger

Website: www.radiate-lifecoaching.com

Facebook: Ivory Knowles Granger; Radiate Life Coaching.

YouTube- Radiate Life Coaching