Much of the work of a Life Coach is dealing with the “story” of the person he/she is working with.

We all have our stories. In every on-line forum concerned with Kidney Disease, new members will post their stories about how they were diagnosed, how their families reacted, how scared they were, ya-da ya-da ya-da.

I am not disrespecting either the people nor their stories!

What I’m illustrating is the pattern that newly diagnosed patients follow:

You’re newly diagnosed. You’re in a level of shock, even if you know about PKD because of the family history. You don’t know how to physically and/or emotionally respond to your new “situation.” Your body-mind is overloaded with confusion, a sense of the unknown, fear, anger, and perhaps guilt (what did I do to deserve this?). Because of this overload, you are incapable of responding rationally, at least in the beginning.

So, you basically regress to a state of a child and cry out for help, which, if you’re honest with yourself, is really a cry for “Mommy to kiss it and make it go away!”

Fortunately, eventually you’re able to “digest” the aspects of your “new reality” and begin to make some rational decisions about your life.

So, by and large, that’s the general pattern that a newly diagnosed patient goes through at the start of his/her “PKD Odyssey.”

Clearly, though, life is not so predictable that a “ready-made” pattern of life can continue for all PKD patients. There is no “one size fits all” script or story for anyone. No. Each of us has to experience his/her own life.

For anybody, this is both a bit scary and a bit exhilarating like the roller coaster ride that life is often compared to.

The good news is that most aspects of life are not totally unique. Each of us doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel! It’s already been invented!

The PKD Odyssey is not new! It’s actually quite a well-worn path!

Yet, there are many aspects of the PKD Odyssey that are not immediately apparent as you start the journey, or even if you’re well into it.

As a Life Coach, I can partner with you to act as a “guide” to assist you in “navigating” the twists and turns of the PKD Odyssey.

Together, we can develop a “pattern” of living that will lead to the highest quality of life possible for you!

I invite you to contact me to discuss how Life Coaching can raise the quality of life for you!

info@innergameofpkd.com is the e-mail address!

May your ‘patterns” be life-enhancing!

Peace and Blessings!

Coach Richie Perl

Certified Professional Coach

Certified Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming