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Fibromyalgia Stories of Hope 

Summer 2023 Replay

Wondering what other people with fibromyalgia actually do to start feeling better?

Hear directly from our July 2023 graduates about what they did to improve their fibromyalgia — because feeling better rarely comes from one magic fix. Discover practical strategies, new ideas, and what feeling better can actually look like in real life.

Commencement speaker begins at approximately 14:01.

Graduate interviews begin at approximately 49:14.

Prefer listening?

Listen: Episode 113 of the Fibromyalgia Podcast®
Help Your Doctor Help You with Dr. Ginevra Liptan (commencement speech)

Listen: Episode 114 of the Fibromyalgia Podcast® — for interviews with our new Advisors

Listen: Episode 115 of the Fibromyalgia Podcast® — for interviews with our new Coaches

Summer 2023 IFCI graduates

Graduates top row left to right:

  • Ann Garner (South Dakota), Certified Fibromyalgia Coach®
  • Connie Krinke (North Dakota), Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor®
  • Kim Osborne (Georgia), Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor®
  • Lisa Anderson (Indiana), Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor®

Graduates bottom row left to right:

  • Penny Carroll  (Oregon), Certified Fibromyalgia Coach®
  • Susan Gillespie (South Carolina), Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor®
  • Lauren Vazzano (Maryland), Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor®

Special Commencement Speaker

Dr. Ginevra Liptan

Dr. Ginevra Liptan

A top fibromyalgia expert, Dr. Ginevra Liptan is a Tufts University School of Medicine graduate, board-certified in internal medicine, and trained in functional medicine. Dr. Ginevra developed fibromyalgia as a medical student and spent many years using herself as a guinea pig to find successful treatments, which she shares in her books, The FibroManual and The Fibro Food Formula.

For fierce fibro advice from a doctor with personal experience, follow Dr. Ginevra on YouTube or at DrGinevra.com.

Ready for your own next step?

The graduates featured in this event didn’t improve by finding one magic fix or pushing through alone. They learned new strategies, experimented, adjusted, and worked with coaches and a community that understood what they were going through.

If you’re ready to explore what might help you feel better, here are a few places to begin.

If you're looking for personalized support…

Work with a Certified Fibromyalgia Coach® 

Work one-on-one with someone who understands what you're going through and is trained to help you understand your body, make sense of your symptoms, and build strategies that fit your life — so you can spend less time trying to figure this out and more time building a life that works for your body.

FIND A FIBRO COACH
Ready to stop trying to figure fibromyalgia out on your own?

Explore IFCI Programs

Whether you're looking to improve your own fibromyalgia, better support the people you serve, or build expertise in fibromyalgia care, our programs provide the education, frameworks, coaching, and community to help you move forward — so you can spend less time piecing this together alone and more time creating meaningful change.

LEARN ABOUT IFCI PROGRAMS

Proven Results Matter.
On average, our Certified Fibromyalgia Advisor® graduates reduce their fibromyalgia symptoms by nearly 50% during the 90-day class.

Many Certified Fibromyalgia Coach® graduates are nearly symptom-free by graduation.*

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