What I Wish People Knew...
May 18, 2026
May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and if you didn't know - I was born with CF. Here's what I wish people knew about life with this disease...
- How fatigue can still hit out of nowhere even though I’m on a miracle-medication called, Trikafta, and the healthiest I’ve ever been.
- And the mental toll gets heavier with aging, even though I’m a positive person.
- I carry this weight alone most of the time because people just think I’m strong and handle it so well. But the exhaustion of it is overwhelming at times...
This is why I created The Art of the P.A.U.S.E. over 13 years ago now. Because I needed it.
This is why Coach Raychel and I are sharing this life-changing habit at our Boss Up: Work-Life Balance Experience for women on June 18th.
Because women spend approximately 25% more of their lives in poor health or living with debilitating conditions than men. (This is true whether they were born with a disease like CF or not. And women are 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with auto-immune diseases than men.)
Women have no choice but to learn how to manage their stress and find the proper work-life balance that fits their lifestyle. Their quality of life depends on it. That’s why I’m so passionate about sharing this with women.
Because I’ve lived it. And I’ve found a solution that helps me better manage all the things that being a peri-menopausal woman with Cystic Fibrosis requires.
If you’re a woman who knows you need to learn how to manage your stress and feel like you have zero work-life balance habits in place - then join me at our next Boss Up women’s event on June 18th.
This event is for women (not just female leaders) that want to grow their stress management and work/life balance skills with solutions for things like:
- 😩Feeling over stressed, overwhelmed, or having team members that feel this way.
- Low mood that leads to high conflict and/or a lack of motivation to meet goals.
- 😩Absenteeism, increased turnover, and/or decreased performance at work.
- 😓Mental and physical fatigue brought on from stress and/or a workaholic mindset.
I hope you’ll join me. 🫶🏻
~Coach Mandy 💛
P.S. And for the men that might be reading this and can relate - private coaching is a great place to put this content into action. Choose your Coach here.
P.P.S. If you're a woman who knows you NEEDS these life-changing habits, but you can't travel to the Boss Up event, then I invite you to join us in the Growth Collective Membership. We will be focusing on this content in June & July. Click here to join today at the Founding Member Rate of $97 per month.