You may have heard of the TV show the Doctors and you may have heard of Jillian Michaels, but did you know they are teaming up? Well they are and they are looking for submissions from people looking for help loosing weight and needing motivation. So I decided why not me? So here is my letter I sent to them. Cross your fingers for me.
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My Name is Jennette Stone. I work in a field where we are trying to help people make better choices for them self and their family. I am a child welfare social worker. This is a profession notorious for high stress, low pay, burn out and lack of self-care. I am no Exception. At age 32 I weigh somewhere between 235 and 240 lbs. depending on the day.
The last three years I have been in grad school. During this time I have worked full time at my job, attended classes and worked for free at various internships. This 70 plus hour a week schedule left little time for self-care and my stress levels were at record levels. All of this has contributed to the fact that I am now at my highest weight ever.
I am Excited to say I graduated this spring with my Masters in Social Work. I am in a field where we hope to make the world and life better for others, but in order to be a better example I need to do this for myself.
I also have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and would like to be able to have children someday (soon hopefully, we have been trying for over 5 years) it is difficult to watch the parents I work with make choices that hurt their children (and themselves), both physically and emotionally when I am personally struggling to become a parent.
I also have other medical issues that would be helped by losing weight. I am borderline diabetic, have bursitis in my left hip, I have had one ACL reconstruction, I have suffered with anxiety and depression as well as panic disorder, and have irritable bowel syndrome.
I feel that the blend of Jillian Michaels and The Doctors is in a unique position to help me address all of these issues together and help me better understand how they are all interconnected. I know how to work hard but I know I get in my own way. I don't know how to break through that wall of fear I have created myself and I know Jillian could help me do that.
I have several goals in my life being a parent is one of them I want to get my LCSW license and function as a therapist. I also want to become a yoga instructor in hopes of using yoga as a therapeutic intervention with clients as well as a fitness option.
I think that the viewing audience would be able to relate to my desire to overcome stress and medical conditions, would empathize with my desire to have children and hopefully be inspired by my desire to pay it forward and continue to help other in the future.
I would be grateful for any help and I think working with a TV show would help me with an accountability I need.
Thank you for your time and consideration
Jennette Eileen Stone
