Sharon Jones Coaching

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Sharon Jones Coaching I help clients create sustainable behavioural, emotional, and neurological shifts, so they can reclaim energy, confidence, independence, and quality of life.

Resilience Coach for People with Autoimmune Conditions or Chronic Illness | AS Warrior | Podcast Host | #1 Bestselling Amazon Author | NDIS | 1:1 Coaching / Empowered Pathways Program I’m Sharon, founder of SJ Resilience Coach, and a recognised leader in resilience coaching, chronic illness support, and behavioural change for people navigating autoimmune conditions, disability, and long-term pain. As someone living with Ankylosing Spondylitis, chronic pain, spinal fusion surgery, and a spinal cord stimulator, I bring what most practitioners can’t, the combination of deep lived experience, trauma-informed care, and neuroscience-driven coaching designed for complex health needs. My work blends pain science, mental wellness, nervous system regulation, behavioural psychology, and evidence-based resilience strategies to help clients stabilise symptoms, reduce overwhelm, rebuild identity, and thrive beyond their diagnosis. This is not only “mindset coaching.”
This is strategic, practical resilience work for real people with real health challenges.

💡 Professional Background & Expertise
• Lived experience with chronic illness & disability
• Specialist training in behavioural change, pain education & nervous system regulation
• Extensive background in aged care, dementia support, trauma-informed practice & mental health
• Strong expertise in the NDIS system, psychosocial support, advocacy & participant navigation
• A holistic, person-centred coaching approach grounded in neuroplasticity, pacing science & resilience psychology

💚 My Mission
To redefine support for people with chronic illness and disability by bridging the gap between clinical treatment and real-life living. If you’re seeking an expert who understands the science and the lived reality of chronic illness, I’d love to connect.

🌐 www.sjresiliencecoach.com

🌐 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SharonJonesCoaching

Not every difficult day needs the same kind of support.Sometimes you need preparation.Sometimes you need more structure....
16/10/2026

Not every difficult day needs the same kind of support.

Sometimes you need preparation.
Sometimes you need more structure.
Sometimes you need something gentle.

And sometimes you just want help understanding why life feels so demanding.

That’s why I’m building a library of resources you can come back to at different times, depending on what you need.

And there’s something new coming soon:
The Energy Audit. 🔋✨

A simple resource to help you start noticing where your capacity is actually going.

More on that soon.

For now, you can explore my free resources and Etsy tools through the link in my bio. 🌸

One thing I often see with chronic illness:Even helpful resources can start to feel like one more thing to sort through ...
15/10/2026

One thing I often see with chronic illness:
Even helpful resources can start to feel like one more thing to sort through when your head is already full.

So instead of asking:
“What else should I be doing?”

Try:
“What would support me most today?”

📝 Appointment coming up? Start with the checklist.

🎧 Need help making sense of what you’re experiencing? Listen to the podcast.

🌿 Deep pain day? Try the 5 Practices.

You don’t have to do everything at once.
Start with the support that fits where you are today.

🌸 Free Resources → link in bio

“I know what I should be doing. I just can’t keep all of it in my head.”Sometimes the problem isn’t knowing what to do.I...
15/10/2026

“I know what I should be doing. I just can’t keep all of it in my head.”

Sometimes the problem isn’t knowing what to do.

It’s trying to remember, organise and manage too much at once.

Meals. Appointments. Symptoms. Habits. Plans that keep changing.

When you live with chronic illness, the mental load can become just as exhausting as the task itself.

A useful resource should help take some of that load out of your head.

Sometimes you don’t need more information.
You need a simpler way to organise what you’re already managing.

That’s why I created my EVERYDAY TOOLS FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS. Practical digital resources for planning, meals, habits and reflection. 📗

Less to hold in your head. More clarity for everyday life.

✳️ Explore the collection in my Etsy shop.
→ Links in bio | Free Resources

You can know a lot about your health and still feel stuck.Rest more.Eat well.Move.Manage stress.Keep appointments.Track ...
14/10/2026

You can know a lot about your health and still feel stuck.

Rest more.
Eat well.
Move.
Manage stress.
Keep appointments.
Track symptoms.

It all matters.

But when you’re trying to hold all of it at once, even helpful advice can start to feel like pressure.

Sometimes you don’t need another answer.
You need a clearer way to see what matters now.

Save this if that feels familiar. ✨

Nothing changes if your needs always come last.One of the things Michelle and I talked about in this conversation is how...
14/10/2026

Nothing changes if your needs always come last.

One of the things Michelle and I talked about in this conversation is how much guilt can come with caring for yourself when other people genuinely need you.

So this is not about putting yourself above everyone else.
It is about noticing what happens when you are always the one who gets moved to the bottom of the list.

When your needs are always postponed, you may keep functioning for a while.

You keep helping.
You keep managing.
You keep holding everything together.

But the pattern stays the same.

And if the pattern stays the same, your baseline usually stays the same too.

That is often the hard part.

You may be incredibly capable.
But if your needs are always the last thing considered, life does not become more sustainable.

It simply becomes more familiar to keep coping this way.

Inside EMPOWERED PATHWAYS™, I help women living with chronic illness understand the hidden patterns keeping them stuck and begin creating healthier, more sustainable ways of living with more structure, more clarity, and support that fits real life.

You don’t have to wait for your needs to become urgent before something changes.

If you’re ready to start creating a way of living that includes your needs too, EMPOWERED PATHWAYS™ offers structured support to help you do that.

Start a conversation about what needs to change.
Link in bio | EMPOWERED PATHWAYS™

Sometimes you’re the one who needs care and the one everyone relies on.That’s why coping can be misleading.You can keep ...
08/10/2026

Sometimes you’re the one who needs care and the one everyone relies on.

That’s why coping can be misleading.
You can keep functioning.
Keep caring.
Keep showing up.

While your own capacity quietly gets used up.
Needing support doesn’t mean you’ve stopped being capable.

That is exactly what Michelle Michelle | Nervous System Support for Caregivers in Hard Rooms and I explore in this episode.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on Thrive with Sharon: Real Talk for Chronic Illness Warriors

Link in bio | Podcast

The people who look the most capable can sometimes be the easiest to overlook. 💚In my latest conversation with Michelle ...
07/10/2026

The people who look the most capable can sometimes be the easiest to overlook. 💚

In my latest conversation with Michelle Anderson Michelle | Nervous System Support for Caregivers in Hard Rooms , we talked about what can happen when someone becomes exceptionally good at managing, advocating, organising and holding everything together.

From the outside, capability can look like coping.
But those are not always the same thing.

This is closely connected to what I describe as High-Functioning Illness™ — when someone appears capable while privately carrying far more than other people may realise.

🎧 My conversation with Michelle is now available on Thrive with Sharon: Real Talk for Chronic Illness Warriors.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/QfD_PKkWCO8?si=9D6vnWCg1HxTXk5J

You don’t have to wait until you can’t cope.When you’re still functioning, it’s easy to tell yourself support can wait. ...
02/10/2026

You don’t have to wait until you can’t cope.
When you’re still functioning, it’s easy to tell yourself support can wait. 🌸

You keep adjusting.
Making your needs smaller.
Pushing through.
Carrying more than other people realise.

And because you can keep going, it can be hard to notice how much it’s costing you.

Support doesn’t have to begin at breaking point.

Inside EMPOWERED PATHWAYS™, we look at what’s draining your capacity, the patterns keeping you in survival mode, and what more sustainable support could look like for you.

If you’re ready to stop waiting for things to get worse before something changes, book a Discovery Call to explore whether EMPOWERED PATHWAYS™ is the right next step for you. 🌿

Sometimes the event isn’t the whole reason you’re exhausted.You may also have been:Anticipating.Explaining.Reassuring.Ad...
02/10/2026

Sometimes the event isn’t the whole reason you’re exhausted.

You may also have been:
Anticipating.
Explaining.
Reassuring.
Adapting.
Compensating.

That invisible work counts.

Before telling yourself, “It shouldn’t have been that hard,” try asking:

“What was I mentally carrying too?”

Save this for the days you need that reminder. 🌸

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