Sharon Jones Coaching

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

Here’s a simple way to notice the difference between capability and capacity in your own life.Think about something you ...
21/08/2026

Here’s a simple way to notice the difference between capability and capacity in your own life.

Think about something you routinely do even when you’re already stretched.

Then ask:

1. Can I technically do this?

Probably.

Now go one step further.

2. What will doing it cost me?

Will you have less energy tonight?

Need more recovery tomorrow?

Have less patience?

Lose the capacity for something you actually wanted to do?

Then ask:

3. Does all of this need to be carried by me?

Maybe the answer is yes.

But maybe someone else could take one part.

Maybe it could be simplified.

Maybe it could wait.

Maybe asking for help earlier would protect capacity for something that matters more.

The point isn’t to stop doing things because you have chronic illness.

It’s to stop using “I managed to do it” as the only measure of whether a decision worked for you.

Because getting through something and sustaining it are not necessarily the same thing.

I’m exploring more of these hidden patterns and how they show up in everyday life — in my newsletter. 💌

If you’ve always been the capable one, needing support can feel surprisingly uncomfortable.Not because you don’t need it...
20/08/2026

If you’ve always been the capable one, needing support can feel surprisingly uncomfortable.

Not because you don’t need it.

But because part of you keeps thinking:

“I should be able to manage this.”

And when you’re still functioning, it’s easy to minimise what functioning is actually costing you.

That’s one of the hidden difficulties of chronic illness.

The outside can say:

She’s coping.

While the inside is saying:

I don’t know how long I can keep doing this.

You don’t need another reason to judge yourself for that.

You may simply need a more sustainable way of responding to the capacity you actually have now.

My free 5 Practices Guide is a practical place to begin.
Comment ‘GUIDE’ and I’ll send it to you.

It’s not just the appointments that are exhausting.It’s everything that happens between them.Before you say yes to lunch...
05/08/2026

It’s not just the appointments that are exhausting.
It’s everything that happens between them.

Before you say yes to lunch, you’re wondering whether you’ll have enough energy.

Before you book an appointment, you’re already thinking about how long it might take to recover.

Before you make dinner, you’re checking ingredients, thinking about symptoms, and wondering how your body might respond.

Living with chronic illness means constantly managing uncertainty.

Those invisible decisions add up.
And over time, they can become just as exhausting as the symptoms themselves.

This is one of the reasons so many women find themselves caught in the Push–Crash Cycle. When every day feels unpredictable, it’s easy to keep pushing through until your body has no choice but to slow you down.

Understanding the pattern is the first step toward changing it.

👇 Comment “GUIDE” and I’ll send you my free guide, 5 Practices for Deep Pain Days, to help you navigate difficult days with more compassion and confidence.

When people think about chronic illness, they usually think about the symptoms.The pain.The fatigue.The doctor’s appoint...
04/08/2026

When people think about chronic illness, they usually think about the symptoms.

The pain.
The fatigue.
The doctor’s appointments.

What they don’t see is the constant mental work happening behind the scenes.

It’s checking ingredients before every meal.
Remembering medications.
Planning your week around appointments.
Wondering whether you’ll have enough energy for tomorrow if you do too much today.
Adjusting plans before anyone else even knows something has changed.

These decisions happen quietly, over and over again, until they become so normal that many women stop noticing how much energy they’re using just to get through the day.

If you’ve ever ended the day feeling exhausted but struggled to explain why, this invisible mental load may be part of the reason.

In this week’s episode of Thrive with Sharon: Real Talk for Chronic Illness Warriors, we’re exploring the hidden mental load of chronic illness, why it’s so difficult for others to see, and why putting words to it can be such a powerful step toward feeling understood.

🎧 Listen through the link in my bio.

You keep ending up back at zero.Not because you are lazy.Not because you lack discipline.Not because you do not care abo...
03/08/2026

You keep ending up back at zero.
Not because you are lazy.
Not because you lack discipline.
Not because you do not care about your health.

But because when you live with autoimmune disease or chronic illness, one better day can quickly become a catch-up day.

You answer the work emails.
You clean the kitchen.
You do the groceries.
You book the appointments.
You say yes because you finally feel able.

And then your body reminds you that energy still has limits.

This is the PUSH-CRASH-CYCLE. 🔄

A few hours of pushing can turn into days of chronic fatigue, brain fog, pain, flare-ups, and recovery.

So if you have ever asked:

“Why do I crash after a good day?”
“Why do I keep overdoing it when I know I need to pace?”
“Why does chronic illness make normal life feel so expensive?”

This episode is for you.

🎧 New episode live today:
**The Push-Crash Cycle: Why You Keep Ending Up Back at Zero**

In this episode of *Thrive with Sharon*, I’m talking about why pacing with chronic illness is not just about discipline, why good days need boundaries, and how to start noticing the pattern before the crash takes over.

Follow + listen today.🎧
Link in bio.

For women with autoimmune disease, chronic illness, chronic fatigue, invisible illness, brain fog, flare-ups, and anyone looking for grounded chronic illness support in Australia or online.

The meal lasts 20 minutes. The mental load never stops.For many women living with chronic illness, food allergies, or co...
25/07/2026

The meal lasts 20 minutes. The mental load never stops.

For many women living with chronic illness, food allergies, or coeliac disease, the hardest part isn’t always what’s on the plate.
It’s the planning before you leave home.
The ingredient labels.
The questions.
The backup plans.
The explaining.
The constant calculations about whether today will cost you tomorrow.

It’s an invisible workload that so few people ever see.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted before you’ve even sat down to eat, please know this:
You’re not “too much.”

You’re carrying far more than most people realise.
Sometimes the greatest source of exhaustion isn’t the task itself. It’s the mental load of managing it every single day.

💚 Download my free guide, 5 Practices for Deep Pain Days, for five gentle practices to help you care for yourself with more compassion when your body and mind need extra support. Link in bio.

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21/07/2026

People with chronic illness often think the hardest part is finding something you can eat. But sometimes, that’s only the beginning.

When you’re living with food intolerances, allergies, celiac disease, or other chronic health conditions, eating out can become a series of calculations.

“Will there be something I can eat?”
“Do I need to bring my own food?”
“Will everyone else have to change their plans because of me?”

Over time, those decisions become part of everyday life. They’re rarely seen, but they can quietly shape your routines, your relationships, and even family traditions.

That’s why this conversation with AnnieToroLopez resonated so deeply with me. It’s not just about food. It’s about navigating all the invisible changes that come with chronic illness and finding ways to adapt without losing yourself in the process.

🎙️ In this week’s episode of Thrive with Sharon, Annie and I explore the hidden mental load of food allergies, celiac disease, and chronic illness, and why the emotional impact deserves just as much attention as the physical one.

Listen on Spotify or YouTube. Link in bio.

Most people think a diagnosis changes what you eat.But for many people, it changes so much more than that.It can change ...
21/07/2026

Most people think a diagnosis changes what you eat.
But for many people, it changes so much more than that.

It can change family traditions.
Your confidence eating out.
The routines you’ve followed for years.

Even the simple joy of saying “yes” to an invitation without having to think twice.

In this week’s episode of Thrive with Sharon, my guest, AnnieToroLopez shares what it was like to receive a celiac diagnosis during one of the hardest seasons of her life.

Together, we explore something that isn’t talked about enough: the grief that can come with chronic illness. Not just grieving your health, but grieving the routines, spontaneity, and sense of normality that once felt effortless.

Because sometimes, the hardest part of a diagnosis isn’t changing your diet. It’s learning to navigate a life that suddenly looks and feels different.

🎙️ Listen this week on Spotify or YouTube.Link in bio.

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