May 2023

Join us on May 20 when Christie Cox takes us through how her journey with her illness brought her to write, publish, and promote her book through self-publishing. We look forward to Christie telling us how one’s book gets considered for the award process, and into the right hands. She will provide strategies to ease the self-publishing process and tips on how to market your book on a budget.

When Christie had enough of being told that there was no name nor treatment for her illness, she knew she had to take measures into her hands. For seventeen years she heard that it was “all in your head” or
that her pain can’t be real because she was too young and healthy to have a chronic disorder. It was in seeking a resolution to chronic pain that she experienced a transformation in her life that inspired her to
embrace her true potential. Her motivation for self-healing led to her writing a book Holding It All Together When You’re Hypermobile which provides the reader with Christie’s journey navigating the
complexities of chronic illness, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).

Due to the grassroots promotion of her book to an audience that desperately needs answers, it rose to the top of both Amazon categories as a best-seller within 48 hours after release. Christie’s book website, www.holdingitalltogether.com, has inspired an entire community of other people suffering from chronic illness especially EDS who are searching for help. She will take us through her journey of writing her book, how she researched and interviewed experts, as well as sharing stories that have helped both herself and others.

Christie’s book was awarded the Literary Titan’s Gold Book Award for which she garnered a five-star review and received four out of four stars from Online Book Club.org. Because Christie has become the
ambassador of hypermobility and has become a patient advocate for those newly diagnosed, she will provide insights on how to interview experts and obtain the latest research information. Last September,
she was interviewed by the Hypermobility Happy Hour podcast and shares her book writing journey on the Chiari Champion
podcast.

Christie Cox
Author, advisor, and advocate

You can hear her interview from Spoonies with Purpose here.

Guests and members are welcome to this online meeting. Please visit our Members Page to RSVP and receive your Zoom link. Thank you.