Episode 41 · The Emetophobia Podcast
Why dyslexia didn’t hold me back from beating Emetophobia
Emma had never read a book cover to cover — the manual was no barrier.
Like many with dyslexia, Emma reported having never read a book from start to finish before, but with guidance and coaching, not only were the concepts easy to grasp, but Ruth Mitchell had the expert knowledge necessary to make the programme accessible, applicable, and specific to Emma’s life.
This included the use of not only the Emetophobia-Free manual, but the videos and blog content that is available on the Emetophobia-Free website. It is the role of the Emetophobia-Free Coach to ensure that every chapter is understood by the client and is processed by them in a way that is meaningful to them. This ensures that clients with neurodivergence or processing issues are certain that they understand and can apply the contents of each chapter, before progressing to the next.
Beliefs about coping
This is what makes The Emetophobia-Free Programme so effective. The programme avoids long and convoluted explanations and instead focuses on the client’s understanding. In this episode, Emma explores the fact that both emetophobia and her dislike of reading stem from unhelpful beliefs regarding her ability to cope, and it was only once she confronted this, deconstructed these beliefs, and put the effort in to recreate helpful beliefs, that this was changed for the better.
Before undertaking the programme, Emma’s energy and effort were put into avoiding being sick and otherwise uncomfortable situations that she felt she couldn’t tolerate. Whilst going through the programme she learned to tolerate them and cope, and now she doesn’t create anywhere near as much anxiety in the first instance. Not only was the programme highly accessible despite Emma’s dyslexia and neurodiversity, but the understanding she gained within the programme benefitted her due to her newfound confidence and developed skill set.
This in turn boosted her self-esteem and self-belief, and changed her life so much that she trained to become an Emetophobia-Free Coach herself.
This episode featured discussion between Michelle Johnson, Emma Rogers and coach Ruth Mitchell.