In this deeply moving and empowering episode, Coach LA sits down with creative visionary and health advocate LaDonna Hampton, Founder of The Posh Group, to explore what it truly means to reclaim your health while living with a chronic condition. With over 25 years of experience designing events that celebrate culture, elegance, and purpose, LaDonna opens up about her journey as both a successful entrepreneur and a chronic illness thriver. From curating large-scale galas and community events to raising awareness for Sickle Cell warriors, she has turned her personal challenges into platforms for empowerment and impact. Together, LaDonna and Coach LA unpack the theme Mindset Medicine: Reframing Your Relationship with Chronic Illness — revealing how belief, mindset, and purpose can become powerful forms of healing. They also dive into the realities of self-advocacy in healthcare: navigating bias, demanding to be heard, and reclaiming agency in medical spaces that often silence women and people of color. LaDonna’s story is more than inspiration — it’s instruction. Her journey reminds listeners that healing is not just physical; it’s emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal. And when you choose to BET on SELF™ — Believe, Empower, Transform — you begin to write a new prescription: one filled with courage, self-compassion, and unshakeable faith. ⸻ Key Takeaways • 💊 Your mindset is medicine — belief and resilience are powerful healing tools. • ✊ Self-advocacy in healthcare isn’t confrontation, it’s collaboration. • 💫 Chronic illness doesn’t define your worth — it refines your purpose. • ❤️ You can thrive through your diagnosis, not just survive it. ⸻ Coach’s Corner Reflection “Healing begins when you stop waiting for permission to feel whole. Your diagnosis is not your destiny — your belief in yourself is the first step to transformation.”
In this deeply moving and empowering episode, Coach LA sits down with creative visionary and health advocate LaDonna Hampton, Founder of The Posh Group, to explore what it truly means to reclaim your health while living with a chronic condition.
With over 25 years of experience designing events that celebrate culture, elegance, and purpose, LaDonna opens up about her journey as both a successful entrepreneur and a chronic illness thriver. From curating large-scale galas and community events to raising awareness for Sickle Cell warriors, she has turned her personal challenges into platforms for empowerment and impact.
Together, LaDonna and Coach LA unpack the theme Mindset Medicine: Reframing Your Relationship with Chronic Illness — revealing how belief, mindset, and purpose can become powerful forms of healing. They also dive into the realities of self-advocacy in healthcare: navigating bias, demanding to be heard, and reclaiming agency in medical spaces that often silence women and people of color.
LaDonna’s story is more than inspiration — it’s instruction. Her journey reminds listeners that healing is not just physical; it’s emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal. And when you choose to BET on SELF™ — Believe, Empower, Transform — you begin to write a new prescription: one filled with courage, self-compassion, and unshakeable faith.
60% of U.S. adults live with at least one chronic health condition.
1 in 3 people with chronic illness experience depression or anxiety.
Black women are 3–4 times more likely to experience preventable complications due to bias in care.
Mindset interventions improve emotional well-being by up to 32%, according to studies on health psychology.
“Your diagnosis doesn’t define you — your belief does. Healing starts when you stop waiting for permission to feel whole. BET on SELF means betting on your ability to rebuild, even in the midst of the storm.”
“I stopped asking ‘Why me?’ and started asking ‘What now?’ — that’s when healing began.”
“My events aren’t just parties; they’re platforms for purpose.”
“Self-advocacy is an act of self-love. It’s saying, ‘I deserve to be heard and cared for.’”