Sonia Fazio

"Take responsibility for your life and choose your direction"

Sonia, an articulate and independent young woman, was looking forward to turning 30, because she thought that was when the fun really began for grown ups.

Her adolescent years and young adult life were filled with emotional challenges, due to personal and family setbacks, but during 2002, when Sonia finally turned 30, she was ready to make it "her year". It was the year that Sonia ended a relationship, had a horrible holiday in Thailand, was attacked by jellyfish and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the most common chronic neurological disease of the 20-50 age groups. Not a good start to the roaring thirties the effervescent Sonia had hoped for.

MS symptoms ranging from numbness, headaches, loss of sensation, fatigue and immobility inducted our latest member to join the other 2.5 million people world wide that are also challenged with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

What Sonia learnt from her diagnosis, is that the moment she took responsibility for "her life", amazing things began to manifest. Today, Sonia leads a busy lifestyle managing a successful jewellery store, engaging in social activities, looking after her health and wellbeing, and talking with people about improving their life.

MS Ambassador Sonia, shares with her audience her ideas around the benefits of embracing the challenges life throws our way, instead of fearing them, and how to make conscious decisions every single day, to ensure we stay as healthy as possible.

MS Australia - ACT/ NSW/VIC is delighted to recommend Ambassador Sonia Fazio as a motivational speaker, who strongly believes in the benefits of surrounding yourself with positive energies every day, and making our mind, body and spirit a priority. The diagnosis of MS did not mean the end of the road, but the commencement of a journey through a prism of fear, and arriving at a refreshingly calm destination feeling simply free.

What they said:

"You have a wonderful ambassador here and she inspired the whole group. The best reception I have seen in 15 years from our group. Inspirational in every regard."
Life Activities Club Heidelberg

For more information

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