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What’s the Connection Between Chronic Pain and Creativity?
If you struggle with chronic pain or other stress symptoms, your early life may have looked like this… When you asserted your power — your innate, assertive life force — you got punished, laughed at or shamed. And as a result, your own life force became associated with social rejection. And as a result of that, your life…
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Are You Addicted to Worrying?
Tips from a chronic pain recovery therapist People like you and me who are prone to developing chronic pain and other chronic symptoms tend to have certain things in common. One of them is that our minds have developed a habit of chronic worrying. If you recognize yourself in this description, you’re not alone. Many…
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The Secret to Chronic Pain Recovery
I wanna let you in on a secret. My chronic pain clients who see the greatest symptom reduction are not necessarily the ones who’ve read all the neuroscience research on chronic pain. Or the ones who’ve tried all the latest therapy modalities. They’re not even necessarily the ones who practice daily journaling — and I’m saying that…
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Creativity and Chronic Pain
This photo of me was taken in 2014 and it pretty much sums up how I felt about my life as a video editor working in reality TV: frustrated, creatively and otherwise. 😅 I’ve worked in creative fields for most of my life (architecture, journalism and then TV) but funny enough, it wasn’t until I…
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When Was the Last Time You Had Fun?
Tips from a chronic pain recovery therapist Can I be honest with you? Sometimes, I feel tired and burned out. If you’ve been reading my emails or blog or following me on Instagram or listening to my new podcast, you might have noticed that I love creating content to share with you. And one of the things I…
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Do Your Relationships Need To Change in Order for You To Heal?
Tips from a chronic pain recovery therapist A common trigger of inner tension, distress and chronic pain is this dilemma: 👉 Do I banish a loved one who has hurt me, so that they can’t keep hurting me… but then suffer the loss of the relationship? 👉 Or do I keep the relationship with my…
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Pssst… Did You Know That Secrets Can Lead to Symptoms?
Tips from a chronic pain recovery therapist Did you know that keeping secrets is hard on your mind and your body? Holding in secrets is meant to protect us from the repercussions of telling. Unfortunately, holding it in takes a toll on your body. The desire to assert your truth is pushing your body’s…
From Chronic Pain to Passion 