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Why Do You Want to Heal from Chronic Pain?
The answer could help or hinder your recovery. This was a barrier to my healing journey for a long time: I was ashamed of the fact that I — a therapist and coach who helps people heal from chronic pain — was still getting headaches. I had this idea stuck in my head that, in…
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Not Healing from Chronic Pain Fast Enough?
Here’s something to consider, from a pain recovery therapist. When you’re on a journey of recovery from chronic pain, it’s easy to get focused on symptom reduction and how fast (or slow) it’s going. And that’s completely understandable. Anyone who’s experienced chronic pain can relate, including me. AND… the further you get into the journey, the more you…
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Do Emotions Cause Chronic Pain?
Learning how to use emotions constructively is key to chronic pain relief. In my work as a chronic pain recovery therapist, one of the most pervasive themes I see is emotional suppression. And it’s no wonder: Many of us grew up in emotion-negative environments where we were taught that only certain emotions were okay to…
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100% Imperfectly Healed from Chronic Pain
Although I don’t get migraines any more thanks to mind-body healing, I still do get mild to moderate head tension when I’m stressed. And I’m talking about the normal, everyday type of stress — not just the major trauma type of stress. As a therapist and coach who helps people heal from chronic pain, why…
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A Sticky Wicket in Chronic Pain Recovery
Consistency can be one of the trickiest concepts for those who are on the journey of chronic pain recovery. 👉 On the one hand, consistency is important when we’re shifting our neural pathways: from old patterns of fear and helplessness that perpetuate pain >> to new patterns of empowerment and self-trust that facilitate recovery. Having a consistent,…
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What’s Self-Love Got to Do with It?
When it comes to chronic pain recovery, the answer is: A lot. Let’s talk about self-love and chronic pain. And if the phrase “self-love” makes you cringe a little, this is especially for you! You know who gets inside your head more than anyone else? YOU. Your relationship with your self is the most impactful relationship…
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Chronic Pain Explained
We intuitively understand more than we think we do… Emotions are energy, plain and simple. And when we constrict around energy (because culture has told us that emotions are “wrong”), that energy becomes compressed and explosive inside of us — manifesting as uncomfortable symptoms like anxiety, depression, pain, inflammation, etc. We understand this intuitively. If we…
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Chronic Pain Recovery Is Not a Straight Line ~ It’s a Squiggly One.
For most people, chronic pain recovery is a series of many hills and valleys. There are moments along the way when it feels like you’re back at square one, in the pit of despair: Frustrated, angry, afraid and riddled with self-doubt. If this sounds familiar, your experience is totally normal. As a chronic pain recovery…
From Chronic Pain to Passion 