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Finding the proper puzzle pieces for better health and life balance

December 19, 2020

Not too long ago, my girlfriend and I did a 500-piece puzzle over a period of a weekend. It was not a remarkable feat, but this is the first...

After the diagnosis/Self harming thoughts

December 1, 2020

After being diagnosed with dystonia, or any other chronic health condition, and learning it is not a temporary problem (or if you have lived with it for years and...

A tool for practicing gratitude

November 28, 2020

Many of us recently celebrated Thanksgiving, a time to reflect upon things for which we are thankful. It is a time to really focus on gratitude, which got me...

How healthy is your information diet? Is it stressing you out?

November 15, 2020

We are all of course aware of diets for food, but what about diets for other aspects of our life, such as those that feed our emotional health? I...

Take a break for your health when your world is spinning out of control

October 17, 2020

For the past few months, I have been running around doing a lot of things that I have no interest doing. Life was just extra busy with so many...

Dealing with uncertainty in life and health: Sometimes trees fall on cars

October 5, 2020

Even when we think we are fully prepared for something, life can throw us a surprise. If you have followed my blogs over the years, this one may sound...

Finding meaning and purpose in our pain and suffering

September 24, 2020

Life is ever evolving so it is important to remember that the storms in our lives do not always last forever. When I developed dystonia in 2001, I lost...

The Frog Blog – How nature can teach us to stop resisting the flow of life

September 4, 2020

I was driving the other night and seemingly out of nowhere, a tree frog jumped on my windshield as I was going about 30 mph heading towards my home....

ROYAL pain relieving lotion – Product Review

August 21, 2020

As many of you know, I live with chronic pain from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia. In my book, blogs, and articles, I talk about many tools for pain. I also write reviews...

Replacement activities when living with pain

August 5, 2020

I have lived with chronic pain from dystonia, a neurological movement disorder, for nearly 20 years. The first 5 years my symptoms were so severe that I was barely...

Health benefits of gravity table/inversion therapy

July 18, 2020

There was a recent discussion about a gravity/inversion table in one of my support groups, so I wanted to share some information about how this device works and my...

A step for making self-care more of a priority

July 5, 2020

For a lot of us, self-care is difficult. This is for a lot of reasons, some of which might be guilt, not enough time, putting others before ourselves, not...

The challenge of change

June 15, 2020

It goes without saying that change is not easy for most people. If life has been a certain way for many years and something alters the course of things,...

Holding in emotions is like holding our breath – Pain implications

June 1, 2020

I want you to picture what it feels like to hold your breath with your mouth closed and your fingers holding your nose so you can’t breathe any air....

The power of words and judgments on our health

May 8, 2020

I have lived with a neurological movement disorder called dystonia for 20 years. For the first 5 or so years, I looked at it as an evil intruder that...

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