Tom Seaman

The power of sitting with pain to help overcome pain

July 14, 2019

It is coming close to the 20-year anniversary when my life completely changed. This is when chronic pain from dystonia took over. It was devastating to say the least....

The art of not caring – Reducing stress to improve our health

June 24, 2019

Having lived with chronic pain from dystonia for almost 20 years, I spent most of that time focused on treating the physical symptoms. This has been very important and...

Visualization and other tools to help us work through pain

June 11, 2019

I was recently talking with a client who suffers with dystonia and chronic pain like I do. She wanted to know how to work through her pain, especially those...

Learning to be okay with what we view as not okay

May 27, 2019

When I developed dystonia in 2001 at the age of 30, my world completely changed. I went from a private business owner, athlete, a graduate student pursing a master’s...

The reality of life with a chronic health condition – a message for those who don’t understand

May 12, 2019

Have you ever been judged by others for the things you do or the way you live your life? I know this is a rhetorical question because we have...

Neuro-Soothe pain relieving lotion – product review

April 28, 2019

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...

A Steady Track for Managing Stress and Heightened Emotions

April 25, 2019

Is stress a big part of your life? Perhaps a better question is, how well do you handle stress? Do you ride a roller coaster of emotions or are...

How a little hole changed my perception about life with pain

April 14, 2019

When you look very closely at life events and really think about the outcomes they produce, there is no such thing as a “big” or “small” thing. Everything makes...

Being realistic about healthcare expectations

April 1, 2019

I have lived with pain most of my life. Prior to the age of 30, when I developed dystonia, it was mainly from sports injuries. Pain from dystonia, a...

Perception is reality. Is yours accurate as it relates to your pain?

March 17, 2019

I wrote a blog not too long ago about being honest about our pain and suffering, be it emotional or physical. It was called, If you’re in pain, don’t...

How adversity and obstacles change our lives

March 3, 2019

I often hear people say how much they miss the person they were before they developed a particular problem and they want that person back; or that old life back...

When is the proper time to face our fears?

February 19, 2019

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about a bad back injury I suffered and how I worked through it. You can read it by clicking here. In...

Asking for help is good for us and also helps others

February 14, 2019

I have lived with chronic pain from dystonia, a neurological movement disorder, for almost 20 years. For more than half of those years, I had a hard time asking for...

My test to find relief in the midst of a serious pain episode

February 3, 2019

The other day I wrote a blog called, The impact stress and emotions have on our health, where I discussed how stress and our emotional reaction to pain and...

The impact stress and emotions have on our health

January 30, 2019

When I was 30, I developed a painful neurological movement disorder called dystonia. It totally turned my life upside down where I went from being fully functional and very...

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