A step for making self-care more of a priority
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...
Holding in emotions is like holding our breath – Pain implications
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....
Finding perspective in uncertain times
Uncertain times may be the understatement of the year so far. When the news of COVID-19 (coronavirus) caught our attention, many of us were frozen in disbelief and bewilderment....
Campaigning for less stress
This is the time of the year when the gloves come off, friends become enemies, logic and reason are replaced by emotion and impulse, and stress is extremely heightened....
100% Self-Care Plan
If you were given $100 a week to feed your entire family, how much of that would you use to feed yourself? Change this question and replace it with...
Do you live in protection mode because of your pain?
Most of us have heard of the fight-or-flight stress response. It becomes activated when we believe there is a chance we can outfight or outrun real or perceived danger...
A test of one of my greatest fears and anxiety
I think all life events and experiences are learning lessons so in my articles and blogs I share different things I have gone through to try and help others....
A mindfulness technique to find peace from stress and pain
The other day I was speaking with a client of mine who suffers with a chronic health condition called dystonia, which is accompanied by chronic pain. I also live...
How to find stillness in your life
If you are like me and probably most people, in today’s busy world it is a big challenge to be still and mentally at ease. This is such an...
What do you do when you feel out of control?
How many of you feel as though you are in control of your life? I would guess probably not too many. However, I bet a great majority of us...
Finding peace in the midst of pain
I live with chronic, persistent pain from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia, which I have had for nearly 20 years. Prior to developing it, I experienced pain throughout my...
The art of not caring – Reducing stress to improve our health
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
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...
