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Decoy Gymnastics

by Endorsed Coach Rebecca Hampton Ever notice an emotion bubbling up and go into suppression mode by employing a decoy? Decoys = conscious or unconscious ways of being or doing to avoid feeling emotions. There are two primary decoy types:  physical & mental. Unhelpful physical decoys are activities like excessive spending, mindless googling symptoms, obsessive… Continue reading Decoy Gymnastics

Why High Achievers Need the Turkey Vulture

By Endorsed Mind Body Coach Cathy Dean To some, the turkey vulture spirit animal is a symbol of renewal, of death and rebirth, but the reason why I love it is that, for me, it’s a symbol of effortlessness. If you live in Northern California as I do, then you’ve probably seen the turkey vulture… Continue reading Why High Achievers Need the Turkey Vulture

Celebrating Mind-Body Healing Success!

I just wrapped up the final weeks of the 2015 Mind-Body Coach Training, and I am incredibly inspired! These newly-minted mind-body coaches are knocking my socks off with their clarity and commitment to the mind-body healing process. They’ve thrown their hearts and souls into the training, and the results have been spectacular. For example, several… Continue reading Celebrating Mind-Body Healing Success!

How Love Healed My Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

When I first read Dr. John Sarno’s book, The Mindbody Prescription, I thought maybe he’d climbed into my head and read my mind. I was living my life exactly as he described: pushing myself to achieve, taking responsibility for everything and everyone, driving myself to be perfect, and constantly criticizing myself. The idea that this… Continue reading How Love Healed My Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

Why You Shouldn’t Resist a Rest

Sometimes, when you’re truly taking care of yourself, you’re going to find yourself in Sloth Mode. You will feel tired. Exhausted. Like part of your body is permanently molded into the bed. When you start paying attention to your body and actually listening to its needs, one of the first things that happens is usually… Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Resist a Rest

More Research is Not the Answer

It’s so tempting. A symptom arises. Or, fear around a constant/recurring symptom arises. Before you know it, you’re on Google, six-hundred terrifying results scaring the bejeesus out of you. First, there’s the conventional medical information, which is often scary enough on its own. Then, there’s the deadly black hole, otherwise known as health forums, where… Continue reading More Research is Not the Answer

Stop Being a Conflict Avoider

by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, CrisMarie Campbell Find Your Voice and Play Big! I coach bright, competent, accomplished women who are weenies when it comes to dealing with conflict in their key relationships, both at home and at work. Yes, their relationships may look good on the outside. Even their work is impressive, but these women… Continue reading Stop Being a Conflict Avoider

Ditch Your Diet and Heal Interstitial Cystitis

If you want to heal interstitial cystitis using a mind-body approach, then this blog post is for you! If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts, or joined the Kindness Community for some help around healing, then you might already know the basic steps in the mind-body healing process. I’ll review them here for… Continue reading Ditch Your Diet and Heal Interstitial Cystitis

The Homeopath and the Healer

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Gail Kenny It was the late 1980s, I was 28 years old, and I already had an eight year history with chronic pelvic pain.  My symptoms included persistent pain in my lower right abdomen, chronic vaginal soreness, and urinary urgency.  I was seeing an MD who was a specialist in Candidiasis. … Continue reading The Homeopath and the Healer