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How Your Inner Badass Spy Can Heal You

Last week, I wrote a post about using spy skills to help relieve self-pressure and stress, and as a result, help you heal from Mind Body Syndrome (TMS). I gave you an assignment to do (if you choose to accept the mission) designed to help you own your inner badass spy, develop self-compassion and shift… Continue reading How Your Inner Badass Spy Can Heal You

Why You Need Some Spy Skills, Stat!

Why is mind-body healing like a spy novel? Simple. You get to be a sleuth, investigating and discovering, following the trail of clues about your inner world. Eventually, you learn enough to put together a full picture of what’s going on within yourself. You see what patterns of thought and behavior are creating too much… Continue reading Why You Need Some Spy Skills, Stat!

How to Believe in Yourself and Outsmart Doubt and Fear

How do you believe in yourself when you’re feeling a lot of doubt and fear? In this video, I share my top two tools for outsmarting doubt and fear around any issue. There’s also an easy summary below to help you remember the key points. And, just for fun, you’ll hear a little traditional Irish… Continue reading How to Believe in Yourself and Outsmart Doubt and Fear

Being Nice Isn’t Always Kind

Please enjoy the following guest post from Endorsed Coach and Mind-Body Coach Training Instructor, Laura Bozarth, about the hazards of being too nice. Laura also lets you in on her experience in Mind-Body Coach Training and why she thinks it may be a great program for you, too. – Abigail Being Nice Isn’t Always Kind… Continue reading Being Nice Isn’t Always Kind

Why You’re Ready to Help Others Heal

Registration for my 2015 Mind-Body Coach Training is open! Which makes me think back to the very beginning… In my early twenties, I spent most of my time lying on the couch, unable to wear underwear, jeans, or even use the restroom without pain. I felt hopeless. I was struggling with vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, pelvic floor… Continue reading Why You’re Ready to Help Others Heal

Learn the Tools, Lose the Pelvic Pain

When I got pregnant, I was a little nervous about a lot of things. You know, impending motherhood, the major life transition ahead, giving birth, etc. I was really nervous, however, about pelvic pain. I tried to pretend I wasn’t, because, well, denial comes naturally. However, I couldn’t ignore the small voice in my head… Continue reading Learn the Tools, Lose the Pelvic Pain

Love the Shadow, Heal the Body

Mind-body healing happens when you recognize and embrace your shadow.  Carl Jung describes the shadow like this: “The shadow is the negative side of the personality, the sum of all those unpleasant qualities we like to hide, together with the insufficiently developed functions and the contents of the personal unconscious…The shadow does not only consist of morally… Continue reading Love the Shadow, Heal the Body

3 Mind-Body Mistakes that Prevent Pain-Relief

Are you using a mind-body healing approach to create pain-relief and health? Then you might want to make sure you’re not making the three most common mistakes I see in my mind-body coaching practice. If you’ve read up on TMS or Mind-Body Syndrome , studied various mind-body healing resources, and still find yourself not quite experiencing… Continue reading 3 Mind-Body Mistakes that Prevent Pain-Relief

It’s All in Your Head, They Said…

This week, I visited a new doctor. It was just a routine appointment for everyday health upkeep, and yet, I found myself feeling nervous as I entered the exam room.  A simple appointment like this might seem sort of mundane, but for someone like myself, who used to suffer from chronic pain, it’s no small experience.… Continue reading It’s All in Your Head, They Said…