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Let It Hurt

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Elaine Jeffy The disturbing events of the last year have created a wave of gripping visual images that float in and out of my conscious awareness: Me, at the age of 11, marching for civil rights and singing “We Shall Overcome.”  Me, as a college student, when the slogan “Make Love Not… Continue reading Let It Hurt

Ahh – Pain! Is it the flu, my diet, the herniated disc, my thyroid, or my emotions?

by Endorsed Coach, Meryl Feldman This winter has been a tough one for me – two bouts with the flu. Not just one, but two. And both were miserable. When the first hit, I thought my head would come off and that the pain would never end. The right side of my head was pounding.… Continue reading Ahh – Pain! Is it the flu, my diet, the herniated disc, my thyroid, or my emotions?

Shedding the Should

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Elaine Jeffy As we enter a new calendar year we often spend time reflecting on the old year and setting goals for the new one.  The voice in our heads is frequently judgmental and critical making it especially important for us to recognize that thoughts and beliefs focusing on self-judgment and self-improvement… Continue reading Shedding the Should

You’ve Got To Feel To Heal

by Endorsed Coach, Meryl Feldman Dr. John Sarno revolutionized the medical field with his radical approaches to healing back pain and other physical ailments.  He coined the term TMS, tension myostitis syndrome, to describe a circulatory constriction in blood vessels that results in pain in the body.  This is also know as Mind-body syndrome. To… Continue reading You’ve Got To Feel To Heal

Legacy of a Legend – Dr. John Sarno

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Elaine Jeffy In late 2011 I felt totally lost and discouraged.  It was one year after back surgery, and my agonizing pain and sciatica were raging out of control. My neurosurgeon prescribed physical therapy for pain of “unknown origin.” After all, the surgery had corrected the structural issues that had “caused” my… Continue reading Legacy of a Legend – Dr. John Sarno

How Does Your ‘Brain Garden’ Grow?

by Endorsed Coach, Meryl Feldman I know – strange title, right? What’s a ‘Brain Garden’ anyway? Well, in an article called ‘Your Brain has a Delete Button‘ authors Judah Pollack and Fox Cabane use the metaphor of a garden to explain how the brain works. They invite the reader to imagine that our brain is… Continue reading How Does Your ‘Brain Garden’ Grow?

The Connection Between Emotions and Pelvic Pain

by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich In my experience, both personally and with the women I work with, emotions are almost always at the root of pelvic pain. If they are not entirely responsible for the symptoms, they are contributing to them, or making it impossible to relieve them! And just to be clear, that does… Continue reading The Connection Between Emotions and Pelvic Pain

Why Trying To “Fix” Your Body Won’t Work…and What to Do Instead

by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich I remember the moment I made the decision to stop struggling against my body. Lying on my bedroom floor feeling frustrated, angry and alone, I realized that there was no way I was going to relieve pelvic pain until I made some kind of peace with where I was. For… Continue reading Why Trying To “Fix” Your Body Won’t Work…and What to Do Instead