Category: Hear Your Body’s Wisdom

Get Out of Food Prison

When I was struggling with interstitial cystitis in my early twenties, I tried everything under the sun to get better. I took at least a million different supplements, tried anything and everything I read on the internet, and went to multiple doctors for many different treatments. I was so afraid I would have interstitial cystitis… Continue reading Get Out of Food Prison

Mind-Body Healing Basics

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Gail Kenny Remembering and practicing mind-body healing basics when chronic pelvic pain or other mind-body syndrome symptoms ramp up is what will get you the quickest relief from distressing symptoms. There are so many approaches to mind-body healing but they’re all likely to include the following four steps: Awareness Acceptance Feeling… Continue reading Mind-Body Healing Basics

Transforming Fatigue and Frozen Energy

By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Kelly Mullen Standing in front of the class, I began to tell my story.  My public speaking coach had reviewed how to use gestures and suggested that I reach my arms out to illustrate my opening line – a line that recalls the memory of my two year-old self reaching for… Continue reading Transforming Fatigue and Frozen Energy

The PMS Advantage

In my early twenties, I was new to the self-help genre and had spent most of my formative years trying to be an excellent violinist. When I picked up John Sarno’s The Mindbody Prescription, the personality profile he described fairly smacked me in the face. Perfectionism? Trying to be good all the time? Feeling responsible… Continue reading The PMS Advantage

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!

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

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…

Being Thankful for Vulvodynia and TMS – Say What?

It may sound surprising, but I’m actually grateful that I experienced chronic pain in the form of vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, and vulvar vestibulitis. I found my way to Dr. Sarno’s pain relief (TMS) work and created health by treating my symptoms like TMS (tension myositis syndrome). In that journey, I discovered me. I discovered my… Continue reading Being Thankful for Vulvodynia and TMS – Say What?

Vulvodynia and Chronic Pelvic Pain – I Want My Life Back!

by Endorsed Anamsong Coach Lorraine Faehndrich If you’re suffering with vulvodynia or another chronic pelvic pain syndrome you are probably all too familiar with the frustration of having your day to day activities limited by your pain. Maybe, like many of the women I work with, your symptoms are aggravated by exercise, having sex, sitting… Continue reading Vulvodynia and Chronic Pelvic Pain – I Want My Life Back!