Recently I’ve seen various articles floating around the internet about the dangers of anger, and how it’s bad for your health. There is no lack of quotes, memes, and articles touting the benefits of positivity. In the mind-body world, this might seem innocently harmless and probably beneficial. So, it might seem odd for me to… Continue reading Why Anger Isn’t As Bad As You Think
Category: Relieve your Pain & Stress
It’s Not Your Fault
Pelvic Pain is not your fault. You’re not broken, defective, or in any other way to blame. You’ve done nothing wrong. Almost every woman I’ve talked with that has pelvic or sexual pain, thinks it’s somehow her fault. I hear over and over again from my clients that they feel defective or broken, for one… Continue reading It’s Not Your Fault
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
Stress: It Doesn’t Have To Be “The New Normal”
by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach CrisMarie Campbell We all have stresses in our lives. However, when a situation feels like it’s too much to handle, we get triggered into a fight, flight, or freeze reaction. The problem isn’t the stress. The problem is that we don’t work with our reactions and let our system settle in… Continue reading Stress: It Doesn’t Have To Be “The New Normal”
Get What You Want: Try This Life Hack!
If you’ve read very many of my blog posts, you’ll notice I talk a lot about your inner wisdom. If you are struggling with physical pain, want to use mind-body tools to heal, or just stressed out in general, all this “fluffy inner-wisdom” stuff might seem a little irrelevant or even out of reach. However,… Continue reading Get What You Want: Try This Life Hack!
This Fast Will Help You Heal (And It’s Not What You Expect)
A few months ago, I noticed I was checking my Facebook feed several times a day, and it seemed to correlate with disconnection from myself. I decided to remove the Facebook app from my iPhone. I was curious to see what would happen and how I would feel without looking at my Facebook feed daily.… Continue reading This Fast Will Help You Heal (And It’s Not What You Expect)