An Uninvited Guest – So I Thought

This post was written by Diane Hunter, an Endorsed Healthy Life Mind-Body Coach.  She can be reached for consults and coaching at diane@afterautism.com. For the past five weeks, my family and I had a surprise Guest stay with us.   Guest arrived without warning and with no communication when Guest would depart.  Why had Guest decided… Continue reading An Uninvited Guest – So I Thought

The Emotion-Thought Link

I’ve been talking a lot about emotions lately, because I want you to understand the power of emotional suppression in creating physical pain.  Many of my clients start out not even knowing they are suppressing emotion, so I felt this topic deserved many posts (and I’ll probably post more in the future).  However, even if… Continue reading The Emotion-Thought Link

Coaching Myself (Possibly the most important post ever!)

Today I am inviting you into my living room, where I’m sitting with notebook and pen, coaching myself.  I want to tell you a story, and I want to show you the process I go through as a mind-body coach living a mind-body lifestyle.  I’ve seen with my clients that sharing my process helps them… Continue reading Coaching Myself (Possibly the most important post ever!)

The Role of Thinking in Physical Pain

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oBz_IByZ4] In my recent telecourse, The Power of the Mind-Body Connection: Less Stress, Less Pain, More Freedom, I introduced the Healthy Mind Toolbox.  The toolbox consists of four tool categories: Understanding, Awareness, Focus, and Persistence. The toolbox is my way of organizing the aspects of mind-body healing to make it as easy as possible for… Continue reading The Role of Thinking in Physical Pain