This post was written by Ann Burrish, an Endorsed Healthy Life Mind-Body Coach. She can be reached for consults and coaching at ann.burrish@gmail.com. A smart and hardworking client who is a full-time student and almost full-time employee shared this thought recently. A cause of her angst? She took a nap after getting more done in… Continue reading If I’m Not Doing More, I’m Not Doing Enough
Tag: dealing with chronic pain
Free Writing for Pain Relief
If you have been using the Healthy Mind Toolbox Audio Course to aid your mind-body healing process, then you know there are lots of great mind-body tools to help you reconnect to your body, emotions, and inner wisdom. I am creative by nature, so I often get new tool ideas, ideas for new ways to… Continue reading Free Writing for Pain Relief
Befriending Resistance
Have you ever woken up to your to-do list and found yourself dragging your feet? Have you ever felt like your body was filled with lead and actually doing the items on your list was harder than pushing a boulder uphill? Have you ever forced yourself to do them all anyway, and ended up feeling… Continue reading Befriending Resistance
Body Talk
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. About an hour before the call I noticed a stabbing pain in my stomach. Twenty minutes before the call, my older son’s caregiver told me she wasn’t feeling well and asked to… Continue reading Body Talk
Fear of Pain
Here’s how it often goes: Client: I am so afraid of this pain! Me: What are you thinking about it? Client: It will be here forever, and I can’t stand it! I think I have had that same conversation roughly 4,345 times, all with different clients. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration. But it… Continue reading Fear of Pain
Your Physical Alarm System
Did you know that avoiding emotions is one of the main reasons we experience physical pain? Yep, it’s true! I have avoided emotions for much of my life, most of the time not even realizing I was doing so. I did not realize that much of the anxiety I was feeling was actually a by-product… Continue reading Your Physical Alarm System
Focusing on Pain
I’d like to let you know that I am now also writing for Dr. Echenberg’s website, Secret Suffering. I hope you enjoy the articles as well as the site, which is jam-packed with helpful information. When you’re in pain, it can be difficult to think about anything else. Pain becomes the boss, dictating what activities… Continue reading Focusing on Pain