In last week’s post I presented my new Mind Body Health Program dedicated to helping you learn effective tools for creating mind and body teamwork. Though this is certainly not a new topic in alternative health modalities, it definitely deserves a post of its own. The connection between the mind and the body is something… Continue reading More About the Mind Body Connection
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The Mind Body Connection
Over the last few months, I’ve written many different posts regarding effective tools for dealing with the emotional difficulty of facing illnesses such as vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, and other pelvic pain syndromes. I have found an integrated mind-body approach to healing very effective in my own life, so I have hoped sharing some of these… Continue reading The Mind Body Connection
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
Feeling the Healing
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. I’ve been sick this week, and it has reminded me of an important idea I’ve been meaning to share. A… Continue reading Feeling the Healing
Letting Fear Drive
Most of us are not hoping to wake up every morning and feel intense panic or desperate fear. If we could ask for anything, we’d probably ask for peace. Peace for others, peace for the entire planet, and peace within ourselves. Yet, when we face health problems and physical pain, peace seems impossible. Fear and… Continue reading Letting Fear Drive
The Crazy Woman Syndrome
When I was 19, I started having very strange bladder problems. I noticed I always felt like I needed to urinate, and yet I never felt as though I could quite empty my bladder. I woke up several times a night to use the restroom. Sometimes I had to sit and wait on the toilet… Continue reading The Crazy Woman Syndrome
Message from my Inner Healer
After I had been to see a vulvovaginal specialist for my interesting mix of vulvar dysesthesia, vulvar vestibulitis, pelvic floor syndrome, and interstitial cystitis, I had a complete meltdown. I really thought this doctor would save me from the nightmare and give me my life back. I had suffered an allergic reaction to a yeast… Continue reading Message from my Inner Healer
Finding Your Inner Healer
In Martha Beck’s book, Finding Your North Star, she discusses the concept of the essential self. Basically, your essential self is the calm, peaceful, wise you who knows exactly what you need in every moment of your life. When you feel flashes of intuition, you are hearing the voice of your essential self. When you… Continue reading Finding Your Inner Healer
Depression
It’s so easy to feel down or depressed when you are dealing with pain or other frustrating symptoms. Everything seems gray – the days feel difficult, it’s hard to find the fun or joy in life. Depression feels heavy, and before you know it, you honestly can’t remember how to feel good. The symptoms seem… Continue reading Depression
Your Identity
I’ve always been a voracious reader, but my experience with vulvodynia opened my eyes to whole new genres of books. I read books about natural healing, more self-help books than ever, books about spirituality – if it had words in it, I read it! This was, of course, how I came to discover Martha Beck… Continue reading Your Identity