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
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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
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
My So-Called Emotional Life
This week I’d like to share a post with you from my good friend and fellow coach Bridgette Boudreau. As soon as I read this, I realized I couldn’t say it better, so I’m bringing her words directly to you. Bridgette and I have been coaching each other recently on allowing emotions, and I think… Continue reading My So-Called Emotional Life
The Incredible Lightness of Being…Imperfect
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. “Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.” G. K. Chesterton “Once you accept the fact that you’re not perfect, then you develop some confidence.” Rosalyn Carter “The thing that is… Continue reading The Incredible Lightness of Being…Imperfect
Food for Thought about Emotional Suppression
This post was written by Jen Greer, an Endorsed Healthy Life Mind-Body Coach. She can be reached for consults and coaching at jennifer.greer@gmail.com. What comes to mind when you think about emotional suppression? Being a mind body coach trained by our very own Abigail Steidley and a long-time master at emotional suppression*, I’ve spent a… Continue reading Food for Thought about Emotional Suppression
Taking on Responsibility
I caught myself engaging in an old habit this week. I call it the responsibility habit. It’s a familiar old friend who pops up every now and then. When I fall into the responsibility habit, I take on responsibility for other people’s issues, emotions, and stress. Or, I put the entire weight of a team… Continue reading Taking on Responsibility
Reconnecting to Your Body
What does it mean to be connected to your body? How can anyone really be disconnected from her body? I mean, aren’t we all pretty much stuck in these bodies we’ve got? Being disconnected simply means your mental awareness is elsewhere. You’re thinking about your to-do list, the fight you had with your spouse last… Continue reading Reconnecting to Your Body
Pain Relief Tool – Accessing the Body’s Messages
Since this mind-body tool is so visual, I thought I’d share it via video rather than words. You can do these drawings with either your right or left hand, though using your left hand will sometimes facilitate the process. (This is because it helps you access the right hemisphere of your brain, the holder of… Continue reading Pain Relief Tool – Accessing the Body’s Messages