Tag: self-kindness

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

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

3 Surprising Signs that You’re Healing

One of the hardest parts of a mind-body healing journey usually looks like this: Discover amazing resources like The Mindbody Prescription by John Sarno, M.D or When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate, M.D. Feel hope for the first time in forever. Dig in and try to apply mind-body healing to your situation. Feel… Continue reading 3 Surprising Signs that You’re Healing

Get Out of Food Prison

When I was struggling with interstitial cystitis in my early twenties, I tried everything under the sun to get better. I took at least a million different supplements, tried anything and everything I read on the internet, and went to multiple doctors for many different treatments. I was so afraid I would have interstitial cystitis… Continue reading Get Out of Food Prison

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)

Your Mind-Body Shopping List: Heal Yourself for $5 (or less!)

If you’re dealing with chronic pain or symptoms and you have a desire to heal yourself using mind-body tools, I have a little shopping list for you. These items will help you cut to the core of what’s behind your physical pain and will help you feel better. Maybe you’ve read Dr. John Sarno’s theories… Continue reading Your Mind-Body Shopping List: Heal Yourself for $5 (or less!)