You most likely know that the mind-body tools I teach can completely relieve pain and dissipate stress – hence their value!

Sometimes, though life throws extra-hard stuff our way. For me, that happened in 2012, when I gave birth to my daughter. The birth itself was beautiful, but immediately afterward, I hemorrhaged. The road to recovery postpartum was littered with challenges.

I suffered an extreme anal fissure and hemorrhoid and ended up needing surgery.

Now, let me just say (and many people will confirm this should you choose to google it), butt surgery is THE MOST PAINFUL THING EVER. I kid you not. I’ve given birth with no painkillers AND had kidney stones. So I know of what I speak.

So, there I was, a nursing mom with a four-month old baby, faced with a decision.

Should I take the narcotic painkillers that would make life bearable?

Should I give up breastfeeding to survive the healing process?

In doing so, I’d be giving up one of my dreams; nursing my child for at least a year.

What did I do?

I pulled out my mind-body tool bag and I used the hell out of those tools. I left the narcotics in the cupboard, kept on nursing, and made it through the worst eight weeks of my life.

I healed AND nursed, all thanks to the mind-body tools.

These tools don’t just heal TMS/Mind-Body Syndrome. (Aka, pain and tension caused by stress.) These tools help dial down ANY kind of pain – even the worst pain ever, ever, ever. (Butt surgery, I’m telling you!)

When I returned to the doc for my post-op checkup, he was flabbergasted. He said he’d never had a patient not use the painkillers after that operation.

Was I a little proud of myself? Hell yes!

Not only did I heal and take good care of myself, but I got to nurse my baby all the way until she was two. I got to create the dream I’d had for starting her little life the way I wanted to start it.

This is why I teach these tools every year in the Mind-Body Coach Training. They are the most invaluable part of my life, and I use them all the time to help me navigate life’s hardest moments.

So, though I deeply pray that you will never have to have butt surgery, I’m glad you’re here on the blog, learning and applying what I share.

And if you want to have all the tools for your toughest moments, too, you can take the Mind-Body Coach Training anytime! (Right now, registration for the 2017 training is open, in case you’re ready to go for it! Take it just for you, or take it to learn for yourself and to coach others. It’s totally up to you!)

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