Automatic, and Often Negative Thoughts and Pain
Kevin hurts all the time since his accident. After learning how thoughts become automatic, he’s noticing that his pain gets worse with certain ways of thinking. Because…
Neuroplasticity and Pain
By Alice Fleenor, TCC® Coach and TCCU® Instructorand Dee Emmerson, TCC® Writer Special thanks to Becky Curtis at Take Courage Coaching Neuroplasticity is the brain…
Best jobs for chronic pain sufferers
Chronic pain can prevent us from doing things we like to do…but it can also impact our ability to do what we have to do…
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Safe Storage and Disposal of Medications
In 2001, Deborah Simpson was in a car accident that left her in debilitating pain. In the years since she’s had more than 40 surgeries…
It’s the Little Things
This morning I went for a walk around my neighborhood. In my younger and pre-lupus days, I was a runner. Post-lupus diagnosis, I became a…
Ginevra Liptan, MD, and her fibromyalgia book
As a med school student with fibromyalgia, Ginevra Liptan discovered she was her own best advocate. Ginevra Liptan, MD, had never heard of fibromyalgia when…
Using Flowers for Healing
Flowers are known to lift one’s spirits…but did you know they can providing physical as well as emotional healing? For centuries practitioners of medicine have…
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Caregiving and Laughter
When I first launched my radio show for caregivers, a group from AARP interviewed me and discussed the challenges of reaching family caregivers. One of…
How to get started on a Low-FODMAP diet
We hear a lot of talk about the benefits of a low-FODMAP diet. Two of our readers, Beth M. and Moana G., who have implemented…
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Donatella Moltisanti and Sound Therapy
Opera singer Donatella Moltisanti discovered the healing effects of sound therapy. Now she helps others use the alternative treatment to reduce chronic pain, relieve stress…