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Trauma: To Sleep or not to Sleep, That is the questions . . .
Before I was licensed I was the director of a Rape Trauma program. I’ve gone on to successfully treat people with all manners of traumatic experiences from being in airplane crashes to buried alive....
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Desperate Measure for Fibro Exhaustion
Here’s what I’ve decided to do to minimize my fibromyalgia exhaustion! Desperate measure - Take 1/2 a Mirapex* tablet. That will cut the exhaustion in half! AND . . . I’ll compulsively eat half as...
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Did You Know Your Mind Has a Mind of it’s Own?
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Sleeping on the Job
Max’s cough is a bit better today. No longer honking loudly like a goose and not as frequent. He’s still not feeling very peppy and his stubbornness (don’t tell him I told you) is stronger than...
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How Pain Changes the Brain
Creation of pain works silently in the brain while the body screams Whether or not you have chronic pain the article in the on-line magazine I’ve “bolded in red” below will be of interest. Brain...
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Healing, The Living Matrix
I don’t often talk about it – in public at any rate – but I have been exposed to many cutting edge or “far out” health & healing techniques and processes. David Bresler, Ph.D. and Marty Rossman,...
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A Dessert . . . er . . . Desert, to die for
Just Desserts Death by chocolate all reason leaves the being breath taken away Death by chocolate quickening pulse overtakes heart stops with desire Stay with vanilla languishing longings subside live...
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Loneliness, like Chronic Stress, impacts our Immune System
The times when I feel most ‘alone’ is when I’m ill or fatigued. Those are the times when I also isolate myself the most – little energy or desire to interact. With this research I wonder if I make my...
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Dance! Nana Dance!
88 year old Nana She’s got the grove. She knows how to shake it with every body move But BEWARE . . . Nana knows how to swear. Filed under: Creative Expressions, Laughter, Mind-Body, Video Tagged: 88...
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The Aftermath of a Health Crisis
Health Crisis Mind Body And Soul None unscathed In the aftermath of all health issues imilar situations, feelings, responses occur for all people trying to find the NEW NORMAL after all chronic...
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Emotional & Physical Healing
As the therapist, I totally, completely and unabashedly agree with the article Unpack Your Emotional Baggage to Help Your Body Heal. As the fibromyalgia/heart arrhythmia patient, I totally,...
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Gut it out! Mind-Body links with Bacteria
Coincidently read this article and received a note from a friend who said that some probiotics and supplements she was taking have incredibly elevated her mood. I thought it worthwhile to post a...
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Frowning in Bright Sunlight Can Make You ANGRY
For years I’ve told clients to put a “smile” on their face (gotta crinkle eyes too). I am not being flippant. Many years ago I read a research study that showed that the muscles involved in smiling...
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6 word stories and Stephanie – The Foundation for Art and Healing
The Foundation for Art and Healing is a great organization. They are asking for submissions of six-word poems for National Poetry Month in April. Click on this link The Foundation for Art and...
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YOUR Brain in Living Color*
The stunning complexity blows my mind! (pun intended) *Not actually YOUR brain but verrrrrrrrrrry close. If you are curious click here...
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How to Deal with Fear vs Danger
REALLY worth watching - Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space. ‘”There’s an astronaut saying: In space, “there is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So how do you deal...
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How many times have I TOLD you to do something creative!?
I’ve reposted almost the entire NPR article for you because you might not remember how to click here to access the URL. You’re Welcome. “Brain training is big business, with computerized brain games...
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Can we handle the truth?
Veteran’s medical care and the private medical system. I rarely post about current events or politics. After reading a clear-minded, HONEST and APOLICTICAL post by Dr John Mandrola I’m making an...
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Despair = Suffering without Meaning
At the risk of jinxing myself I’ve been puzzling over why I do not suffer as much from fibromyalgia than the women (and men) I know who are in more pain, have more co-morbid conditions and debilitating...
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