My friend and colleague Karen Shue introduced me to Freeze Frame a technique developed to help combat stress. At a time when I was in excruciating pain, Karen was thoughtful enough to suggest this technique, thinking that it might help. It did! In spades. And, the beauty of it is that it is so simple…
A colleague recently recommended on her favourite books on dealing with pain, Dr. John Sarno’s Mindbody Prescription. I’ve only read the 1st chapter and already my worldview has shifted. It was like Sarno had been sitting in and watching my pain therapy session for the last year. Sarno’s approach is based on Freudian, yes! Freud,…
Last post, I talked about the value in pain: letting you know what’s awry. But, pain can be a pain in the ass (literally) and get in the %$#@ way! For the last 3 days I’ve been experiencing moderately severe pain. At least, moderate compared to the Big MoFo pain I was used to experiencing….
The October 2005 issue of Psychology Today contains an article titled, Ten Mostly Pleasant Truths About Pain. I didn’t catch the article when PT arrived because, well I was in pain and just filed the issue for later. Worth looking at! My favourite is #6! Maybe your’s too.
This past Friday (Nov 25) I went to an all day workshop. I was excited to attend because I had wanted to take this workshop for several years and it had never been offered before in Calgary. I also had a little trepidation. I had just attended a workshop the week before with the same…
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, an annual occasion to give thanks, to express gratitude — and eat your face off. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like you have a lot to be grateful for. Especially when you are in excruciating pain. I remember lots of times lying in bed in severe pain, wishing…
I currently work on contract to the Alberta Medical Association. My work as a Change Management resource exposes me to a lot of physicians. Most are my clients: family doctors, surgeons, and other specialists who need help managing the change that comes with introducing new office systems. Occasionally I meet the physicians who are part…
Last post I suggest that one key to eliminating pain was to say No. Heard that before? Probably. So, how’s it going? I don’t know about you, but if "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions" then I have a PhD in paving! Saying No, Respecting my limits, is one of those Intentions…
Have you ever been told, "know your limits?" I’ve heard it a bajillion times! Probably started when I was a kid. Maybe the same for you, the time you jumped off the garage roof. Oops! Maybe that was me. So, do you know your limits. Probably. If you suffer pain, unexplained, mystery, crippling pain then…
I’ve often said that it’s unfair that kids have so much more energy than we do. After all they piss it away on playing… and playing. Hmm! Wait a minute. What would I do with more energy? Well, I can tell you that my bad, bad, bad habit has been to engage in the W…