Chronic Pain is a Central Nervous System Issue
Chronic pain and other chronic symptoms are not typically the same as acute pain or symptoms. The difference being chronic stuff is more likely to be driven the brain and nervous system (CNS) vs. the local…
Group Sessions Continue in December
The weekly group somatic sessions roll into December starting this Wednesday from 8:30am-10am west coast California time. They will be recorded if you can't make them live. It's a good opportunity to learn…
Using Mindfulness to Reduce Chronic Symptoms
Mindfulness is one tool everyone with chronic pain or chronic symptoms should learn to use on a daily basis. The way you approach your symptoms can have a big impact on the severity of them. This study…
Interviewed by Jen Johnson @ Thought by Thought Healing
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jen Johnson at Thought by Thought Healing. I dive in a little more about why and how I transitioned from being 'physical' therapist to a being a more holistic…
Anxiety From A Different Angle
Anxiety is one of the biggest emotions I see that creates physical symptoms in the body. Anxiety feels the same as fear but the major difference we always need to remember is that anxiety is not real fear.…
Interview On ‘The Steady Coach Channel’
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Dr. Yonit Arthur, Aud, known as 'The Steady Coach'. We had a great discussion about the mind-body connection, emotions, and stress and how they play into physical…
FEEL your feelings
When we are dealing with chronic symptoms or symptoms that have no physical structural origin, we are likely dealing with stress or emotional symptoms in the body. The approach to treating these symptoms…
Best Mindfulness/Emotion Regulation Strategies
This 2018 study looked at the association between mindfulness and emotion regulation and the best strategies that emerged out of these two approaches. Because a lot of chronic pain has its roots in the…
Affect Tolerance or Feeling our Feelings
Affect tolerance is a term we use to indicate how much emotion or feeling in our bodies we can sit and tolerate with without needing to shut it down. This is a crucial skill we want to learn when we have…
Feeling your Feelings Creates Healing
One of the things you know I talk about is the overlap between emotions and pain or physical symptoms. The very definition of pain has the word 'emotional' in it. All physical pain or symptoms activates…
