Are you ready for the next step, the search for relief in this chronic condition exploration? Read on to navigate common hurdles and move beyond the suffering.
Read more(Incremental) Industry Shifts Benefitting Your Health Care Experience & Needs
A hint of good news for chronic condition sufferers. Shifts, even if ever so slight, are transpiring in health-related industries. Shifts recognizing the symbiotic mind-body relationship. In other words, the influence that the brain has over the body and vice versa. What’s happening? What do these changes mean for your healthcare experiences? Read on.
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Read moreIf It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another—The Case of Symptom Migration
If you’re feeling like your ever-growing list of symptoms are a virtual game of “whack-a-mole”, and answers to why this is happening or next steps for relief, consider the information in this month’s blog. The more robust your toolkit, the more prepared you will be for conversations with your healthcare team. The more likely you’ll have options for paths forward. The more able you’ll be to get on with your daily life.
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Read moreAre Chronic Symptoms a Character Flaw? When Your Traits Feel Like Betrayals
Although we took a holiday-inspired joy respite from this chronic condition blog series during December 2024, that doesn’t mean that physical and/or emotional pain went on hiatus as well. This month, I resume the series as we take another step further into the connection between the mind, the body, the symptoms, the triggers and how our personality traits could be playing a role in how we feel physically and emotionally. What are those traits? Are they flaws in our character or assets that can go a bit haywire? How can you use this information to help on your healing journey? Read on.
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Read moreWhat's My Body Telling Me?
How do you understand the butterflies, fast heartbeat, sweating, and pain? How do you interpret what your body is expressing when it's in distress? How do you read the signs in order to keep moving forward? First we need to figure out what it’s saying and why? How? Read on.
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Read moreEmotional Experiences & Symbolic Expressions
After delays for multiple reasons, this month I introduce a new blog series on chronic conditions. As we ease into a very complex topic, let's start by playing detective. What's your body trying to tell you? And what could be the reason? Through the lens of 3 stories, we begin to unravel symbolic connections. Here we go.
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Read moreCompeting With Competing Thoughts
Too many competing thoughts and an overload of distractions can lead to mind-numbing confusion and stress-induced ailments. These situations happen when we're not the best equipped to handle the input deluge. For those with adult ADHD traits, the situations become more complex. What are some methods to compete with competing thoughts? Here are some typical circumstances and ideas for moving forward from my own experiences.
Read moreRiding The Twisty Turns
If all destinations were straight shots, what opportunities would you have missed? Unforeseen up down twists and turns along my lifetime roadmap have led to my latest and proudest professional achievement. A milestone to benefit you or someone in your circles needing a supportive boost. How? Read on.
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If all destinations were straight shots, what opportunities would you have missed? Unforeseen up down twists and turns along my lifetime roadmap have led to my latest and proudest professional achievement. A milestone to benefit you or someone in your circles needing a supportive boost. How? Read on.
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Read moreRooting Out Organizing Kinks
If organizing woes happen over and over, and they’re getting you down, find the source. The reasons for strewn items, excess laundry piles, too much clutter may be obvious and easily dealt with. Then again, maybe not. It may take sleuthing to uncover the actual causes so that you can take remedial actions. Let’s begin that journey here and now.
Read moreChronic Disorganization, Mousetrap, & The Rube Goldberg Effect
Working your way out of chronic disorganization could look like Hasbro’s game of Mousetrap. Your efforts plagued by the Rube Goldberg Effect. What do you do? How do you satisfactorily conquer each of the steps along the way to achieve success? Read on.
Read moreWhere’s Forward When the Universe Pivots?
If you’ve ever felt like the universe changed direction, and you no longer felt like you knew which way is forward. Paths are blocked. One glitch after another impedes forward motion. I feel your pain. Lessons are being learned. Read on to see how to pivot when unanticipated change reorients your day.
Read moreWhen Monday Falls on Wednesday (And Other Silly Circumstances)
Routine disruptions as a result of mid-week holidays, vacations, time zone differences, and similar situations can throw us off mentally, physically, personally and professionally. Here are some of the challenges I faced during the 4th of July holiday week and how I got back on course when my Monday began on Wednesday.
Read moreTemper The Perils of Visual Overload
Our vision is one of our most influential senses. It enables us to experience beauty and pleasure. There’s also a darker side to what we see and how that impacts our emotional state. Many times that unpleasantness happens within or just outside of our own homes. What measures can we take to avoid visual overwhelm or take it down a few notches in the midst of hyper-stimulation? Here are some ideas.
Read moreWhat We Don't Acknowledge, We Can't Fix
When something is broken, it most likely won’t get fixed unless we acknowledge it’s not working. When it’s our own stuff, unhelpful emotions might block progress. What can we do to move forward when it’s painful? Here are a few ideas.
Read moreWe Don’t Have a Handbook for This
I have a self-diagnosed case of Senioritis, you may recall that from your last school year. It could also be post-pandemic malaise. Or a combination of both. Here’s what’s happening and how I’m addressing the symptoms. That might help you too if your struggling to get through each day with the same vigor of yesteryear.
Read moreThe Inside Scoop on Multi-tasking: Does it Hurt or Help You?
Too many things going on at once? Not sure if you’re coming, going or losing your mind? Is multi-tasking really working for you? What's the harm in doing multiple activities simultaneously? Learn what the experts have to say and ways to manage multi-tasking to work more effectively for you.
Read moreI Was So Wrong About Laziness…Mostly
Are you dealing with someone who is lazy? What's going on? Why can't they just do what they're supposed to do when they're supposed to do it? Maybe that someone is you. What I chalked up to laziness for years, wasn't laziness at all. I totally missed the mark. See if you're missing the mark too.
Read more3 Little Words
Words have incredible power. In a split second, the can uplift or devastate. They can also be a catalyst for change. What 3 little words caused a dramatic shift in perspective and action? It’s all in here.
Read moreAvoiding Chat Distractions for A Distractible Brain
How the heck does anyone maintain focus with all that going on? And whoever thought the chat button was a good idea? In this month's blog, I explore the advantages and disadvantages of the Chat video conferencing tool for the distractible brain and offer 7 steps to manage chat to maintain focus without FOMO.
Read moreSuccess Is In Your Hands
Our definitions of success are likely not the same. This is your life. You get to decide what success looks and feels like. Then go for it and don’t look back.
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