Living With Chronic Pain

How to Make Guided Imagery Work for You

As children we use our imagination to dress up and become kings and queens, pirates, cowboys, dancers, and animals all the time. Given an empty box it becomes a lavish home or fort in the forest. But as we age those flights of fantasy become less frequent until, for most of us, they are extinguished… Continue reading How to Make Guided Imagery Work for You

Living With Chronic Pain

Guided Imagery

For those of us in pain, nothing is worse than hearing our provider say the dreaded words, “There’s nothing more we can do for you.” But as I’ve shared, there are significant ways pain can be managed that aren’t medically oriented- exercise, meditation, massage, and hypnosis. Guided imagery is another option. The theory is it acts… Continue reading Guided Imagery