It’s estimated one out of every four adults in the United States suffers from chronic pain. Defined as pain that lasts over three months. It can be constant or intermittent and affect any body part. The common factor- it interferes with all aspects of life. Finding safe and effective ways to deal with chronic pain… Continue reading It’s All in the Brain
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Mental Grounding Techniques
Grounding exercises have been used as a natural way to heal the body and mind for thousands of years. When life spirals out of control, it’s a way to “get down to earth,” feel connected, ignore the chaos and deal with just the here and now. As previously shared, research shows it has very real… Continue reading Mental Grounding Techniques
Physical Grounding Exercises
Grounding exercises have been used as a natural way to heal the body and mind for thousands of years. When life spirals out of control it’s a way to “get down to earth,” feel connected, let us ignore the chaos and deal with just the here and now. Research shows it has very real physiological… Continue reading Physical Grounding Exercises
Grounding
The brain is an amazing and miraculous living organism, capable of the most profound and awesome acts, yet it can be easily distracted and rewired over time. Even to the point of sending signals from an event that no longer is valid, such as chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorders, etc. It can misinterpret signals or… Continue reading Grounding
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Chronic pain changes every aspect of our lives. Both physically and emotionally. Through its lens we focus and define what we can and cannot do. Over time we become hypersensitive. Any stimuli, no matter how benign- walking, sitting, standing, lying in bed-is suspect. Pain, the body’s mechanism meant to protect us from harm becomes the… Continue reading Pain Reprocessing Therapy