Being clear about being grateful
We visited our favorite hot springs last week. There’s a hot pool that’s very hot indeed. When I alternate between that and the cold pool,… Read More »Being clear about being grateful
We visited our favorite hot springs last week. There’s a hot pool that’s very hot indeed. When I alternate between that and the cold pool,… Read More »Being clear about being grateful
When I was a nurse, I could see when death was creeping up on someone. I saw gray fluttering around the person’s edges, especially around… Read More »There’s always an afterwards
This is probably the simplest, most powerful tool for getting your complex care back into the realm of sanity. It’s easier said than done, but… Read More »The Red Pen Technique (dramatic music, please)
64% of CRPSers experience significant cognitive decline. Speaking as a member of that majority, I think that sucks. Most people with chronic pain find that… Read More »Is losing our minds to “pain brain” optional?
In 1986, the course of neurologic treatment changed forever when Mark Block, one severely spine-injured young man, chose “imp-possible” over “impossible” and, every day, spent… Read More »Imaginative experience and rebuilding the brain
My pain psychologist is very insistent that 90% of my day has to be predictable. This allows my nervous system to heal and re-stabilize to… Read More »Relentless
TRIGGER WARNING: Body image. With a twist. I feel like I’ve been inflated. If I get any larger, I may collapse in on myself and… Read More »It’s a different world in here
For weeks, I could hardly move outside without injury. It was maddening. I completely ran out of arnica pills, my best tool for keeping soft-tissue… Read More »Marathon update
As my digestion has gotten more frail, I’ve had more and more trouble with my Brain Food shake. I went to a powder, because organic… Read More »Recipe: Even Brain Food Shakes evolve
We all know the old trope: half full, or half empty? I worked at Borland, which means, I worked with highly capable engineers who were accustomed… Read More »Half-glassed — a metaphor for flexibility