brain plasticity

Morning exercise, redux

by Isy
July 19, 2023July 19, 2023
activity, adaptation, basics, brain plasticity, imp-possible, martial & internal arts, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Flashback Up until I got the injuries that precipitated CRPS, I used to run about 3.8 miles (about 6.1 km) up and down a redwood… Read More »Morning exercise, redux

Angel wings & tactical things

by Isy
November 19, 2019January 6, 2020
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, brain plasticity, bugging out, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, mortality, nutrition, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, recipes, reiki/meditation, self-care, tools and techniques, what works

This morning, I woke up feeling like a butcher knife was lodged in my heart, the memory of barking and snarling voices ringing in my… Read More »Angel wings & tactical things

There’s always an afterwards

by Isy
October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
3 Comments
activity, adaptation, basics, brain care, brain plasticity, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, mortality, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

This, right after “Keep breathing”, is one of my go-to pieces of mind management. It’s about so much more than consequences. Let’s take an example.… Read More »There’s always an afterwards

Shore Break

by Isy
September 23, 2019September 23, 2019
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activity, brain plasticity, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, moving/traveling, nature, perspective, self-care, story

There I was, trying to steer the 3-headed rhinoceros that is the de-mold-the-mobile-home project (dubbed “DeStroy DeMold.”) Two of my volunteers had gotten sick with… Read More »Shore Break

Decisions 2 – housing

by Isy
January 22, 2019January 23, 2019
brain plasticity, critical thinking, food allergies, home-hunt, imp-possible, money, perspective, radiation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Making a major decision, for someone with so little margin for error as a ragged, underfunded, spoony crip like me, means being able to answer… Read More »Decisions 2 – housing

Decisions, decisions, decisions (this is a triptych)

by Isy
January 22, 2019January 23, 2019
basics, brain plasticity, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

WordPress has utterly changed their writing UI. Apparently, they felt the need to reinvent text entry… (um… Why???) I usually hold off on publishing a… Read More »Decisions, decisions, decisions (this is a triptych)

Mental toolkit for overwhelming times

by Isy
January 17, 2018January 17, 2018
basics, brain care, brain plasticity, critical thinking, legislation, realpolitik, self-care, Uncategorized, what works

As I’ve said before, much of brain-retraining has to do with speaking to the primitive parts of the brain in ways it can’t ignore. Being… Read More »Mental toolkit for overwhelming times

When I lose everything but me

by Isy
January 17, 2018
activity, basics, brain plasticity, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, Uncategorized

This is one of several blog posts I drafted late last year and got distracted from. This isn’t the duckiest or most amusing one to… Read More »When I lose everything but me

CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin

by Isy
January 1, 2018January 1, 2018
2 Comments
brain plasticity, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, sheeple, tasty words, what works

After talking with patients, doctors, and loved ones — and, as a trained observer, carefully noticing the changes in posture, expression, and tone as I’ve… Read More »CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin

A “bag of tricks” post: Care in Western NE, loads of info sources, and why long car trips hurt so much

by Isy
November 12, 2017November 14, 2017
3 Comments
adaptation, brain plasticity, care team, martial & internal arts, moving/traveling, self-care, tips on traveling with pain, worker's comp

I’m now attending a weekly meeting of fellow pain patients in the area. It’s very good. A few things came up which I felt confident… Read More »A “bag of tricks” post: Care in Western NE, loads of info sources, and why long car trips hurt so much