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Episode 036: What Are The Gifts Of Chronic Illness Friendships And My Natural Resources
In today's episode I'm talking about how chronic illness has offered me many gifts. One of these gifts has been clarifying who are my true friends another has been understanding what are my most precious natural...
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Episode 034: What Helps You Manage Chronic Pain? Soul Comfort
In this episode I talk about how to counter act the depleting effects of chronic pain by feeding your spirit. I talk about the questions:
What brings you genuine comfort?
Rather than numbing and escaping, what can I...
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Episode 034: What Helps You Manage Chronic Pain? The Work
In this episode I'm considering looking at chronic pain and discussing Byron Katie's "The Work."
How does anxiety feed chronic pain?
How is chronic pain related to stressful thoughts?
How can I get some distance from...
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Episode 033: How Do You Manage Chronic Pain? The Formula
In this episode I'm exploring a method of managing periods of extreme chronic pain.
Talking about my experience with meningitis I explore
How do you dig into pain rather than avoid it?
How does our fear of pain...
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Episode 032: How Do You Manage Chronic Pain? Depression
In this video I'm discussing depression and how it intertwines with the experience of chronic pain. I examine such questions as:
How does depression manifest?
What are the hallmarks of depression?
How can you know if...
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031: How Do You Manage Chronic Pain? Meditation
In this episode I'm talking about how to manage chronic pain using meditation.
How can meditation help ease pain?
What techniques do I use?
What does "remembered wellness" have to do with the process?
If our brain is...
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Episode 030: How Do You Manage Chronic Pain? Loving What Is
In this podcast I'm looking at the question how do you manage chronic pain?
What are some ways we make some peace with chronic pain?
Are you familiar with "the work" by Byron Katie?
How do stressful thoughts further...
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Episode 029: How Do People Deal With Chronic Illness? Creativity
When thinking about ways to deal with having a chronic illness, one of the things that helps me function is creativity.
How can creative expression help heal the wounds of chronic illness?
When many things are going...
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Episode 028: How Do People Deal With Chronic Illness? Ritual
In this episode I'm talking about rituals that add meaning and help me deal with having chronic illness.
How can ritual help me deal with chronic illness?
What is a grief bowl and how do I use it?
What are other...
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Episode 027: How Do People Deal With Chronic? Illness Feeling It All
What are the ways that feelings contribute to the origins of disease? I'm talking about the work of Dr. Gabor Mate and others who examine the mind-body connection in autoimmune disease and cancer.
What happens when...
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Episode 026: How Do People Deal With Having Chronic Illness? Self - Compassion
In this podcast I'm considering the question: How do people deal with having chronic illness?Today I'm talking about my journey toward self-compassion.
How are you depriving the world of your gifts?
When you aren't...
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Episode 025: How Do People Deal With Having Chronic Illness? Acceptance
In this episode I'm considering the question: How do people deal with having chronic illness?Today I'm talking about what acceptance my orientation towards my own sickness.
Did it take you a long time to get your...
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