

Carla Friesen @2020
- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Answering the Question, "How are you Doing?"
When I get asked "How are you doing?" I have to think twice to know how I am actually doing. Apart from my daughter, Greta. It is difficult to know how we are doing when we are so used to being a caregiver. When for so long your child’s wellbeing = your wellbeing. Even now as my Greta is becoming much more functional and independent I still notice I often have her in the back of my mind when I answer the question “How are you doing?” There was a time when I felt guilty for en


Carla Friesen @2020
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
How do you Manage Your Stress with Chronic Pain?
I struggle with this one. Even today I feel stressed out. Family, work, COVID, household chores, lots of other worries…. I almost need to make processing stress my top priority lately, otherwise it takes over again. I am trying to schedule mini mind-body breaks into my day (like 2-5 min here and there) to stretch, breathe deeply, get out of my head and notice my surroundings, and drop from my head down into my body. A mini break is doable. A long one seems overwhelmin