November - 2020

What Part of You Needs a Little More Attention?

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

What Part of You Needs a Little More Attention?

I have been meeting with a life coach lately and she gave me some homework this week. She asked me to think about the continuous dance happening between my body, mind, and spirit and to notice which one is usually getting more attention. She said to check in with myself a few times a day to see if any of them are being neglected and needing a little more support. So I have been doing that. A few times a day. And I am realizing that my mind gets a WHOLE LOT of attention. It ge

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

What you Resist, Persists

I just finished taking a course called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain. One of the metaphors they talk about is getting stuck in quicksand and how it relates to pain. If you get stuck in quicksand, the more you struggle and fight against it, trying to pull your limbs free, the more you sink. The key is to work with the quicksand, to spread out flat and come into contact with it with as much of your body as possible so that your weight is spread out. Y

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

The 2% Theory

I came up with this idea I call “the 2% theory” sometime last year and it has helped to shift my mindset. It goes like this... I am sure you have tried A LOT of things to help with chronic pain ~ medications, physiotherapy, diets, acupuncture, chiropractor, massage therapy, specialists, tests and imaging…. And perhaps, like in our case, none of them seemed to relieve the pain. BUT when you get to the point of acceptance, to the point of realizing that you might have pain fo

Nov 10, 2020
2 min

What if I am not as Broken as I Think?

I often see my daughter Greta as an exception to the rule. Medications and treatments that work for others don’t work for her. At first I was hopeful that things would work, but as time went on I became less hopeful. This is probably a common sentiment in this group. We kind of feel like our kids are broken…an exception to the rule. And sometimes they hear us talking about them like that...to doctors, to friends and family... I also realize that I see myself as an exception

What if We Do All We Can and the Pain Persists?

Nov 3, 2020
2 min

What if We Do All We Can and the Pain Persists?

What happens when we are doing all we can and the pain still persists???!!! We just keep doing all that we can. I realized one morning a few months ago that I can take all the steps it takes to be a healthy, pain-free person (exercise, eat clean, meditate, socialize, hydrate etc) and STILL have pain. The result of being pain-free is not guaranteed. And then I started to think this kind of is true for everyone… We can do all the steps it takes to get a great job, but it doesn’

A Small, Daily Routine can Ease your Mind

Nov 1, 2020
2 min

A Small, Daily Routine can Ease your Mind

It almost feels like if I am not moving forward, I am moving backward. Greta and I both experience this. For myself I notice that on the days I do my morning routine, my mind is more at ease. I feel a little proud of myself. I have a little glow. And I am not always wishing things were different. Because I feel like I am working towards making things different. I am not talking about self-care so much as building a small routine. I need it to be small enough that I can do it

About the Author

Hi, my name is Carla and I'm a Chronic Pain Coach, Parenting Coach, and Life Coach. I work with children, parents, and individuals worldwide, providing support, encouragement and guidance, while creating a warm and non-judgmental environment in which we can explore and resolve the chronic pain challenges you are facing.

I also live with chronic pain and parent a child who has had severe chronic pain.

Chronic pain affects the whole family. We can put our lives on hold waiting for the miracle cure, meanwhile our lives are passing us by.

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