Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Where do you Focus when Navigating a Storm?
Have you ever driven on a highway during an intense storm? It’s hard to see, vehicles are whizzing past and you wonder if you should just pull over. And then you remember, just focus on the line. I usually get in the slow lane and focus on the white line on the shoulder of the road. The winds and rain might shift direction, vehicles might change speed and come too close, but I can count on the line because it doesn’t change. It will get me to where I want to go, however
Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Did you Know there is a Healthy Way to Cry?
I used to rarely cry. In fact, I remember sometimes thinking maybe it was strange how rarely I cried. Now I cry easily. I have had a lot of practice in the past 4 years. There was a period of time that I was always so close to my crying threshold that I would cry anytime asked me "How are you?" Now I don’t cry quite so easily, but still pretty easily. And I am ok with that. I have learned that there is a healthy way to cry. A way that allows the stress to move through you an
Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
Out with the Old, In with the New
This weekend we are moving Greta’s room from downstairs back to upstairs. Painting, decluttering, going through old stuff. It has certainly been quite the year. Covid aside. Last year at this time Greta had an intense need for new. Like she was done with the old. Period. She had been taking the steps to become more functional for about 3 months or so and she didn’t want anything around her that reminded her of her years in bed 24/7. Including me. Like she even needed
Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Crazy Things we do to Distract from Pain
On Saturday Greta was in a lot of pain. She doesn’t have too many days lately where she needs my help to manage her pain. She has become pretty good at distracting herself when her pain flares. However, not on Saturday. She wanted to lay down in a dark room with ice, watch tv, and eat comfort food. And I did NOT want things to start spiraling down. So I gave her $20 and said she could go out and buy something. (Shopping is very motivating for her). Now I wouldn’t usually
