

Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
An Emotional Meltdown is Often a Cry for Someone to Understand
I worked as a teacher for 10 years, a school counsellor for 9 years, and have been a parent of 2 kids heading back to school for 14 years now. I definitely know that late August/early September is an emotional time for our kids. And for us! School is starting and emotions are high. It is a time of transition, unpredictability, and anxiety. When our kids melt down, our instinct is often to reason with them:
"You don't need to be worried, everything will be fine."
"The cha

Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Are These Really Just Migraines?
Greta’s 24/7 migraines were baffling. How could a migraine start and never stop? What could be going on in the body to make that happen? We couldn’t figure it out, the doctors didn’t seem to be able to give us any clear answers either. Medications, treatments and rest didn’t seem to ease her pain. Or maybe they would for a short while but then the pain would come back again. When we finally saw a chronic pain specialist 4 years later and Greta got diagnosed with Amplified Pai


Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
How Do We Navigate the Stressful Month of September?
September is a month of getting back to routine. It is also usually a month of high emotions. It’s hard to get back into the swing of things ~ getting up early, making lunches, pack bags, ride the bus, having to be “ON” all day.
No doubt this is an extra hard time for our kids with chronic pain since they are extra sensitive to change, extra stimuli, and emotional pressure. And when they are on high alert, we are on high alert, as parents!
So how do we navigate Septem