Chronic Illness Healing

What is it?   This practice originates from an ancient Buddhist tradition. It is about wishing well for yourself and others without expectation. The aim is to cultivate comforting emotions such as love, compassion, and joy.   I first learned about loving-kindness practices in Dr. Jud’s program called  Unwinding Anxiety . After I got COVID for the first time and pushed through symptoms and fear for the following year, I experienced extreme anxiety along with panic attacks.   I

What are they?   Common reactions to physical or emotional pain include what Dr. Howard Schubiner calls the  6 F’s :   • Fear • Focus • Frustration • Figuring it out • Fighting • Fixing   These reactions can provide fuel for an ongoing alarm mechanism in the body, causing pain to persist.   Have you noticed yourself experiencing any of these reactions? I would assume we all have! I certainly did. I spent the first two years of my chronic illness experience hyper-focused on al

I often remind my clients to ask themselves throughout the day,  “What do I need to return to feelings of calmness and safety?” This was a question I asked myself constantly throughout my own healing journey, and it’s one I still use whenever I notice myself feeling frustrated or ungrounded.   Recently, I found myself overwhelmed d after spending too much time on the computer. I paused and asked what I needed to feel calm again, and the answer that came up was,  “Walk outside

My journey through chronic illness taught me countless lessons many of which have stayed with me long after healing. Two of the most powerful have been surrender and acceptance.   When I was dealing with over 15 different symptoms, I began to learn how to surrender to them after discovering they were caused by TMS. Understanding that these symptoms were neuroplastic (created by the brain) helped me realize they weren’t actually harmful. As I began practicing somatic tracking,