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