Anxiety isn't our foe, but it certainly feels that way. The real enemy is our resistance to our anxious feelings and the awareness of the things in our life they relate to. Resisting anxiety sounds like a no-brainer and the thought of not resisting it, or even the...
Over the years I've become acutely aware that the avoidance of stressful feelings is a major cause of both physical and emotional suffering. I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but over and over, I've seen both physical pain and anxiety ease or vanish as stressful...
The highly sensitive person (HSP) is more vulnerable to the growing epidemic of stress-induced chronic pain and illness than those with a less sensitive nervous system. On the other hand, the HSP has a distinct advantage when it comes to resolving stress-induced pain...
Frequently chronic pain sufferers have tried the best that modern medicine has to offer, along with a variety of natural treatments, diets, and remedies without finding lasting relief. Often pain lingers in spite of our best efforts. Could we simply be missing the...
The experience of safety is not only comforting to the soul, it's also an immune booster. So during this COVID-19 pandemic where there is so much uncertainty and fear, it's important for us to be able to experience safety .... for the sake of our immune systems. Just...
Try thinking of your heart as more of an energy and communication center than a mechanical pump. Think Iron Man. Conceptualizing your heart as much more than a pump brings you closer to the modern neurocardiology understanding of your heart. Your energetic heart is...
When we're stressed, and who isn't, our bodies divert resources away from fighting microbes to fighting larger potential threats. That's how your nervous system is wired. Tigers, rude bosses, or financial worries take precedence over microscopic life forms....
What if there was an entirely new scientific perspective on what really causes chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and a host of other common conditions ... that was a radical departure from conventional medical thinking? Well, there is new science that focuses on a...
There's a growing awareness concerning the damaging impact of toxins on our health and the need to detoxify. The ever-increasing list of detoxification strategies can include herbs, fasting, special diets and supplements, saunas, colonics, salt rooms, sweat lodges,...