What is Chronic Pain?

In order to recover from chronic pain, there are a few things that we need... The first thing  is to UNDERSTAND what it is that we're dealing with! So what exactly IS chronic pain?

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World Menopause Day 2022

Today is about raising awareness of the menopause... raising awareness of the symptoms experienced and treatments available so that women no longer have to suffer in silence as our grans did... Today Ladies, I'm here to tell you that Menopausal symptoms are NOT inevitable... you CAN be free from them WITHOUT medication! (Sometimes you just […]

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The Root Cause of Chronic Pain

All pain has a purpose. Yes, it makes us irritable and scared and sometimes downright miserable. But what's it's real purpose? It's higher purpose? Acute Pain This serves to tell us about damage or potential damage to our bodies. It's a call to action. So if we cut ourselves or break a bone we feel […]

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Do you feel Good Enough? Know your Self Worth

How often do you stop yourself from doing things because you think you’re not good enough? That you won’t do it well enough? That you’re not clever enough? Strong enough? Interesting enough? Thin enough? Funny enough? Pretty enough? Brave enough? That there’s no point trying because it won’t be as good as someone else’s effort, […]

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Chronic Pain – what do we really know?

This blog post is dedicated to Dr John Sarno 23/06/1923 - 22/06/2017 - the pioneer of mind-body medicine. I, along with my fellow mind-body workers, will continue to strive to realise his vision of the acceptance of mind-body theories by mainstream medicine.

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When Biology meets Quantum Physics…

Evidence of Placebo and Nocebo Effects show our thoughts have strong interactions with our bodies. When people expect something to happen to their bodies, such as side effects of medication – it often does. If people believe something has happened to their bodies, such as happens with sham surgery - it often feels like it […]

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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month

This is a little extra blog in honour of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month.

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Placebo and Nocebo Effect

A UK construction worker stepped on a nail. It went right through his boot and came out the other side. The pain was excruciating to the point where he needed morphine just to remove the boot. Once the boot was removed the extent of the damage became clear... the nail had completely missed his foot […]

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Chronic Stress and your Health

Its been proven time and time again that our minds and emotions are able to create changes in our bodies that can result in poor health. But how is this possible? Ironically, it's one of the survival mechanisms designed to keep us safe that is actually doing us harm The Fight or Flight Response, or […]

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Mind Body Connections

Welcome to 2017 - a brand new year with a brand new blog! I always get excited at the start of the year. A fresh, new year lying ahead of us just brimming with possibilities to turn into whatever we desire. Where will it take us? What will we achieve? I have many, many plans […]

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