Understanding the Fawn Response
Following up to last week’s post, what is happening when you go along with what a medical provider (or anyone) says/wants/does even though you think/want/know differently? The short answer, the fight-or-flight (F/F) system activates. To get a broad overview, read...
Why You Don’t Speak Up…The Tale of Two Pre-Op Nurses
A colleague and I were talking about the medical system and how we have found ourselves in the very situations we coach clients to advocate for themselves, and yet walked out of those situations simply going along with the situation rather than challenge the...
What is PMDD and why it should matter?
Due to the type of clients I specialize in working with, I tend to hear about issues caused by female sex hormones. Most of the time it is PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome), a topic I plan to dive into in a future post. But recently, PMDD was mentioned, and I wanted...
New Approaches to Pain Management
This post is the fourth in a series of 4 posts about chronic pain. To read the other posts in the series use the links below: What is chronic pain?, published July 11, 2022 Why we should view pain as a disease, published on July 18, 2022 How emotions influence...
How emotions influence pain
This post is the third in a series of 4 posts about chronic pain. To read the other posts in the series use the links below: What is chronic pain?, published July 11, 2022 Why we should view pain as a disease, published on July 18, 2022 New approaches to pain...
Why we should view pain as a disease
This post is the second in a series of 4 posts about chronic pain. To read the other posts in the series use the links below: What is chronic pain?, published July 11, 2022 How emotions influence pain, available on July 25, 2022 New approaches to pain management,...
What is Chronic Pain?
This post is the first in a series of 4 posts about chronic pain. To read the other posts in the series use the links below: Why we should view pain as a disease, available on July 18, 2022 How emotions influence pain, available on July 25, 2022 New approaches to...
What is the fight-or-flight response?
The fight-or-flight-response is an automatic response that our bodies have to danger. It's what helps us to either confront the danger or run away from it. For the most part, this response is helpful and allows us to stay safe in dangerous situations. However,...
Vaginismus Awareness Day
Vaginismus is the involuntary tightening of the muscles surrounding the vagina that makes penetration painful or impossible. Most people suspect they have Vaginismus based on the symptoms and received a medical diagnosis based on patient history and their...
Just Breathe
5:45 AM… You hear the alarm clock to begin your day. You are scrambling all morning to prepare yourself for the day ahead and getting the kids ready for school. Throughout the day, you have good or bad circumstances that could potentially cause an increase in...
