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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 my...

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 provider....

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 to...
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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...

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Fawning
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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...

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Modern Pain
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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...

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Yoga And Emotions
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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,...

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Pain as a Disease
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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...

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Chronic Pain
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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,...

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Fight Or Flight
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Progesterone

To understand your progesterone, you will have to go back in time about 100 days, which is the lifespan of an ovarian follicle. This 100-day period mean if your follicles are unhealthy for any part of this period, it could impact your menstrual cycle months down...

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Estrogen

One of my specialties is working with those with pelvic pain and part of that, I host a monthly group for women who live with pelvic pain due to endometriosis, vaginismus, interstitial cystitis, and other diagnosis. In April, the group will be hearing from a local...

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