Following up to last week’s post, what is happening when you go along with what a medical provider...
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
