Struggling with chronic pain can be difficult in itself without the frustration of people questioning your pain. You can have pain without structural damage. It doesn’t make your pain less real; there are just different…
Experiencing emotional neglect in childhood can be incredibly damaging and leave devastating consequences when our emotional development is neglected. Unfortunately, when there is no physical injury, the damage is often left untreated, and we are…
Using neuroplasticity to find healing involves practice and specific techniques to change the neural pathways in your brain. You need to be open to the idea that changing neural pathways in your brain will be…
Often, therapists talk about being the right fit for clients and how clients need to find a therapist that is the right fit for them. Sometimes, that can be unclear because you may not know…
Self-care is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we want to in life. It involves how we take care of ourselves through caring for our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. There are some…
Unfortunately, chronic pain flares are a part of chronic pain and can be challenging to deal with. There are ways to better cope with pain flares and prepare for them. There are actions you can…
Mindfulness can be an effective tool in chronic pain management. There are several benefits and ways of practicing mindfulness for chronic pain sufferers. There are a few pitfalls to avoid so you can get the…
Toxic positivity is when optimism or positive thinking is taken too far to the point where negative emotions are shut down and hardships are invalidated. It can do real harm to people struggling with different…
Panic attacks are frightening episodes of intense fear that trigger physiological reactions without apparent cause. They can develop into panic disorder. Fortunately, they are treatable through psychological treatment. What is a Panic Attack? A panic…
Depression is a mood disorder that involves a persistent feeling of low mood and loss of interest. It has a number of possible risk factors and causes. It may require long-term treatment of psychotherapy and/or…
