Whether it’s in your professional or personal life, set-backs can knock us Fibro Fighters for a spin and result in worsening health issues. I’ve been neck-deep in dealing with arranging care for a terminally ill family member and caring for an elderly parent with COPD who almost succumbed to an intense bout of pneumonia last year. My family is very close, so trying to help my loved ones who are suffering … [Read more...]
How Resistance Mindset Affects Fibromyalgia
No one skips happily home the day they find out they have fibromyalgia, or any other ailment. It’s human nature to want to feel vibrant, happy and well and to resist illness. But resistance is not your friend and here’s why. There’s a saying, “What you resist, persists” and that is certainly true when we fret over our physical state. The worrying amps up our stress level and sets our adrenals pumping … [Read more...]
Meditation to Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain
Chances are, if you have or suspect that you have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or any ongoing, painful condition, you have heard about meditation as a way to reduce pain symptoms. The benefits of regular meditation are well documented but many of us still have difficulty working meditation into our daily routine. I’d like to try to change that for you, because I have seen a major benefit in my fibromyalgia … [Read more...]