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‘Good girl’ = bad health?
Ok, so today is another edition of “I may be 50+ years old, but I have NEVER heard of that before”. I’ve done several similar posts where I follow my curiosity and explore the new terms I come across, such as ‘eating crow‘, ‘ecotone‘ and ‘allodynia‘… today is “Good Girl…
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Read local… live local
“Doomscrolling while weasels dance” was the title of a post I wrote a while ago (here). It described how news is presented to us in a way which is both addictive and terrifying. The result is that we become trapped in a doom-spiral of wanting to read the news… and…
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Worshiping false idols
When you’re trying to rid yourself of chronic pain, it is not unusual to find yourself hoping, wishing, manifesting, praying… “I’ll try anything” is a pretty standard thought that runs through your head. “Whatever it takes” is another thought – and sometimes those ‘whatevers’ can get a little crazy. I’m…
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Sit in your discomfort longer
When my eldest daughter was about 10 years old, I remember her teacher saying, “the best advice I was ever given as a parent, is the same advice I give to all the parents of my students: let kids sit in their discomfort longer.” What she meant was; when a…
The Mindful Migraine 