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Living with Pain: Cultivate Yourself
One of the most common challenges of living with chronic pain are the losses that you may experience. Changes in your roles can be especially difficult. Your role as spouse or partner, friend, worker, mom or dad, brother or sister, …
Living with Pain: The Road Ahead of You
One of the biggest challenges for people with chronic pain is that it can feel paralyzing. Your
Living With Pain: Fear and Attention
Fear is a natural and common reaction to pain. When pain becomes chronic, fear
Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain Management
Last week I attended the 31st annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society in Hawaii. It was an
Living with Pain: Sharing Your Pain With Others
One of the most common issues that seems to concern people with chronic pain is that their partner, family, friends, co-workers, or boss don't seem to understand their
Living with Pain: You Can Learn to be Resilient
Over 30 years ago, Dr. Suzanne Kobasa Ouellette introduced the concept of "hardiness". In a study of
Living with Pain: Acknowledge the White Bear
Dr. Daniel Wegner, a Harvard psychology professor, has done some fascinating research on how people try to control or suppress unwanted thoughts. This
Pain Control – Making a Noticeable Difference
We have all, at times, reached what seems like a breaking point, due to pain, work problems, marital or family difficulties, or the economy. Each of us has
Living with Chronic Pain: Making the Tough Choices
Recently, I saw 127 Hours, a film based on the true story of mountain climber and adventurer, Aron Ralston. An 800-pound boulder fell on Ralston
