Understanding Nervous System Regulation – 5 Ways to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Pain
This week’s post focuses on 5 ways to regulate our nervous system so we can turn down our stress response, reduce anxiety, and break the pain cycle.
Tag: chronic pain
Is There An Emotional Component to Your Pain?
There is a strong correlation between what is going on in our lives and what is going on in our bodies. If you believe there may be an emotional component to your pain, check out today’s post and find out how you can be set free from the bondage of pain and fear to live the peaceful, fulfilling life you desire.
The Neuroscience of Pain (and How it Becomes Chronic)
Understanding the neuroscience of pain, how pain develops, and why it can become chronic is key to interrupting the pain cycle. While I’m still on the healing journey myself, I’ve found relief through the strategies I’m sharing with you in today’s post, and I’m confident you will as well.
Gil’s Story – Learning to Live a Full Life with Peripheral Neuropathy
Dr. J. Gilbert Miller received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Princeton University and spent a decade in academia, followed by a 30-year career as an aerospace engineer. He began experiences symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in his mid-forties and, after watching his mother live through the same disease, was determined not to let it ruin his quality of life. In this article, he shares 5 things he’s learned to help him live a full, active, and joyful life with a chronic illness.
Two Young Moms Unite Over Chronic Illness and Invite You to Join Their Fight for a Cure
For Neuropathy Awareness Week, Jen and Rosy are sharing their story for the purpose of raising awareness, education, and funding for this disease, which affects over 40 million people worldwide. Visit today’s post to find out how you can join them in their fight for better treatments and a cure.
To My Friends With Chronic Pain Or Illness, I See You
To my friends with chronic pain or illness—I see you. I understand how much strength and energy it takes to endure pain every single day, and I know that just because you carry it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy. My prayer is that this letter and knowing you are not alone will lighten your burden. May God speak through your story, use it to set someone else free, and draw you closer to Himself so that you can be made whole.
Finding Hope in the Midst of Pain and Uncertainty
In today’s post, I’m reviewing the book, From Lost to Found – Giving Up What You Think You Want for What Will Set You Free, by Nicole Zasowski. Her story is one of heartache and healing, infertility and miscarriage, and uprooting an identity misplaced in worldly things to anchor her worth in Christ. It’s about finding hope outside of circumstance, breaking free from perfectionism and other strongholds, and trusting God will use our pain to transform us into His image. If you’re walking through a season of pain or uncertainty, you need to read this book! Visit my post to enter our giveaway and win a free copy!
Why We Keep Casting Our Anxiety on the Lord And Reeling It Back In
Over the past two years, I have faced unexpected health issues that have resulted in chronic pain, worry, and a whole lot of prayer. I keep casting my anxieties on the Lord, as directed in 1 Peter 5:7, but sometimes it feels like I’m just reeling them back in. Can you relate? If so, today’s post is for you! God has revealed a life-changing truth about the connection between pride and anxiety in His Word, and it just might be the key to giving your worries to God for good!
From Hardship to Healing – Inviting Pain to Propel Us Toward Wholeness
In today’s post, I’m sharing about my own struggle with chronic pain. It’s not something I’ve talked much about, in part because I don’t yet have an official diagnosis, but God has brought to my attention that all of us struggle with some form of physical or emotional pain, whether visible to the outside world or not. Pain makes life difficult. Many of us feel anxious, alone, misunderstood, or discouraged. Pain can cause us to doubt our faith, God’s goodness, or even our own self-worth. Pain can be a burden, but it doesn’t have to keep us paralyzed. We can pivot from allowing pain to lead us down a regrettable path toward depression, anxiety, and defeat to instead inviting it to propel us toward wholeness. Check out my post to find out how and sign up for my 5-Day Series, The Unexpected Gift of Pain, to dive deeper into this topic.