I wake up with a vulnerability hangover and process it with you – what caused it and how to let it go. We speak about how fear protects us from shame and how we can heal shame with self-compassion so we can move forward in our dreams and goals!
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In today’s vlog, I speak about how the chronic pain I’ve experienced for most of my life was triggered by traumatic events in my youth. I also speak about what’s happening on a physiological level when we experience trauma and how that contributes to chronic pain. Also, tips for getting the body and mind into a state where healing is possible.
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Ola my friends!
I hope you’ve had a joyful week!
This week’s video is a day-in-the-life kind of vlog, where after spending some fun time with my family I have a fibro flare-up and get into a bit of a funk. We chat about fibromyalgia, resiliency and what they mean to me, and why we’re not meant to be happy all the time because each emotion serves a vital purpose.
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Ola my friends!
I hope you’ve had a fantastic week!
In this week’s vlog, you join Pete and I at our first circuit training session! For the longest time, I avoided intense work-outs because I feared they’d send me into a fibro flare-up. After working on my recovery for the past 3 years, I finally feel strong enough to take my fitness to the next level.
Continue reading “How I Choose My Goals VLOG // My Fibro Recovery Story”
Fibro can feel like a slow-death sentence. My condition had deteriorated so badly, I knew that I had to get better or my life was heading nowhere good. I researched the condition like crazy and applied any lifestyle adjustment that I thought could help. These are the 4 adjustments I’ve found most helpful. I hope they help you (or someone you love) too. x
Continue reading “My Experience of Fibromyalgia: 2018 Update”
Hey You!
Unless you’re new to A Life I Choose, you probably already know that I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia when I was 27 and had a Transient Ischemic Attack when I was only 30.
My body was going downhill fast. Making it through the day was agony! I knew that if I didn’t get things under control, I wasn’t going to accomplish much in this life…if I got to live much longer, for that matter.
I became certain I was going to die young. How long could a person possibly survive a full life, when their body couldn’t repair itself? The urgency this created within me spurred me to research the condition like crazy! Continue reading “How I Healed My Body With Higher-Quality Food”
