Have you ever had any of these thoughts? “What if this pain never goes away?” “What if I can never have sex without pain again?” “What if my partner gets tired of this and leaves….or who will want to be with me?” “I’m broken/damaged.” “No one understands.” “I’m...
Do You Avoid Emotions? Have you ever promised yourself that you were going to cut out sugar, wheat, or dairy only to find yourself hours later with a blueberry muffin and a mocha latte? Or, maybe you can’t stop obsessing about your symptoms, or money, or being alone –...
Here’s a One Minute Energy Shifters. Stress, overwhelm, fear and catastrophic thinking are a part of life, especially when you’re dealing with chronic pelvic pain, or any other chronic symptoms. Which is why it’s important to have simple and reliable strategies...
Boundaries: What they are, and why you need them to relieve pelvic pain. It started with a disagreement. For hours, I had been fighting off the urge to call back one more time. I was angry and wanted to be heard and acknowledged. But, I knew from experience that...
I remember the moment I made the decision to stop struggling against my body. Lying on my bedroom floor feeling frustrated, angry and alone, I realized that there was no way I was going to relieve pelvic pain until I made some kind of peace with where I was. For far...
You are safe and you are loved. Always. I know it doesn’t feel like it sometimes. Especially when you’re in pain or things are happening in your life that you can’t control. Your mind can easily convince you that you are not safe, or that you’re alone, or unloved, or...