Real stories of wellness in real life
Shelter from the Storm
The past week or so has been a harrowing time for many people. Texans who are alive today have never seen anything like the flood that covered much of Houston. These are trying times for everyone in the path of the storm, as well as for their loved ones who live...
Using Your WRAP to Keep Yourself Centered
Did you get carried away with the excitement over the “eclipse of the century”? Schools and businesses ground to a halt, and small towns in the “path of totality” swelled to many times their usual size. Seeking to capitalize on the excitement, towns held multi-day...
When You’re in Pain, Exercise Your Brain
In Greek mythology, Oedipus saved his own life by answering the riddle of the sphinx: “What crawls on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?” Today, we know that brain teasers like these can save our lives—even if we answer incorrectly....
WRAP for Chronic Pain: Sometimes Suffering is Optional
The final article in this four-part series on WRAP for chronic pain is about dealing with the predictable but not the inevitable. The previous article discussed some of the components of a Crisis Plan that can make difficult times with chronic pain a bit easier to...
WRAP for Chronic Pain: Rethinking, Reclaiming, and Replacing
In part 1 and part 2 of this four-part series, I offered examples of how a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) can lay a foundation for meeting the challenges of living with chronic pain. This is part 3. It’s been said that the definition of a miracle is a change in...
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