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Is Society Setting Us Up to Fail? Why We’re Unprepared to Handle Pain

Our world is set up in ways that often leave us feeling unprepared for life’s toughest moments—and it’s no wonder. Many of us feel overwhelmed by chronic pain, stress, and challenges. But here’s the truth: we’re actually taught from a young age to sideline the skills that help us thrive. Here’s what I mean:

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Do you have to have childhood trauma in order to have chronic pain?

I think blaming trauma for every problem is too much nowadays. Sure, childhood trauma can mess with us in the present day, and it's good we're noticing and dealing with it. But if we blame everything on trauma, we might get stuck in our past and see ourselves as broken.

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I Healed My Pain, But It Returned—What Went Wrong?

I learned how pain works, got tools to heal, and how to use them in my life. It wasn't easy, but it was simple. The pain went away as I followed the process, which was great. But then, it came back. Did I mess up? Or is this just part of the journey?

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Meditation For Pain Relief

This article is intended to explain how meditation is an amazing tool to heal chronic physical or emotional pain. TMS or chronic pain can be cured by meditating, and this article will show you how.

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5 Common Hindrances To Meditation

Chances are you’re experiencing, or will experience, one or more of these hindrances at some point during your journey with meditation. Becoming aware of this list is an integral part of starting a meditation practice, as it will lay to rest any notion that you’re somehow meditating wrongly. Mainly because you’ll realise that the hindrances/challenges arising for you are completely normal.

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How Do I Meditate

I find that the best way to learn how to meditate is to start to do it with people who can help you. That’s why I run an online meditation community every Wednesday, where you can be guided on how to meditate and have a chance to speak to others who also enjoy meditating.

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Why should I meditate?

Before you roll your eyes at the expected promises of bliss and tranquility, let’s be honest it can be difficult to meditate. Let alone feel anything other than restlessness, doubt, discomfort, fatigue and the admission that perhaps ‘I just can’t meditate’. My intention isn’t to convince you to meditate, it’s to lay to rest some of the most common misconceptions of meditation and to briefly explain its true value.

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How I Healed My Chronic Pain

So there I was again crying on the toilet. This had become a familiar place for me over the years, as I struggled with the changing patterns of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic back pain. Whenever I thought I’d gotten a handle on it, something would set it off. To the point that I felt hopeless, lost and alone. Until finally I found the answers to fully heal my pain.

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Why Your Inner Critic Needs Your Support, Not Constant Positive Thinking

A social media image of nature and a positive affirmation, is doing it's best to help people attend to their inner critic. However, once you realise that your inner critic is most likely a younger wounded part of you, positive thinking can actually be detrimental. What you need is a supportive and collaborative relationship with it..

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