Recent content by Ann Miller

You can do it!

Yep. We are good students aren't we? And when we hear that messages of safety sound like "you're okay, " we want to DO that, get that right. For me, it wasn't authentic and so I never believed it even though I repeated it...A LOT. When I changed my approach to believable...

Yes, good point. authentic and realistic. The main point being that we have to be true to ourselves and not just say what we know is the "right thing." But not scare ourselves either.

In July of 2017, I woke up one Saturday morning, rolled over and my back completely seized up, paralyzing my legs and torso. On a pain scale of one to ten, it was a twenty… worse than anything I had ever felt, including childbirth. I was terrified as I tried in vain to move or get up. I called...

The pain/fear cycle being what it is- fear of the pain actually reinforces the neural pathways that create the pain- it makes sense that while we work to calm our nervous system, we want to send messages of safety to ourselves. These messages typically sound like, “I’m okay. This is just...

Our bodies make all sorts of cracks and pops. I remember clearly a time when dizziness was a symptom and all of a sudden I started to realize how much my ears were crackling. Off to the ENT I go and of course, there's nothing wrong with my ears. God Bless that doc, because he kindly explained to...

Just jumping in here to say that anything you can do to soothe symptoms and reduce fear WHILE you do the tms work is fine. Folks get in trouble when they run from doctor to doctor and AVOID the tms work of looking at emotions etc. Also big hugs to you. Pelvic pain is no joke and has the added...

So totally vulnerable here. Obviously this could do harm and damage if it was shared, so please do not. Back story... my son and daughter-in-law are getting divorced and I see my grandson caught in the middle of it. You'll see the ramblings of my inner self and the total acceptance of the rage...

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I'd be willing to share one of mine. It is three pages, so hold on

Just popping in to say KEEP GOING! Life is BEAUTIFUL on the other side. Yesterday I walked 5 miles, planted fall flowers, took a nap, prepared a family dinner, played yard games, ate and drank delicious food including beef, cookies, and wine, and then played a rousing game of “monster” where...