Category: Health and Wellness Today
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H&W|Chronic Pain
When Pain Makes You Cautious to Move I don’t know if this is muscle weakness pain or something more. What I do know is that I just completed two weeks at a new physical therapy clinic with a completely different approach to movement. I started out hopeful. Hopeful that maybe this would be the thing…
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H&W | This Is For Us Mommas
Motherhood does not stop when our children turn 18. If anything… it evolves. Today’s Sunday H&W blog is a gentle Mother’s Day reflection about:🌻 motherhood through the different stages of life🌻 the quiet love of parents🌻 becoming grandmothers and great-grandparents🌻 the emotional weight mothers carry🌻 and why women must learn to care for themselves too…
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H&W |Kindness
In a world where so many people are carrying silent battles, one simple thing still matters… Kindness. 🌻 Friday’s Health & Wellness blog is a reminder that kindness is not weakness. It is powerful. It heals, connects, comforts, and reminds people they are not alone. Sometimes the smallest gestures: a calm voice, a little patience,…
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H&W|Navigating The Speciality Health Care System
Have you ever found yourself frustrated trying to get through to a doctor’s office or specialty clinic? As someone who works in healthcare here in Seattle and is also a patient myself, I see both sides of the experience every single day. Pain. Fear. Long waits. Phone calls. Referrals. Insurance. Confusion. And people simply trying…
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ATasteOfFlava|Vegas back Home to Seattle The Different Climates
Seattle rain and Vegas desert heat taught me something important… My body responds differently depending on the environment I’m in. Lately, I’ve been paying attention to warmth, stiffness, fatigue, movement, and the little things that seem to help my body soften instead of brace against pain. This morning, sitting in my tower with my small…
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H&W | My Hips Are Talking
Some conversations with yourself hit differently. This week, after starting a new approach to physical therapy, I found myself processing more than just pain. I started thinking deeply about mobility, quality of life, possible hip replacement surgery, recovery, and what it means to intentionally support my body instead of simply surviving in it. As someone…
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H&W|Movement
I didn’t realize how important movement was… until I stopped. Pain slowed me down. Winter made it worse. And before I knew it, I was doing less and less—just trying to manage. But what I learned the hard way is this: not moving can make things harder, not easier. Now I’m rebuilding—one intentional step at…
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