Category: Physical Pain

• H&W|Calm Through The Chaos: Aging & Healthcare| Series 2: The Appointment and What Comes After

  Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare Made SimpleSeries 2: The Appointment — And What Comes After Welcome back to Calm Through the Chaos. In Series 1, we talked about how to make a medical appointment and what to do beforehand to be prepared. Now let’s talk about what happens during the appointment — and just as importantly — what…

  Lady Flava News

  May 11, 2026

  60+, Aging, Ask Questions, Be Prepared, Building Community, Calendar, Doctors Appointment, Elders, Feeling Safe, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Hospital, Keep Your Medical Information Together, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, Make sure you understand, Medical Appointments, Medical Clinic, Medical Field, Medical Industry, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Seasoned Soul, Seasoned SoulZ, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Take Notes, Thinking Out Loud, What We Don’t Know, What You Need To Know

• H&W| Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare| Series 1: Making An Appointment

  Welcome to My Health and Wellness Series for Seniors: Calm Through the Chaos: Aging & Healthcare Made Simple Series 1: Making an Appointment Scheduling a medical appointment—especially for the first time—can be more complicated than people expect. Whether it’s for a primary care provider (PCP) or a specialist, being prepared can ease stress and help…

  Lady Flava News

  May 11, 2026

  60+, Aging, Anxiety, Body Pain, Doctors Appointment, Elders, Feeling Safe, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Hospital, Life, Life Changes, Medical Clinic, Medical Field, Medical Industry, My Job, My Life, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Seasoned SoulZ, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, What You Need To Know

• H&W|Gut Health

  Your gut does more than digest food—it affects your mood, your energy, your sleep, and even how your body holds tension. When gut health is off, everything feels harder. This Monday’s Health & Wellness is a gentle reminder to listen to what your body has been trying to tell you all along.

  Lady Flava News

  December 15, 2025

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• H&W|Caring for Your Body When You Sit for Hours

  🪑 Your Chair Matters: Caring for Your Body When You Sit for Hours Health & Wellness Chronicles | Simply Flava If we’re honest, most of us sit longer than our bodies were ever designed to — at work, at home, creating, writing, answering phones, living life. That’s why the chair you sit in isn’t just furniture…

  Lady Flava News

  October 22, 2025

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• Life|65|Constipation & Wellness

  Constipation & Wellness: My Experience and Tips It’s funny how life works… I spend my days working in a spine clinic, yet I often find myself at home laying flat on my back because even our office chairs are tough on the spine. And just like with my back pain, I’ve learned how closely our…

  Lady Flava News

  September 12, 2025

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• Blog Challenge|My Commitment To One Small Life Improvement

  What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? For me, it’s committing to purposeful movement. I need to push myself to get up and move more — not just when I have to, but because my body and spirit deserve it. That means:…

  Lady Flava News

  August 10, 2025

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• H&W|65|✨ How We Carry Pain

  ✨ How We Carry Pain: A Waiting Room Observation A Reflection from the Front Desk Yesterday at work, I found myself looking a little closer than usual—really seeing the women who came through our clinic. Some were my age, maybe a bit younger. And yet… many looked worn down. Tired in the eyes. Weary in the…

  Lady Flava News

  August 2, 2025

  65 and Counting, Blogging, Flava’s thoughts…, Health and Wellness, Ladies and Their Pain, Life, Medical Appointments, Medical Awareness, My Job, Physical Pain, Self Care, Simply Flava, Unapologetically Flava

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• H&W|65|💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts”

  💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts” A Personal Share on Constipation, Bladder Issues & What My Body Has Taught Me Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough—especially for those of us navigating chronic pain, aging, and complex medical conditions: bowel and bladder issues. It’s not glamorous. It’s not fun. But it’s real.…

  Lady Flava News

  August 2, 2025

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• H&W| 🌻 Prepare with Care: The Emergency Go-Bag + A Preview of the Lady Flava Wellness Journal 🌻

  🧳 Be Ready, Stay Ready: Creating a Wellness Go-Bag for Emergencies by Susan Koshi / Lady Flava Wellness I was driving home recently, listening to NPR News, when I heard a story that stopped me in my tracks. A pharmacist shared how he created a To-Go Emergency Bag for his father—placing it near the door, ready…

  Lady Flava News

  July 23, 2025

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• Blog Challenge|60+|I Am Most Proud of My Ability to Care

  What are you most proud of in your life? What I Am Most Proud Of in My Life God blessed me with the ability to care for others. I witnessed this gift in action through my parents, my godmother, and the elders who helped shape me. They were living examples of love, kindness, and selfless…

  Lady Flava News

  June 15, 2025

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