Category: Physical Pain

H&W|60+Mindfulness|Vol.3

What Is Mindfulness? “Mindfulness encompasses two key ingredients: awareness and acceptance. Awareness is the knowledge and ability to focus attention on one’s inner processes and experiences, such as the experience of the present moment. Acceptance is the ability to observe and accept—rather than judge or avoid—those streams of thought.”— Psychology Today As I embark on a…

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May 6, 2025

60+, Aging, Alone Time, Alternative Medicine, Anxiety, Arthritis, Be Prepared, Body Pain, BreathWork, Chronic Pain, Coffee and Tea, Compliments, Create Wonderful Memories, Depression, Elders, Explore Your Options, family, Feeling Safe, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, friends, Get Through It, Good News, Happy, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Holistic Medicine, I Enjoy My Solitude, Kindness, Lady Flava, Less Pain, Life, Life & Death, Life After Working, Life Changes, Medical Industry, Mind Body Connection, Mindfulness, My Family, My Life, My Peace, Not Showing Up, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Safety First, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Smile, Thinking Out Loud, Today Was A Good Day

60+, Aging, Alone Time, Arthritis, Be Fully Present, Be Prepared, BreathWork, Eating, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Mindfulness, My Family, My Life, Pain, Quiet Time, Reflection, Relaxing, Sharing My Thoughts
H&W|60+|What If the Brain Is the Key to Chronic Pain?|Vol.2

Is There a Different Approach to Health Care? Have you ever asked yourself this question? How much do you truly understand about your health concerns—and the options available to you for care? I’ve been asking myself these questions more and more lately. Though I work in healthcare, I’m not a medical professional. But I observe…

Lady Flava News

April 23, 2025

60+, Aging, Alternative Medicine, Anxiety, Arthritis, Ask Questions, Body Pain, Chronic Pain, Depression, Explore Your Options, Feeling Safe, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Holistic Medicine, Life, Life Changes, Make sure you understand, Medical Field, Medical Industry, Mind Body Connection, My Life, perspective, Physical Pain, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Thinking Out Loud, What We Don’t Know, What You Need To Know

60+, Aging, Alternative Medicine-Holistic Medicine, Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Exploring Options, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Mind Body Connection, My Life, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts
H&W|60+|I Get Tired of The Pain|Vol.1

Title: Living with Chronic Pain: Accepting Where I Am, Exploring Where I Can Go Living with chronic pain can take a real toll on my spirit. Between bilateral radiculopathy and the onset of bilateral hip arthritis, it’s been over a year of ongoing discomfort—sometimes subtle, often intense. And on days like today, when the pain…

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April 20, 2025

60+, Aging, Anxiety, Arthritis, Ask Questions, Be Prepared, Body Pain, BreathWork, Control Your Emotions, Depression, Elders, Feeling Safe, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, I Enjoy My Solitude, Lady Flava, Less Pain, Life, Life Changes, Medical Appointments, Medical Industry, My Life, My Peace, Nurture Your Ikigai, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Weather, Your Life Experience

60+, Aging, Arthritis, Breathing, BreathWork, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Holistic Health Care, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Meditation, Mind Body Connection, My Life, Natural Approach, Organic Health and Wellness, Quiet Time, Reflection, Seattle, Sharing My Thoughts
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…

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April 10, 2025

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

60+, Ask Questions, Be Prepared, Community, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Healing, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Keep Your Medical Information All Together, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Make sure you understand, Medical Appointments, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts, Take Notes, Use A Calendar
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…

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April 9, 2025

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

Aging, Community, ElderCare, Elders, Flava News, Health, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, Making An Appointment, Sharing My Thoughts, What You Need To Know
H&W|60+|Depression

Owning My Pain: A Personal Reflection on Depression and Healing Throughout my life, I’ve experienced periods of depression. I wouldn’t call it severe by any clinical measure, but it has certainly been present—showing up in moments of heartbreak, confusion, disappointment, betrayal, lack of understanding, health challenges, and pain. I’ve often described myself as “high functioning.”…

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April 9, 2025

60+, Aging, Alone Time, Arthritis, Body Pain, Control Your Emotions, Depression, Feeling Vulnerable, Flava’s thoughts…, Get Through It, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, I Enjoy My Solitude, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, My Life, My Peace, Not Showing Up, Own Your Feelings, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Seasoned Soul, Self Care, Sharing My Thoughts, Showing Up For Yourself, Someone Else’s Words, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Weather

60+, Aging, Arthritis, Dealing with Depression, Dealing with Life, Depression, Flava News, Give Yourself Permission, Healing, Health and Wellness, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Life, My Life, Own Your Feelings, Reflection, Sharing My Thoughts, Working Through It
60+|80-85 Years Old

Contemplating the Passage of Time: When Do We Want to Say Goodbye? Yesterday, during a conversation with one of my younger coworkers in his 20s, he asked me a question I hadn’t really thought about in quite the same way before: “How long do you want to live?” I paused for a moment, as the…

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April 6, 2025

60+, Aging, Anxiety, Arthritis, Body Pain, Elders, End of Life, family, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Hospital, Kindness, Lady Flava, Life, Life & Death, Life Changes, Medical Field, My Job, My Life, My Peace, New Chapter, Own Your Reaction, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Seasoned Soul, Seasoned SoulZ, Senior Advocate, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud

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Blog Challenge |60+|Medical Surgeons

Who is the most confident person you know? The Most Confident People I Know When I think about confidence, my mind immediately goes to the neurosurgeons I work with in complex spine and cerebrovascular surgery. These highly skilled professionals perform intricate procedures that change lives—relieving extreme back pain, removing tumors, taming tremors, and securing aneurysms.…

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March 18, 2025

60+, Blessings, Blog Challenge, Colleagues, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, Healthcare, Kindness, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, My Job, My Life, Physical Pain, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Surgeons Are Confident, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Swedish Hospital, Swedish Neuroscience Neurosurgery, Thinking Out Loud

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Blog Challenge |60+| My Kindness & Patience

What was the best compliment you’ve received? The Gift of Kindness: A Life of Service Growing up in a Christian home with my father as a Baptist minister, I had the privilege of witnessing kindness in action every single day. My parents didn’t just speak about faith—they lived it. Their words and actions aligned, creating…

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March 18, 2025

60+, Aging, Anxiety, Arthritis, Blog Challenge, Body Pain, Compliments, Elders, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, Kindness, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, My Life, My Peace, Patience, perspective, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Safety First, Seasoned Soul, Seasoned SoulZ, Senior Citizens, Sharing My Thoughts, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud

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H&W|60+| Is Your Body Effected by The Weather

Copied From Google While the link between weather and arthritis is complex and not fully understood, many people with arthritis report that changes in barometric pressure, particularly drops, can worsen their joint pain, potentially due to tissue expansion and increased pressure on joints. Here’s a more detailed explanation: Can You Feel the Weather in Your Bones?…

Lady Flava News

March 18, 2025

60+, Aging, Arthritis, Barometer Pressure, Body Pain, family, Flava’s thoughts…, Healing, Healing Journey, Health and Wellness, Lady Flava, Life, Life Changes, My Life, Physical Pain, Physical Therapy, Seasoned Soul, Sharing My Thoughts, Someone Else’s Story, Someone Else’s Words, Susan K aka Lady Flava, Thinking Out Loud, Weather

60+, Arthritis, Barometric Pressure, Body Pain, Flava News, Healing, Health & Wellness, Health and Wellness, Lady Flava, Lady Flava News, Las Vegas, Life, My Life, Reflection, Seattle to Vegas, Sharing My Thoughts