Tag: Health and Wellness
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H&W|60+|Change The Pain Into Hope|TakeControl|Vol.4
Reclaiming My Healing: A Journey Through Pain, Mindfulness & Medicine Two weeks ago, I made a quiet but powerful commitment to myself: to explore whether I could manage my chronic pain through the Mind-Body Connection. It wasnât a rejection of medicineâbut rather a personal shift toward deeper mindfulness, intentional living, and holistic healing. I began and…
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H&W|60+Mindfulness|Vol.3
What Is Mindfulness? âMindfulness encompasses two key ingredients: awareness and acceptance. Awareness is the knowledge and ability to focus attention on oneâs inner processes and experiences, such as the experience of the present moment. Acceptance is the ability to observe and acceptârather than judge or avoidâthose streams of thought.ââ Psychology Today As I embark on a…
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Blog Challenge |60+|What Makes Me Nervous |Retirement & Beyond
What makes you nervous? Blog Title: What Makes You Nervous? Aging, Pain, and an Uncertain Future Let me start by saying this: I love being in my 60s. Thereâs something beautifully grounded about this age. Iâve lived, Iâve learned, Iâve grown into the woman I am todayâand that, to me, is an honor and a…
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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 concernsâand the options available to you for care? Iâve been asking myself these questions more and more lately. Though I work in healthcare, Iâm not a medical professional. But I observe…
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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, itâs been over a year of ongoing discomfortâsometimes subtle, often intense. And on days like today, when the pain…
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Blog Challenge|60+|10 Years from Now
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Blog Challenge: Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years? This prompt couldnât have come at a better time. Iâve been sitting with this exact thought latelyâwhat will retirement look like for me? In 10 years, Iâll be 75.Right now, at 64, I imagine Iâll need to…
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60+| Today Was A Good Day đ
Itâs a Good Day to Have a Good Day I just wanted to pause for a moment and share something simple but meaningfulâtoday was a good day. Last night, I actually slept well. I woke up to sunshine pouring through my window, blue skies dotted with fluffy white clouds. The kind of morning that makes…
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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 â 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 letâs talk about what happens during the appointment â and just as importantly â what…
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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 appointmentâespecially for the first timeâcan be more complicated than people expect. Whether itâs for a primary care provider (PCP) or a specialist, being prepared can ease stress and help…
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H&W|60+|Depression
Owning My Pain: A Personal Reflection on Depression and Healing Throughout my life, Iâve experienced periods of depression. I wouldnât call it severe by any clinical measure, but it has certainly been presentâshowing up in moments of heartbreak, confusion, disappointment, betrayal, lack of understanding, health challenges, and pain. Iâve often described myself as âhigh functioning.â…
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