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Pain: Acute vs. Chronic

The experience of physical pain is a simple truth of the human condition. Whether you have suffered the sting of a papercut, the break of...

Holiday Blues: Why They Exist and How to Overcome Them

There is a long list of reasons why holidays might not be a person's happiest time of year. Unfortunately, for many people holidays are a...

Breadcrumbs: A Trail Leading to Nowhere

Dating and relationships can be complicated enough. Their complexity is heightened further as we try to navigate unhealthy behaviors and...

So You’re Stuck in Bed: Now What?

When you tell a healthy person that you’re sick and stuck in bed, the usual reactions range from, “I hope you feel better soon,” to,...

Fatigue and Chronic Pain

Have you been feeling tired lately? Does the word “tired” not even begin to cover the level of your seemingly constant exhaustion? You...

Chronic Pain: Tricks to Help You Keep Going

Whether your chronic pain is due to physical structural injury or neuro-pathalogical symptoms, the experience of feeling pain is very...

Chronic Pain and Mental Health

We have all heard of mental illness stigmatization. If someone is feeling too depressed to move out of bed, or another is too anxious to...