Chronic Pain, Stress, Tension & Anxiety Management
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Tools and tips for living beyond stress, anxiety, pain and tension.
About Tension and Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)
Want to feel calmer, more peaceful and more in control of your life? TRE (Tension and Trauma Release Exercises) uses simple, gentle exercises to help you manage stress, relieve anxiety, reduce pain and release tension. Have you ever noticed your legs trembling or your...
10 awesome ways TRE can enhance your life
When you think of ways to improve your life, I bet shaking doesn’t immediately spring to mind. But in fact shaking is a legitimate modality for helping people heal from the effects of challenging life events, stress and tension. It’s a natural response - I bet you’ve...
TRE FAQs
The information in this section has been included to help you get a better feel for what TRE is and how it works. These are the questions I am asked most often by people who are considering learning TRE. I hope they answer your queries too, but if not, please contact...
10 Lessons from Healing Back Pain by Dr John Sarno: Part 2
This is the second part of a story that started here. In case you missed the beginning, I’ve been writing about the things I learned when I read Healing Back Pain by Dr John Sarno. This book was revolutionary in my life and set me firmly on the path to thinking about...
10 Lessons From Healing Back Pain by Dr John Sarno: Part 1
Along my journey to becoming a life coach and working with people who struggle with chronic pain and other trauma after effects, I came across several books and resources that helped me change my life. My intention with this blog is to share some of these with you....
Is stress stressing you out? Try these 5 easy action steps to find calm.
Stress. I reckon you can think of a dozen things that can cause you to feel stressed. Relationships, money, work, pain, illness, traffic jams, squabbling kids or sleeplessness are just a few examples. But I bet you missed one strong contender in the stress-causing...
Chronic Pain and The Boiled Frog
Recently, I’ve found myself telling the story of the boiled frog. Those who know me know I have a ‘little' frog-phobia, which makes it seem quite fitting (in a strangely perverse sort of way) that this is the story that launches my blog! Like all good fables, there...
30 Days of Inspiration for Mindful Living
As we navigate the coronavirus and lockdown challenges, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how I can help you take good care of your physical and mental wellbeing. I’ve come to realise that at least part of the answer lies in what’s been helping me - and that’s...
Mindful Hands
If you're feeling stressed or anxious, connecting with your hands can be a powerful anchor and a useful way to slow down, ground and take good care of you. In the mindfulness world, we refer to hands as one of the grounding focal points, which are anchors we can all...
About my journey through pain
I don’t know about you, but when I was little, I was taught that the ONLY way to do jigsaw puzzles was to find the corner pieces, then all the straight edged pieces. The first step was always to build the outside ‘frame’. The theory (to which I have wholeheartedly...
About the blue chair
Christmas before last, my husband bought me one of the best gifts ever. I was touched not only by the gift itself, but also by the fact that he’d taken my much-expressed need to heart, done a whole lot of research, found a supplier of a quality product and actually...
Leaving Lockdown 2.0 – Are You Ready?
When we in New Zealand left our tight COVID-fighting lockdown restrictions the first time back in May 2020, I ran guided reflection groups to help people prepare to move back to the 'real' world. At the time, many people reported mixed views and levels of enthusiasm...
Panic pandemic – 8 simple steps to support a loved one through a meltdown
Here we are, week X (who remembers?!) in a nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the global pandemic that is COVID-19. This extraordinary situation is responsible for so much fear, uncertainty and anxiety amongst all of us - no-one is immune to the effects of this...
5 Tips for Low Stress, Low Fuss Holidays
Even with our best intentions to rest, recharge and refresh, holidays can be fraught with tension, overwhelm and stress. Here are 5 tips to help you make the most of your holidays this year. Get Outside Nature is an incredibly affordable, accessible balm for the soul,...