“New year, new you” messaging can backfire when your nervous system doesn’t feel safe yet. A body managing chronic pain and ongoing stress tends to fall back on familiar patterns…
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Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work When You Have Chronic Pain
New Year’s resolutions often don’t work when you have chronic pain because they’re built for a body with steady, predictable capacity. Chronic pain varies day to day, so a fixed…
How to Start Exercising Again After a Pain Flare or Long Layoff (Without Setting Yourself Back)
Returning to movement after a flare or a long layoff requires starting below where you left off, not where you remember being. Your capacity has changed even if the memory…
Signs Your Body Is Healing (If Pain Is the Only Thing You’re Measuring)
It can be frustrating to feel like nothing is improving, especially when you are putting in the effort and still dealing with the same level of pain. Most people use…
A Simple Explanation For Why Pain Comes and Goes
Understanding why pain comes and goes is one of the most confusing parts of living with chronic pain. One day you may feel relatively functional, while the next day symptoms…
How Sleep Affects Chronic Pain, Sensitivity, and Recovery
The way in which sleep affects chronic pain is something many people notice long before anyone explains it to them. After a poor night of sleep, pain often feels sharper,…