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Do You Really Need Surgery?

Rethinking Pain, Surgery and the Body–Mind ConnectionBeing told you might need a scan or surgery can feel overwhelming. Understandably, people want certainty - a clear answer about what’s causing their…

The importance of Social Connections

The power of community and making social connections to our healthThere is great power in community and in the power of social connections and being together. There is also the…

Trauma? What Trauma?

Trauma? What trauma? I haven't had trauma. "Trauma? What trauma? I haven't had trauma. I had a great childhood."Maybe you did, but there is a fascinating question I sometimes ask people…

Trauma is not what happened to you

A bodily reaction to traumatic eventsTrauma is not defined by what happened to you; it is about how your body reacts to those events. As one of my great teachers,…

Don’t Suppress Your Emotions

Emotions: Understanding can bring you peaceSuppressed emotion is probably at the root of the vast majority of chronic health issues.How we process experiences in life and the associated emotions, and…