by victoriab | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
The Associated Press reports that Americans are in more pain than ever, probably due to the aging of the population, so pain killers are selling like crazy. The use of oxycodone, found in OxyContin and Percocet has increased 16 times in some areas. According to...
by victoriab | Apr 12, 2012 | Happiness
We know that hypnotherapy that engages as many of the 5 senses as possible is much more powerful and that imagining one is playing a sport well makes muscles activate as if it were true. Here is a fascinating article on the power of pretend. Here’s a...
by victoriab | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Grieving Gluten: The Five Stages of Loss of Gluten Plus a New One | gfe–gluten free easily.
by victoriab | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog
Don’t know about you, but I found it a little disheartening to realize that 9 out of 10 Merry Christmas and New Year’s greetings in my emailbox were from people marketing their services or products rather than my true friends. It helped me also realize how...
by victoriab | Aug 24, 2011 | Comfortable Childbirth, Medical Issues, Pain Management
Hypnotic techniques, suggestions, and breathing methods have been used for birthing in America for many generations and entered the mainstream. However, the common understanding is that it is beneficial for those who don’t want to take the risk of pain...