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Disclaimer: I am in no way offering medical advice. This blog is intended for informational purposes in order to encourage and support you in having conversations with your medical provider about sleep disruptions you may be experiencing. Can’t sleep? There are more than 80 recognized sleep disorders identified and recognized by The International Classification…
All of us will experience pain in our lives. If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from chronic or acute pain, you are at increased risk for developing depression. Chronic pain impacts your mental health as days pass by with little relief from discomfort, which is debilitating. “I can’t do…
How can counseling help with chronic pain? You might be wondering how counseling can help with chronic pain. If you suffer from chronic pain, you are familiar with the constant state of stress that “comes with the territory.” I hear statements like, “I can’t get a break from the pain! It’s giving me fight…
The 8-hour Sleep Myth You are told from the time you enter grade school, maybe even earlier, that your body needs 8 hours of sleep a night. This 8-hour sleep myth is one of the most common falsehoods we are told about our bodies and is routinely and commonly accepted as fact. What happens…