A reader, Heidi, recently asked about time management and pain.  I invited Jeisea of CRPS-RSD A Better Life to share her thoughts about this topic.

Getting the right balance between doing pain management therapy and family, work or social activities is almost like walking a tightrope for people with chronic pain.  One of the hardest things […]

A recent study showed that mindfulness exercises can significantly help low back pain in older adults.
8 sessions of training in mindfulness, which is “awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment by moment,” were given to older adults with chronic low back pain.  […]

Where can kids turn for resources to help cope with chronic pain or other adversity?  I came across an interesting website, Help Me Cope!, and asked Dr. Taylor to tell us more about a quiz he’s developed to help kids communicate what they need to cope.

Dr. Taylor:  I want to thank How to Cope with […]

Working with Chronic Illness is an excellent blog I read, so I recently asked the writer, Rosalind Joffe, to sit down with me for an interview, so she can share her valuable perspective with readers here at How to Cope with Pain.
How to Cope with Pain:  Rosalind, your firm is cicoach.com, described as a resource to professionals with […]

Would you like a visit from a personal health coach?  Someone to motivate you, encourage you, and make wonderful suggestions?

Well, how about the next best thing?  How about some feedback on your Change a Habit Contest entries?  I thought it might be fun and helpful to get some recommendations, from me and other How to Cope […]

Reminder:  Submissions for the January Pain-Blog Carnival are due by Wednesday, January 23.  Submit here.
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You know you should use exercise, eat right, get enough sleep, donate to charity, and call your mother, right?  But how do you get yourself to stick with these goals?
Motivation is crucial to get yourself into a new habit!  So […]

Last Monday, we looked at the stages we go through when changing a habit.  Today, we’ll see what’s useful at each stage, to help yourself make a change.  After you find what stage you’re in, you’ll learn how to help yourself in your particular stage.

This info can be used for any habit you’re starting or stopping.  The example […]

Resolution for 2008:  Coping well with pain!
Is that one of your 2008 resolutions?  Starting today and continuing each Monday, we’ll look at ways to cope well with pain and how to get yourself to use helpful techniques regularly.  It’s your at-home pain management class!  Happy New Year!
 
Instead of starting right off with what techniques to […]

The December Pain-Blog Carnival is December 31.  The submission deadline is December 24.
Twice a month, I’ll answer readers’ questions (This month, I’m trying to get through a back-log, so am answering a few more.  Thanks for your patience!).  Click here to submit a question.
Heidi writes:
I wonder if other people on prescription pain killers have issues around taking them as […]

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Dr. Dan Gottlieb, a psychologist who hosts Voices in the Family on NPR radio, recently had a show on chronic pain, and I was pleased to have been one of the guests.  Here’s the link to the podcast of this 11/19/07 Voices in the Family NPR […]