Today is the beginning of your pain-free nerves.
All your brain messengers need is a whole lotta love.
In February 2019, I ran into a burning dumpster of nerve pain called neuropathy.
My pain level was a 10, but I was able to bring it to 1 in twelve months.
Would have happened sooner if I knew then what I know now.
Add these simple pain-free habits every day and watch your nerves calm down like a quiet lagoon.
Continue Reading “Pain-Free Nerves Are Just 5 Steps Away” Loss is really painful in the holidays.
I was in a boat launching from shore this past summer when I got the call.
My brother-in-law died unexpectedly at 57 just months before we lost dad.
So, our family gathers this holiday season with two vacant chairs.
How do suffering folks cope in the holidays?
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Pain, like your life, exists only in a moment.
But you can triumph over pain with five unstoppable solutions.
Continue Reading “How to swipe traumatic pain into surprising relief” What a Secular Atheistic Jew Discovers About Pain and Resilience
If you are suffering from emotional or physical pain, relief is beautifully painted in Andrew Klavan’s autobiography, The Great Good Thing.
Seeing the great good thing doesn’t happen for Klavan until he comes to terms with his childhood pain.
Pain evolved despite the idyllic suburban life of the Great Gatsby neighborhood in Great Neck, NY.
His father was a superstar DJ on the most popular drive-time radio show in NYC. But the white picket images of the neighborhood could not mask his father’s rage and his mother’s cold indifference.
Rarely do I read a book I can’t close. But there are so many gems here, I must share three.
No matter what your emotional pain is, you must never give up on your passion. God made you that way. A great lesson from the book is to follow the story wherever it goes.
“But, a writer to find his voice, must first find himself.”
Andrew Klavan
The human heart is a story, not science.
Story captures the inner life.
Klavan sees therapy and theology as markers for the path.
Some people need therapy before they are well enough to see a therapist.
Even in the middle of pain, anger, and alcohol, Klavan practiced his passion and gift.
He wrote early and often, even as he wrestled the demons.
Late one night over a cigarette, scotch, and a Mets game, he is ready to end it all.
Exhaling the smoke around his drink, he catches a comment from the announcer.
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