In honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, one woman shares her story of how she deals with traumatic loss in a conscious, healing way
By Allan Hamilton As a surgeon I have used the word “cancer” — the C-word — thousands of times in my life. I have spent my entire professional life researching it, trying to find ways to resect it, suppress it, and, whenever possible, outright annihilate it. I knew what it was. I just never imagined what it could do. I…
We all have the right to expect pain-free, balanced days
Michele Rosenthal is not just a coach, speaker, author, and friend of Rewire Me—she is a survivor. Having struggled with undiagnosed PTSD for over twenty-five years, Michele knows exactly what it’s like to go through the identity crisis that accompanies a traumatic experience. At age thirteen, she was given a routine antibiotic for an infection, but an undiscovered allergy to…
I’m living a much bigger and better life than I ever imagined—and having heart disease is part of it
Running healed her heart, mind, body and soul.
Look inward
By Traci Pedersen Getting a good night’s sleep can seem like an impossible dream for those in chronic pain. And to make matters worse, the situation tends to worsen over time, resulting in a never-ending pain/insomnia cycle. The pain causes sleep deprivation, which in turn weakens the body’s natural pain control mechanisms — leading to more pain and more insomnia.…
Stripped by debilitating depression of the capacity to love meant healing inside before truly bonding with another