In this humble offering before the next longer post, I wanted to share this simple but calming tool to soothe your nervous system. It's especially useful if feelings of stress, fear, or anxiety are … [Read more...]
When Chronic Illness Creates Feelings of Failure; & Bedridden, a Poem.
Watching as the day drags its light Like a caterpillar Across the small, dark room. Though even on the brightest days, Even when the day is at its pinnacle, The room is shrouded in shadow. Only … [Read more...]
How to Cope with Flare-Ups & Setbacks of Chronic Pain—with Tools to Help You Recover
A guide to coping with flare-ups, setbacks & extended flares of chronic pain—with tools to help you manage, recover & cope. Finding ways to live with chronic pain — even though so much is … [Read more...]
Clever Tricks & Tips to Eat Healthily Despite Chronic Pain—With Tools to Make it Easier
It's not easy living with pain, much less trying to live well and look after yourself when you are in pain. We are so frequently forced to choose between one essential task and another, tasks that are … [Read more...]
Imagine CRPS…When Your Nervous System Never Stops Sending Pain Signals—for NERVEmber & CRPS Awareness Month
In honour of some of the bravest souls on this planet and raising awareness for this excruciating and equally mystifying condition, which is the reason this humble Tower began, November is the month … [Read more...]
How to Cope When Chronic Pain Creates Anxiety—With Tools to Calm & Soothe
A toolkit of ways to calm and quell anxiety when you live in chronic pain When you have chronic pain it's natural to feel anxious, especially when that pain is severe, unpredictable, and as a … [Read more...]
The Isolating Loneliness of Chronic Pain & Invisible Illness
Chronic pain and invisible illness can be incredibly isolating, sometimes in obvious ways but other times, it's far more insidious or subtle. Just as our pain and symptoms are mostly invisible, we too … [Read more...]
When Pain Makes Normal Exercise Impossible—With a Gentle Passive Alternative
Whenever a chronic pain patient reads that they must exercise — and through that pain — it's not only difficult, and of course painful but we can so easily overdo it, which then leads to a painful … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Lift Your Spirits, Cope & Calm Chronic Pain
When you live with a chronic pain condition that makes even British weather look predictable, stress is a natural consequence. It's hard never knowing how we'll feel, and it's exhausting living in … [Read more...]
Tools to Cope With the Stress of Chronic Pain & Manage Difficult Thinking
When you have chronic pain, it's natural to struggle with unhelpful & repetitive thinking. Move from a place of struggle & sadness to one of coping with these tools & tips. When our … [Read more...]