Integrative Emotional Wellness

Celebrate the good days! How many good moments do you have per day? How do you feel, and what do you find yourself doing when you’re pain free and emotionally well? On my good days, I find myself light, feeling like I’m floating, like I can fly, like I can do anything! Sometimes, you just need to talk through your situation and have someone coach you along.... Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation

*Helen Chau Image There are days when you just can’t string two thoughts together! Your brain is in a fog and you can’t seem to think, to reason, to focus. You may be stressed. Give your brain a rest and take some time out to do nothing at all. When you’re relaxed, the brain fog might clear and you’ll be able to focus again. Sometimes, you just need to talk through your situation and have someone coach you along.... Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation

You put it off, and put it off, and put it off yet again. Why is it so hard to take that first step and just get started on whatever you’re trying to avoid? It’s even harder when you’re in pain. Yet, sometime taking that first step can be utterly gratifying! Think about it, prioritize, plan on what to do first, then do it. It’s a real start and you can give yourself a pat on the back for taking that first magnificent step! Sometimes, you just need to talk through your s...ituation and have someone coach you along. Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation

This has been one of those weeks! The pain has been incredible, every turn I make, every breath I take is painful a stabbing and aching pain. I hate the effects of layered pain. It’s bad enough to be in chronic, usual pain, and then something happens and it’s now exponential pain! There are physical effects, like shallow breathing, increased blood pressure, and so on, and then of course there are emotional effects. My mood changed, I became crankier and felt frustrated ...by this new painand then I remembered my coping mechanisms. I remembered to breathe, I remembered that this too will pass. Sometimes, you just need to talk through your situation. Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation

Life is indeed, fleeting. A family member went into the hospital this week, alone, because of Covid. I stayed up all night calling the hospital every half hourthat was my loved one there in that hospital bed. All I could think about was did I do enough for her, did tell her how much I loved her enough, will I see her again? These days, in the middle of this pandemic, it’s even more important to tell our loved ones how we feel about them. Let there be nothing left unsaid.... Sometimes, you just need to talk through your situation. Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation See more

As the pain gets worse, more widespread and with more diverse symptoms, you feel more and more down, so physically tired, you feel exhausted. You don’t sleep well. Sometimes you’re awake the entire night because of pain. Then you feel like a zombie, in pain, trying to get through your day. You can’t focus on anything besides your pain because it hurts too much your whole life is consumed by pain nothing else exists but pain. You are so exhausted and depressed and una...ble to cope with the sheer magnitude of pain that you have to endure every moment of every day. You are desperate. It’s imperative that you talk to someone about how you are feeling. For a compassionate and caring ear, please connect with me. Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #desperation See more

Worry is mostly thoughts in our heads while anxiety is something we feel in our bodies. Prolonged, chronic pain makes you worried and anxious. You worry about each new twitch, bolt of pain and new symptoms, you worry about setting off pain levels with thoughtless or even intentional movements. You worry about managing your home, managing your daily activities, managing your self-care and your ability to get through your day. You worry about your livelihood, your finance...s, and moving forward with your professional life. You worry about your worsening health in general, and your recovery. You worry about your relationships, their deterioration, or lack of them. How will you cope? How will you get better? When will that be? Perhaps the biggest worry is whether you will ever again be pain free? These thoughts produce anxiety that you feel physically, for example, shallow or irregular breathing, high blood pressure, nervous stomach, muscle tension and headaches to name a few. It’s imperative that you talk to someone about how you are feeling. For a compassionate and caring ear, please connect with me. Contact me for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking #anxiety #stress See more

Chronic pain adds enormous stress to your life, as it amplifies problems, until you are completely and maximally stressed. You must deal with the fact that you cannot control your pain that it’s out of your ability to change. The loss of control increases your mental stress. The physical pain increases your physical stress levels, so that your blood pressure increases and you may develop related diseases, like hypertension, sleep issues, sleep apnea and diabetes. These ...put a strain on your physical body beyond the pain itself. Chronic pain will stress you emotionally. It increases self-doubt, self-loathing, so that you feel disconnected from yourself and others. Pain also has the stealth ability to affect you spiritually, to make you question your higher power and your belief system. Because of the persistent pain, you can be apprehensive about your present and your future. For a compassionate and caring ear, please connect with us. Contact us for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit us at www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking See more

Chronic pain smashes connections. The more pain you are in, the more disengaged you become. It takes an enormous amount of energy to manage pain levels, so you often don’t feel like speaking to anyone or going anywhere, because it’s too hard. You want to socialize, but you don’t have the strength for it. It becomes too complicated with everything that you have to consider, like, how long will I have to go out for? What will we be doing and how uncomfortable might it be?... It’s hard to explain your pain, even to those closest to you. Sometimes, you can’t be truthful and tell them how you are really feeling, not over and over and over again. They might eventually turn you off become immune to your woes. Do you feel like a burden to those around you? You may feel this way, but this may not be the case. The fact is that you need someone to talk to, you need to feel engaged in your life and your community. For a compassionate and caring ear, please connect with us. Contact us for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit us at www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking See more

It’s all fill-in-the-blank’s fault. All you want to do is blame someone or something for your pain, and half the time, you don’t even know who or what to blame. You think if it weren’t for fill-in-the-blank you wouldn’t be in this position. It’s easy and normal to want to lay blame. You might blame yourself for so many things. You might blame yourself for being in the position that you’re in, for not being strong enough to rise above the pain. You might be experien...cing self-pity as a result, for succumbing to the pain and feeling that you can’t stand up for yourself. You may blame yourself for not being productive, for not being able to move forward, for not taking the steps that you need to in order to get better or to cope better. It may be that you blame your body for betraying you, and for not doing its natural job in regenerating itself. You might unreasonably blame your family and friends for not being able to understand you and for failing to comprehend what you’re going through. Further to this, you might blame your doctors for not being able to resolve your issues, or for not understanding you. Nothing is lifting your pain. You might even have a spiritual crisis and be angry at God, the Universe for not helping you through this most difficult time. You might be feeling cruelly punished. It is useless and unproductive to blame, as blame won’t move you forward in your healing process. These and other feelings and thoughts are important to sort out. To shift from blame to acceptance. Contact us for help @integrativeemotionalwellness or visit us at www.iemotionalwellness.com. #coach #wellnesscoach #mentalwellness #emotionalwellness #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellness #comfort #chronicpain #mentalhealth #calmthemind #mindfulnesspractice #bekindtoyourmind #mentalhealthisimportant #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #invictusgames #painbc #americanchronicpainassociation #americanpainassociation #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarriors #motivation #youarestrongerthanyouthink #anxietyawareness #recoveryjourney #dontgiveup #positivethinking See more