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January 3, 2026

Cold Streets, Warm Drinks, and New Books to Read

A cinnamon latte to start the day. Snow-covered streets, cold winds blowing, yep, sounds like the perfect time to snuggle up with a book and a good latte. Good timing, my Libby app dinged, informing me that titles I’ve been waiting for are now obtainable, choices, choices. What are your plans on this snowy Saturday? Continue reading

Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Reading, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

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December 30, 2025

Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD.

Van der Kolk’s book, first published in 2014 by Viking and Your Coach Digital, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Sean Pratt, is delivered in a dry tone, rendering the listening experience monotonous at Continue reading

Book Reviews, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Reading, self-development, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

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December 18, 2025

Dreams and Their Imprints on Daily Life

This morning is one of those mornings when I woke from a dream so real I wanted to sob when I opened my eyes, because I knew it couldn’t be real, even though my grandfather Daniel’s favorite tobacco hung in the air and I could hear echoes of my grandfather Claude’s laughter. Smell the fresh Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Dogs, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Migraines, self-development, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

#amwriting, #back to reality, #dreams, #grief, #life, #loss but never forgotten, #writing
October 30, 2025

Empowering Quotes to Boost Your Self-Worth

In today’s hectic world, where mental health is on the rise, everyone needs to know they are enough. To that effect, here are uplifting sayings to help us all remind ourselves:– I am the best– I can do anything I set my mind to– My future is full of endless possibilities– I am getting better Continue reading

Daily Prompt, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, self-development, Writing

#depression, #life, #mental health, #possibilities, #self-worth, #stay positive, #you’re enough, : #writing, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2107
September 3, 2025

Shifting from Tracking to Journaling: A New Approach to Migraines

I saw my neurologist yesterday, and the outcome wasn’t what I had hoped for. Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Migraines, self-development, Writing

#chronicpain, #headaches, #journaling, #journalnames, #migraine, #migraines, #neurologist, #neurovisit, #trackingcalendar
August 29, 2025

Understanding Migraine Treatment Struggles

Well let’s see, August has been a hellish month, out of control migraine, visits to emergency clinic, drug cocktails to try and fail to bring the pain down, hospital visits to be hooked up to IV be fed a different cocktail of meds which brings the migraine to a tolerable level for a few days… Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Daily Prompt, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Migraines, Writing

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July 24, 2025

Effective Wellness Strategies: From Wall Pilates to Art Therapy

Well, let’s see. I have doctor appointments with the omnipractionner, neurologist, therapist, and the assigned reading that ensues. The readings are not always helpful, but sometimes they offer valuable insights. Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Daily Prompt, mental-health, Migraines, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

#arttherapy, #doctors, #dogs, #family, #friends, #meditation, #mindfulness, #self-help, #solitude, #strategies, #swimming, #therapy, #wallpilates, #wellness, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2009
July 15, 2025

Managing Anxiety: Lessons from Life’s Unpredictability

I guess it depends on the day. Some days, the silence is deafening, and all the thoughts I want to avoid push their way in. Other times, I find peace in it. Why can I go from one moment where I can’t handle the silence to the next, where I relish it? Please, someone explain Continue reading

Daily Prompt, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Migraines, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

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June 26, 2025

Living with Chronic Pain: Concerns for Tomorrow

I’ll come to no big surprise: my biggest worry centers around my debilitating migraines and the fact I’ve been on medical leave for nearly two years now. It’s a scary thought looking into the future and seeing more of the same: struggling to find the right med cocktail, balancing the migraine symptoms day in and… Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Daily Prompt, mental-health, Migraines, Writing

#amwriting, #chronicpain, #futureangst, #migrainerslife, #positivevibes, #realityfornow, #worrylist, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1986
June 24, 2025

Regaining Creative Flow Amidst Pain

As you can all imagine, with the migraine battle, it’s been a chore just to get out of bed on most days, so writing hasn’t been a priority of mine lately. Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Inspiration & Musings, Life, mental-health, Migraines, Writing

#amwrting, #chronicpain, #creativeflow, #headaches, #lifewithmigaines, #postiviethinking, #writerlife, #writersowes, Migraines

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