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January 1, 2026

Hopes and Plans: Looking Forward to a New Year of Writing, Wellness, and Possibility

It’s a New Year, and as you can see from my latest posts, I’ve been behind in my book reviews, and I’m still not all caught up. A few more are still to come. Besides book reviews, I’m still waiting for news about my submitted short story and thinking about new projects to focus on… Continue reading

Inspiration & Musings, Life, Migraines, Reading, self-development, Wellness & Mindfulness, Writing

#Hopes, #New Year, #Non Resolutions, #Plans, #reading, #wishful thinking, #work in progress, #writing
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

#Audiobook, #book, #Book Review, #Book Reviews, #books, #Counselling, #healing, #health, #Love to Read, #Medicine, #mental health, #nonfiction, #Personal Development, #reading, #review, #reviews, #science, #Self Help, books, mental-health, ptsd, trauma
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
June 23, 2025

Tips for Effective Self-Care: From Tea Time to Spa Days

With all the self-development reading I’ve been doing as homework assignments from my team of doctors, most of my self-care practices center around guided meditation, breathing and cognitive exercises, yoga, wall pilates, and walking with my dog Continue reading

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

#friends, #metime, #relax, #self-care, #spadays, #teatime, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1978, self-development
June 22, 2025

Mindfulness and Breathing: My Path to Migraine Relief

In this migraine journey of mine, there’s this constant shuffle between doctor’s offices: general practitioner, neurologist, therapist, and all the naturopaths as well. It’s a draining process, to be honest. And it doesn’t stop there since everyone assigns homework. Continue reading

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

#breathing, #heaadache, #meditation, #migraines, #migraines #journey #headaches, #mindfulness, #positivethinking., self-development
June 20, 2025

Navigating the Roller Coaster of Migraines

You’ll have to excuse my prolonged absence once again. My migraine journey is one bitch of a battle. Uphill, downhill, sideways, and upside-down. I feel like I’m on a roller coaster ride to or from Hell without stopping and stuck in this never ending loop. Continue reading

Chronic Pain, Life, mental-health, Migraines, self-development, Writing

#chronicpain, #headaches, #lifewithmigraines, #meds, #mental-health, #migraine, #positivethinking
April 20, 2025

Absent and Silent

I must first apologize for my prolonged absence and silence, for those of you who have been following my journey you know I have been battling with chronic migraines we’ll at my last neurologist appointment they decided to play with medication formula. Additions here, subtractions there, introduction of elements Y and Z and on my Continue reading

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

#chronicpain, #despair, #mustthinkpositive, Migraines

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