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Tag Archives: pain
Healing From Losing a Pet
Having a pet is one of the most wonderful experiences possible. The worst part of having a pet is the day your pet dies. Unfortunately, pets almost always die before their humans, and there isn’t always much that can be … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged animals, death, dog, emotions, healing, Healing From Losing a Pet, Losing Your Dog, loss, love, Mickie Gustafson, Mister Rogers, pain, regret, Sawyer, sorrow, When a Pet Dies
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
Have you ever spent a lot of time around someone who only ever wants to focus on positive emotions and will go to the ends of the Earth to avoid addressing negative emotions? Have you experienced how it made you … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged death, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, healing, love, memories, Out of Sight Out of Mind?, pain, Sawyer
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One-Size-Fits-None
Imagine three people seek medical attention. The first has a broken arm, the second is having a heart attack, and the third has a malignant tumor. Without knowing anything else about their situations, it’s easy to see that it’d be … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, emotional health, emotions, grief, healing, health, loss, mental health, One-Size-Fits-None, pain, Sawyer, trauma
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Grief
Grief is such a bizarre feeling. Aside from the sheer pain, it leaves you confused more often than not. You wonder how seemingly everyone you know can feel so good while you feel so bad. Eventually it dawns on you … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged dog, grief, growth, healing, loss, pain, recovery, Sawyer
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4 More Ideas to Avoid
This is a follow up to a post I wrote back in January. Given how many harmful ideas there are in the world of self-improvement, I have a feeling there will be more follow ups to come. Without further ado, … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 More Ideas to Avoid, abuse, communication, conflict, dog, fighting, healing, ideas, pain, peace, pleasure, Sawyer, stress, trauma
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A Better Approach to Healing
The more I learn about trauma, the more I realize how limiting labels are. My recent increased interest in this subject came from The Body Keeps the Score. In that book, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk covers what he has … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Better Approach to Healing, Bessel van der Kolk, dog, emotions, healing, pain, Sawyer, solving problems, symptoms, The Body Keeps the Score, trauma
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My Thoughts on Coping Mechanisms
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about coping mechanisms. It seems that almost everyone has multiple coping mechanisms that help them get through the hard times. Anything from cell phones to talking for hours with those around them to playing … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, dog, growth, healing, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Letting Go, MDMA therapy, pain, progress, psychedelic therapy, recovery, relief, Sawyer, trauma, Wim Hof, Wim Hof breathing
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One Year Without Sawyer
One year. That’s how long it’s been since my dog Sawyer died. One year since I last pet him, held him, played with him, gave him hugs and kisses, and went on a car ride with him. Since I last … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged death, dog, growth, healing, loss, love, One Year Without Sawyer, pain, progress, Sawyer
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Preparing for Pain
For at least the past three years, spring has been a difficult season for me. Although I love the extra sunlight, cool weather alongside sunny days, and sense of freshness in spring, major changes, whether in the general world or … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged death, dog, emotions, healing, Letting Go, pain, Preparing for Pain, Sawyer, self-care, spring
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