Pain & Chronic Illness

Chronic syndromes, success stories relating to specific diagnoses

Unmasking human expression and healing spasmodic dysphonia with Donnie Hill

2024-04-18T18:24:23-07:00April 14th, 2024|Pain & Chronic Illness, Practitioners & Professionals|

I’ve got another NEW chat with a returning guest to share with y’all today and it is a GOOD one. For those who are new here, didn’t catch our previous interviews, or haven’t been introduced to Donnie via this recent SBSM Alumni Panel chat (or this one), here’s [...]

“Pain is trapped sensation.” How nervous system work can help heal chronic pain

2024-04-20T12:39:14-07:00March 10th, 2024|Pain & Chronic Illness|

Do any of the following statements resonate with you? “I kept getting physio, acupuncture, and massage. But it wouldn’t go away.” “You go to physio, you feel a bit better, you think you’re on the mend, you start doing stuff, and then the pain just comes back full [...]

Developing Deep Self-Love & Body Trust – an SBSM success story with Janet

2024-04-20T13:01:31-07:00February 19th, 2024|Pain & Chronic Illness|

Today, I want to re-introduce you to one of our long-standing SmartBody SmartMind™ alumni. I recently re-listened to my first interview with her (from back when we were still using good ol’ Skype for this stuff), and I just KNEW her story would resonate with many of you [...]

Healing anxiety, addictions and repressed anger [Jerika’s FULL story]

2024-04-20T13:08:52-07:00February 18th, 2024|Anger & Healthy Aggression, Pain & Chronic Illness|

Last week when I was doing a livestream on Instagram I caught myself saying,  “I realize it can sound too good to be true that one online program can offer such vast results, but this is what we are seeing.” Well, here I am again with yet another [...]

The intricacies of holistic skin healing with Rob Stuart

2024-04-20T14:35:03-07:00December 17th, 2023|Pain & Chronic Illness, Practitioners & Professionals|

Today, I have a NEW special guest interview with Rob Stuart. He helps people heal from skin “disorders” like dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and more in ways that defy the traditional medical industry.  (Please note that the quotes around “disorders” are intentional. As we’ll cover, these aren’t diseases [...]

A holistic approach to restoring health at all levels with bariatric surgeon Dr. Erika La Vella

2024-04-20T15:51:47-07:00October 8th, 2023|Pain & Chronic Illness, Practitioners & Professionals|

Today I have a NEW expert guest interview for you with the brilliant Dr. Erika La Vella.  She’s a board-certified bariatric surgeon (caring for patients with obesity), with a passion for preventative medicine and teaching people how to heal their gut in ways that go way beyond diet [...]

Mental Health and Illness – The Nervous System Connection

2024-04-20T16:19:57-07:00August 20th, 2023|Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Pain & Chronic Illness|

This article is an update of a blog post originally published in July 2019.  Some important context, four years on: The unpredictability of our world is now apparent and our need for healing, increasingly urgent. As the paradigm of conventional “wisdom” around our health and well-being shifts, it’s [...]

Will this heal my ‘XYZ’? (3-year update from ’21 Day’ student Elisabeth)

2024-04-20T16:24:58-07:00August 13th, 2023|Pain & Chronic Illness|

Most of the people who find this entire world of nervous system health and healing are looking for a way to solve a particular struggle.  Maybe it’s a chronic illness, a mental or physical health condition, a pattern of self-sabotage and choosing toxic relationships, or any number of [...]

How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness)

2024-04-20T17:34:18-07:00June 18th, 2023|Pain & Chronic Illness, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

What is a chronic illness? Why do we experience chronic symptoms? What can we do to find relief?  These are all important questions.  And I provide answers (in under ten minutes!) in this vlog: How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness). Chronic illnesses abound (especially in [...]