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How Chronic Pain Keeps the Nervous System on High Alert

Chronic pain keeps the nervous system stuck in survival mode. Learn how this happens and how your brain can relearn safety.

Your MRI may be normal, but your pain is real. Learn why chronic pain often goes unexplained and how to help your doctor understand you.

Chronic pain doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Some high functioning individuals carry their pain in silent invisibility.

We’re not fooling anyone. The damage, that broken part we try so hard to pretend isn’t there, is not hidden.

Try these daily exercises to maintain mental wellness, make good decisions, and continue to look out for and support each other.

Online therapy is effective for many situations. Explore the many ways online therapy can offer more than just convenience.

We hear a lot about self-care but not about handling situations that prevent self-care. Why is self-care so hard?

Experience insights on how a normal life becomes a luxury in the face of chronic illness. Every moment counts.

In a moment, a surreal silence saturated air once filled with a flurry of activity. Even the dog sensed it. Change happened in an instant.

Understanding our emotions — what they are and how and why they occur — empowers us to choose how we will respond to them.

Explore practical ways to avoid a fibro flare and maintain your energy. Address daily activities with effective strategies.

Anxiety can be tough to beat. Using creative strategies, you can learn to shut down your alert response system. You can finally beat anxiety.