Striving to Thriving
Episodes
Those of us struggling in chronic pain often, and errantly, rely on guarded movement to keep us from re-injuring ourselves, also known as Fear-avoidance beliefs. This podcast attempts to dispel the notion that guarded movements, or avoiding physical activities, are beneficial for those with chronic pain. Movement, especially intentional movement known as exercise, is our body’s own natural pharmacy that helps us get, or become, str...
In this episode I interview suicide prevention expert Paula Fontenelle. Sharing her own experience with the loss of her father and how that changed the course of her life, she shares vital information on how we can prevent tragedy in our families and communities.
Suicide is a highly stigmatized subject. So we don't talk about it, and that's a problem, especially if you struggle with chronic pain. According to a 2008 eight st...
I'm taking a break from the "Movement" series to address handling and minimizing stress during the holiday season offering some suggestions for making this season less painful for those struggling with chronic pain. Simply put, stress and anxiety increases physical pain. We see a great deal more pain during this season because of stress, cold weather changes and the feeling the need to "do more" which with frien...
This is the fifth installment on the mini-series on movement and exercise for pain management and reduction. Today's topic is "Balance."
I want your input and feedback. As a thank you for your suggestions, ideas and comments, I'm giving away a fitness tracker will be to one lucky respondent. This "exchange" for input will be awarded to the person who provides a thorough and honest critique of my podcasts. I ...
This is the fourth installment on the mini-series on movement and exercise for pain management and reduction. Today's topic is "Strength Training."
I want your input and feedback. As a thank you for your suggestions, ideas and comments, I'm giving away a fitness tracker will be to one lucky respondent. This "exchange" for input will be awarded to the person who provides a thorough and honest critique of my p...
This is the third installment on the mini-series on movement and exercise for pain management and reduction. Today's topic is "Walking."
I want your input and feedback. As a thank you for your suggestions, ideas and comments, I'm giving away a fitness tracker will be to one lucky respondent. This "exchange" for input will be awarded to the person who provides a thorough and honest critique of my podcasts. I ...
This is the second installment on the mini-series on movement and exercise for pain management and reduction. As a thank you for your suggestions, ideas and comments, a fitness tracker will be awarded to one lucky respondent in December. This "exchange" will be awarded to the person who provides the best and honest critique of my podcasts. I am on an unending quest to make the podcast have the greatest value for you. So na...
In this brief podcast, I discuss both the need and how movement and exercise is critical to pain reduction.
Chronic pain is a thief. It steals the fun, excitement and joy in life you once had. Things are different now. Your day likely starts and ends with the pain that restricts you from living the life you had. If you struggle with chronic pain living a sedentary lifestyle lacking joy from the activities you used to do, please reac...
In this short podcast, I talk about the cost of dreams and what it requires to make your dream become reality. Those in chronic pain often give up in life, lose hope and stop dreaming. Chronic pain is not a sentence to death, but should rather be viewed in the context of changes we have to make in life. While those changes are difficult, one should never give up on turning their dreams into reality.
If you struggle with chronic pai...
In the fifth installment of this series, Pain 101, I talk about one of the greatest struggles chronic pain sufferers must wrestle. It is one of the most common and detrimental experiences those with chronic pain must address, and do so in healthy, non-destructive ways. The subject in this episode is how to experience and move through grief. I discuss how grieving for those living in chronic pain differs from the experience of grief...
You have the wonderful opportunity to learn narrative therapeutic writing from the best. Sandra Marinella has taught thousands of students and fellow educators and presented hundreds of workshops to veterans, educators and cancer patients. Her book, "The Story You Need to Tell - Writing to heal from trauma, illness or loss," is a must have for anyone struggling with chronic pain. All profits go to cancer research.
Today it is hard to find a commercial break during Prime Time where someone isn’t trying to sell you the next great drug to help you manage some aspect of chronic pain. If you’ve listened to my first two podcasts, you know that chronic pain is hard on multiple systems in the body, memory loss, cognition, your immune system, relationships become strained, all this just to name a few.
In this episode we will examine good sleep hygiene...
Season 1, Episode 2 - Acute to Chronic
This episode discusses how acute pain morphs into chronic pain, what happens within the nerves and neurons, and the interaction between the peripheral and central nervous systems.
Striving to Thriving is a current and accurate resource for those things related to the biological, psychological and social (biopsychosocial) aspects of chronic pain. The content is presented by David Hall, CHWC, a ce...
Striving to Thriving will address a myriad of topics related to, or stemming from chronic pain, which affects over 50 million people in the United States. Chronic pain destroys. It destroys hope, health, marriages, jobs, quality of life, and so on. David Hall will host special guests that provide solutions, treatments, technologies and legislation regarding treatment and care of people stricken with chronic pain.
Striving to Thrivin...