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How to Navigate the Emotional Tangles of Serious Illness (with Free E-Guide)
When we are ill, disabled, in an accident or newly diagnosed (especially with a chronic or long-term illness) it can feel like our bodies, our personalities, our dreams and even our emotions are no longer our own. Trapped in a forest of foreign emotions or feeling intense grief or anger can, in itself, be immensely trying. In the next month of blog posts I want to share some ideas from my book From Sick Chick to Trail Blazer: Reclaiming Your World. We will look at the how we can recognise and understand emotion as it grips us and how to reclaim ourselves by mapping a path out. Emotional Power Our emotions have…
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Using Creativity to Manage Chronic Pain Live Webinar
Using Creativity to Manage Chronic Pain live webinar. 24th April 2014 7pm GMT, 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT, 12 midday PT. – Creativity in community -Art therapy techniques – Project prompts – Membership to the exclusive Trail Blazers’ Cafe Buy the recording, access to our members only group for women living with illness and a live Q & A session with Grace Quantock here: £10/$16
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Beautiful Things to do, because…
* Help heal a heart this Valentines * Try a new recipe * Trust * Find your care match * Embrace spring * Party to celebrate life today * Play with dogs * Make sweet cinnamon sea salt shakes (recipe coming soon, for now, pop things in the blender and hope. Adjust to taste) * Paint * Get mindful and learn how to heal (highly recommended). * Be inspired to create beautiful table displays * Go to your local library * Make inspiration decks of cards with Jessica * Baking * Lie on your back and watch full spectrum of sky * Find things in clouds * Fancy up popcorn…
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A Love Letter to Your Healing Self.
My dearest, I begin by begging your indulgence and forgiveness, you see I know the world has changed a little now, and so you are reading this (I would think) on a computer screen, or scrolling down your tablet, but you must forgive me and imagine scented writing paper tied with pink ribbon because really, this is a love letter. A love letter from my healing heart to yours. Paper hearts and rose maroc, old stories and tears shared along with heart-scars over cups of tea, it’s all here. We are, facing each other across the internet, from my screen to yours, be my virtual valentine? I have something very…
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Beautiful Things to do, because…
* Be kinder in what you dream for yourself, let there be space, peace, organic expansion. Give the Divine (or whatever higher power you recognise) a chance to support you – they can’t if you do it all first, you know! * Try out gentleness, find you like it. * Liberate your voice. * Eat something from your childhood and smile. * Figure out your favourite healing scent (try smelling all the essential oils at a health food store, if you can tolerate that). * Take a photo from a new angle. * Watch this. * Send someone a hug. * Create your Desire Map, or just…
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