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Self-Care for the Time-Strapped: Evening Routine

THE EVENING: when many time-strapped folks are trying to squeeze in one last task, one last email. Already thinking about the to-do list for

Self-Care for the Time-Strapped: Daily Life

DAILY LIFE: an ever-changing barrage of unknowns and surprises, good and bad, big and small. There's always another to-do on our to-do list

Your Quarantine-Ready Self-Care

Like many, I'm at home, out of work, scared. What can I do? Follow the CDC. Support and donate. And take care of myself so I can help others

Self-Care for the Time-Strapped: The Commute

THE COMMUTE: a frustrating daily time-suck from Point A to Point B. Other drivers - always going either too fast or too slow. Brake lights.

Self-Care for the Time-Strapped: Morning Routine

THE MORNING: frantic unbridled chaos for many time-strapped folks. Getting up, getting ready, and just getting out the door usually zaps a

Understanding Persistent Pain: It's an Experience, Not a Signal

Often we think of pain like a "signal" - but there's not. There's only information, and the nervous system decides what to do with it.

Understanding Persistent Pain: Mindfulness

Mindfulness is like paying attention to something on purpose, with a purpose. And it may have some important impacts on how we approach and

Understanding Persistent Pain: What About "Pain Is Gain?"

Your body is strong. Your body is adaptable. Structural issues, posture habits, and even chronic pain aren’t an end all to movement.

Understanding Persistent Pain: It's Like Four Flat Tires

Chronic pain is like a car with four flat tires. We might think one medication or treatment will take away our pain, but one tool only pumps

Understanding Persistent Pain: Lowered Thresholds

Over time our tolerance level, or threshold, for chronic pain can be lowered. Activities that never bothered you before might now...

Understanding Persistent Pain: Yes, It's in Your Head. Everything Is.

You may have thought, or had someone say to you that your pain is, “just in your head.” Which can feel invalidating, frustrating, or even co

Understanding Persistent Pain: The Hair-Trigger Alarm

Living with chronic pain is like living in a home with an alarm system that’s overly sensitive. Normally alarms go off when there’s a big th

Understanding Persistent Pain: 3 Major Influencers

Persistent (or chronic) pain is complex. Typically, there's not just one contributing factor, so it's important to take broader look. Tha...

My Top 2 Self-Care Care Tools

There's a lot of at-home care products to choose from for sore or achy muscles. A lot. here's my top two.

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Raechel Haller Licensed Massage Therapist Holland Michgian

Hey there! My name's Raechel. I'm the author of The Bodies We Live In blog; a licensed massage therapist and owner of Massage Sci; an NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education Provider and curator of Torchlight Massage, home of my ebooks.

In my free time, I enjoy writing about self-care; researching pain science; trying to grow things in my garden; being far too fond of semi-colons; and avid sci-fi nerding.

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