Do you know the difference between disease-care and healthcare? When you visit your physician, are you building good health or simply treating disease? More importantly, does your doctor actually have any concept about the overall state of what good health even is or do they overly-compartmentalize your body into seemingly unrelated parts, leaving your psychoemotional […]

This blog post is a bit more personal than others that I have shared with you. In fact, this post is guest-written by one of my former clients. I recently spoke to this client and friend, Susan, and she actually came up with the idea for this post, since she wanted to share her story […]

We all know that when it comes to progress towards life goals, slow is better than stop. If we stop, (or simply never start) then we will never reach our desired destinations; forget about going beyond to set ever-new objectives. Chronic illness and pain pose huge impediments to moving forward in life. Many people simply […]

“Why do I need a coach?” This question is asked by many people who do not understand the inherent value of coaching or the benefits it is proven to provide. These inquirers might need a coach for a sport, for weight loss goals, for musical aspirations, for business endeavors, for scholastic journeys, for acting or art, […]

Chronic pain slavery is the sad consequence of persistent health issues that are capitalized upon by an often greedy and soulless healthcare system. Slavery is a rough word to use, but it is really the only term that describes the manner in which patients are forced into symptomatic treatment for pain, with little or no […]

Practice gratitude. Transform the cynical to the appreciative. There are no more important words of advice for anyone who suffers with a chronic health condition. When you are sick or in pain, it is really challenging to be thankful for anything in life. However, this is the time when people need to account for their […]

The financial cost of chronic pain is a terrible burden for some patients. In fact, the economic stress of long-term health issues can be just as bad as the pain or illness itself. As a fellow victim of chronic pain, I realize just how difficult it can be to cover the sometimes overwhelming costs of treatment, […]

Why does pain become chronic? The answer to this question has eluded doctors since before the birth of modern medicine. Ironically, the predecessors of modern doctors were actually much more enlightened in some ways than the well educated and licensed medical professionals of today. In the current medical system, doctors view themselves as engineers of […]

Coaching is not all about business. In fact, the importance of the pursuit of pleasure is a fundamental concept that is inherent to all forms of professional coaching. To this end, I insist that making time for fun becomes a priority for every client I serve. Pleasure is not optional in life. It is air […]

As a health coach, it is my primary goal to get my clients to take active roles in their own wellness care and treatment, regardless of the type of pain or illness they are suffering from. I always tell clients that they must become leaders in their care team, for if they do not care […]