Abundant Heaven

Today I was reminded of the importance of working WITH the body versus forcing the body to do something painful it isn’t ready for yet. It sounds so obvious when I say it (or when I type it). What else would you do with the body? Work against it? Yeah. Actually, sometimes medical approaches aim to do just that: to interfere with, block, or oppose the body's processes. And sometimes that’s exactly what’s needed. Like when you have an auto-immune condition and your immune syste

If your doctor starts looking more and more like a human pez dispenser handing out prescriptions and diagnoses that don't actually help you feel better, it might be time to get a second opinion. Life is short. Even though when we are suffering, each day can feel soooo long. If you won't settle for a shirt that doesn't fit quite right, a shoe that's too tight, a haircut that doesn’t represent who you are now, why settle for feeling meh in your body? If you don’t like the resul