The minute I woke up I knew it was going to be one of those days. The sun was streaming into my bedroom, and its brilliance hurt my eyes. I turned on... Read more »
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that is FDA approved for the treatment of seizure disorders and postherpetic neuralgia—a chronic, often debilitating, nerve pain syndrome often linked to shingles. It is classified as... Read more »
Suicide is a cause of death that haunts the living in perpetuity. After a suicide event, those left behind are tormented by questions. “Could I have done something?” “What did I miss?”... Read more »
As a life-long survivor of severe bipolar disorder, I’ve learned to navigate the shoals of mental illness with some degree of dexterity. I protect my mental health the way I’d guard a... Read more »
KEY DISCOVERIES The State-Trait Paradox: Scientists found that while people who struggle with “Negative Automatic Thoughts” (worry and rumination) often report high body awareness over time, these two systems actually competitively shut... Read more »
Huge Pain Relief Last February, I got a brand new spinal cord stimulator that offers me a huge amount of pain relief. I could suddenly work all day. I could go to... Read more »
If you experience chronic pain and PTSD, you might find yourself stuck in a loop of unhelpful thinking and avoidance behaviors that backfire over time. Research shows that people with both chronic... Read more »
Living with chronic illness often means living in a body that hurts. The pain can be searing or dull; intermittent or constant; affecting the body as a whole or specific body parts.... Read more »
We are living in a historic period where artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning provides the foundation to rapidly transform human health and wellness. A new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the University... Read more »