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 […]

People with pain or illness can rest assured knowing that coaching is a safe investment. Not only is coaching effective, but it also builds incomparable life skills. People who are stricken with chronic pain and illness often do not have any money to waste. Often, their capacity to earn is limited and they might have […]

Relaxing through pain is a simple and highly effective coping mechanism that can pay dividends for anyone who has a chronic health issue. However, relaxing when symptomatic flare-ups occur is one of the hardest strategies to employ for most untrained people. It does not matter what type of pain you have or what variety of […]

Fear is a major problem for people with illness and pain. Fear actually negatively impacts life far worse than the symptoms of any oppressive health issue ever could. Worse still, fear is an emotion that is usually automatically suppressed and is often completely repressed, never extending into consciousness at all due to its nightmarish psychoemotional […]

Chronic Pain Coach has been awarded an NGO research grant that has allowed me to reduce the cost of all coaching services by almost 50%. The site now features a completely new pricing structure, bringing expert pain coaching services well within the reach of every deserving client. I am thrilled at the opportunity presented, since […]

Chronic pain and fear are virtually always found closely together, since both conditions are related and tend to feed each other in a vicious cycle of suffering. Among my coaching clients, I tend to see fear as a universal problem that is sometimes more affective on the quality of life than the pain condition itself. […]