The Injury I Ignored (And What Fixed It)
Two years ago I damaged my Achilles tendon on a walk and then, very classically, made it worse by not dealing with it properly. By last summer I could barely walk 50 yards. This is the story of what eventually helped — and it wasn't what I expected. I'm sharing this because the connection between chronic pain, anxiety, and the brain is something I really wish I'd known about earlier. I'm not a medic and this is only my experience. Links to the research mentioned are in this blog post. https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/b...
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Knitting a 1940s Cardigan: Swatching and Slowing Down
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The results of my first experiment in simplifying my life: stopping my reliance on my phone.
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Your Brain Changes When You Make Things - Here's the Research
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Finding Time for Creativity – Inspired by Barbara Hepworth
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My Slow and Calm Morning Routine
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Did You Know That Crocheting Has Health Benefits?
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What Hoarders Taught Me About Why We Think There’s More Time
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A year of experiments: Four ways I've changed my life this year
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The Results Are In!!!! I'm amazed at what differences occurred in just 6 weeks. #midlife #memory
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The Knitting Patterns That Told Women to Disappear
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My random ways to deal with crippling ANXIETY
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What All Those Half-Done Projects Are Really Telling You
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Why We Abandon Projects — And What to Do About It
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Why Chaos Restores Me More Than Countryside
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Why am I so frugal?
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At 76, Meryl Streep Finally Speaks Up about Robert Redford.
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Let's have a grown up chat about hyper consumption and clothes
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The three important lessons I've learned in Italy #midlifetravel #changingmylife
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What happened when I set intentions last Winter Solstice.
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