karengray

Blog by karengray

Changing Pain

Pain is a part of life. It sounds a little wrong, but in reality people experience pain all the time. It is a normal and important signal that your body uses to communicate. We have a saying in our office,


“Pain is mandatory. Suffering is not!”


When pain becomes enough to interfere with our lives, we...

03.05.19 04:04 PM - Comment(s)
“Those Are The Ones That Stay With You." - Looking at How First Responders Are Affected by Traumatic Events

I became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the summer of 2001. After completing my certification, I started working with my town’s ambulance service. I lived in a small town in rural Vermont, and the ambulance calls were rarely anything like you see on TV or hear about from larger cities, but...

02.26.19 10:50 AM - Comment(s)
Building Your Self Esteem

Basically, you are the smartest person you know, and you believe everything you say.

 

What you say to yourself is extremely important. When you tell yourself something, either positive or negative, you are reinforcing that idea. And just like those famous drooling dogs of Pavlov’s, that continuo...

02.12.19 12:20 PM - Comment(s)
Using Hypnosis for Pain and Anxiety

The idea of hypnosis in healthcare might seem strange or even scary, especially if your first exposure was watching Jafar hypnotize the Sultan in Aladdin, or laughing at your high school classmates during a stage show. In movies, hypnosis is often portrayed as a form of mind control, but when admini...

02.04.19 02:49 PM - Comment(s)
"Standing On The Edge"

I worked with a client recently to let go of her fear of heights.

She sent me this email today...

"Utah trip is going well and the heights are not bothering me at all!! Just amazing and making the trip fabulous - We have spent a lot of time on the canyon rim!!
Thanks
L."

Is there something ho...
01.29.19 10:17 AM - Comment(s)