by benforred | May 7, 2024 | Mental Health, Research, Stress, Support
I attended a seminar through the Institute for Natural Resources titled Meditation and the Brain: Physiologic Effects, Mindfulness, and Mental Health. It was very enlightening learning about various methods of meditation and their effects on the brain that I will...
by benforred | Mar 28, 2024 | Health, Medical Procedures, Pain, Stress, Symptoms
This has been a story in the making for over a year now. I am now released from worker’s compensation and feel able to share my story with Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS).In 2015, I fell at work and hit my head due to my blood pressure bottoming out. I...
by benforred | Dec 8, 2023 | Crisis, Mental Health, PTSD, Sponsored, Stress, Survival
Most of us are aware of the popular saying that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, which was shortened from the original saying penned by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche, who is a fascinating philosopher to study, argued that...
by benforred | Jan 31, 2023 | Mental Health, Stress
I spent 2022 learning self-care after realizing I never actually given myself self-care before. I think this maybe actually could even be considered as fawning, a trauma response. I have dedicated my life to the service of others, focusing on their mental well-being...
by benforred | Nov 13, 2019 | Family, Friends, Mental Health, Stress
A few years ago I underwent an intensive transformative time as I was separating from the love of my life and in the midst of this heart wrenching, soul destroying period I was also losing others in my life I hadn’t expected. It was at this time that I wrote the...
by benforred | Sep 2, 2017 | Guest Post, Mental Health, Pain, Stress
This is a guest post by Danielle Faith In Pain at 4 am I’ve just woken up. It is 4 o’clock in the morning and I am in extreme pain. I’m doubled over and unable to move. My goosebumps have goosebumps and I’m ready to pass out or vomit from the...
