Pain Reliever's Charity Blog

It’s that time of year again. You’re inundated with sales advertisements, a rush to find the choice gift of the year while maneuvering the most awkward of conversations at your next family holiday get-together. The holidays are a minefield of questions, judgment, overindulgence, and consumerism. It’s a glorified mess… and you need to survive it so we’ve constructed a list of what you need to get through the holidays with your sanity and happiness intact.

Today I wish you grace. Today I offer you 5 minutes to finally pay attention to the one person you always neglect -- yourself.

It doesn't matter who you are. You are pulled in different directions, always moments away from someone needing something. There is no rest. There is no quiet. There is no time to just be. In the pursuit of being everything to everyone, you are nobody to yourself. With each day, you feel more tired, more drained, and the years pass all the same. Your health isn't where it needs to be. You have sacrificed yourself for everyone else.

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

A favorite quote that I am sure you will see across your Instagram and Facebook feeds, but he's right. There is something so refreshing about the leaves falling. Shedding the heat, the dead leaves, and embracing the calm serenity that comes from autumn.

You’re counting the days and buying the necessary school supplies… you can’t wait for school to go back. It’s been tough having the kids around all summer. It can be stressful to work and not have your kids in school; having to worry about camps, transportation back and forth, taking a holiday, or just having a staycation. It’s just stressful.

The thing is, once the kids are back in school, homework, projects, and sports activities start up again you realize… this is stressful TOO! What is a parent to do?

How do the beauty products we use every day affect our skin and ultimately our health? What can we do when our skin is affected due to health issues? Mental and emotional stress often finds physical ways to express itself. It usually affects our skin. For many people including myself with bad acne when I was younger, having skin problems can have a detrimental effect on our self-confidence and feeling well. 

This is the story of a good friend of mine, Nupur Kaili, who was our special guest at the last Health and Healing Market in the Maidenhead Healing Centre. We were treated with hand massages, natural scrubs, oils, creams, and salts. All with delightful perfumes and textures. 

It’s time to trade in your knife for a fork or spoon. It’s time to showcase that eating for life should take life away from something else. How does the saying go… “Take a bite out of life”? That phrase holds more and more weight as we take a deeper and darker look at what we truly bite into for our daily lives and why things need to change. It’s time to step away from the meat.

The demand for practitioners of alternative medicine is increasing, as more and more hospitals are working together with CAM therapists, and the general public are becoming more aware of CAM. However, it can be difficult for therapists to identify and find the right opportunities to further their careers. Since CAM therapists would like to work and support patients relieving their pain with healing, it is necessary for therapists to know how to find or create the right opportunities to practice their skills.

I very much enjoyed introducing people to Harp Therapy at last month’s Health and Healing Market. After the session, Ann of Relief from Pain kindly invited me to write a blog post explaining a little more about what Harp Therapy is and how it can be of benefit.

Many people who have never before tried any kind of energy healing therapy often wonder what a session entails. There can be some apprehension around trying this alternative therapy, especially when it may be unknown what energy healing feels like. For those who have never tried it before and are curious about the sensations that surround energy healing, we can take a look at what they may be able to expect.

As with most aspects of medicine, knowledge, information, and access are critical for patients to be able to have choice and control over their health. Relief From Pain often emphasizes this necessity through our many projects and events. By ensuring that access to choice is available for all people to take control over their health and wellness, we are able to empower healing clients and the healers who help them.