Tag: acceptance
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How do we have health even when we feel like S**T
On our website we mention that health for some people is running marathons and health for others is being able to potter in the garden pain free, these are both entirely valid experiences of health. These definitions for ourselves may be influenced by age, fitness, how we see ourselves, previous experiences, family influence, illness etc …
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Mental health awareness week, A Journal?…
I wanted to write something a little more human this week, less practitioner to patient and more slightly muddled human, in a slightly muddled world, with other slightly muddled humans. I also notice the irony of just having read a book called Selfie, talking about the danger of increased individualism and narcissism in the west…
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Internal vs External environments, and our Health.
You may have heard the saying ‘if a plant isn’t flourishing, change the environment, not the plant’… Granted, in relation to human health, you can change what’s in our external environment to help our health improve, remove clutter, surround yourself with people who support you, reduce stress. Luckily for us, we aren’t plants, we have…
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Frome Valley Osteopaths and LGBTQ+ healthcare…
Support for the LGBTQ+ community is something that is very close to my heart, for obvious reasons. I came out in my mid 20s and I have been with my wife for the last decade. Being part of a community that is now around 2million people in the UK, means a shared experience in some…
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Grief, it’s more than bereavement…
Grief is a pretty universal experience, the only thing guaranteed in life is death, and I don’t mean that in a morbid way, it just is… Death, although as a society we are understandably terrified of it, is just the balance to life. Now just because something is extremely normal doesn’t mean the feelings around…
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Embodiment and the importance of cycles/seasons…
So writing today feels like its been a while! and it kind of has been, for 2 months I managed to write (on average) 2 articles a week, for the last month, I have tried to have ideas, but my brain was having non of it, I couldn’t sit to write, I had no ideas,…
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Mothers day …
I am writing this for myself and for everyone who finds mothers day a little more complicated. The same sentiment could absolutely be applied to Fathers day. As a child I was lucky enough that Mothers day was a simple one, I loved my mum, I know she loved me, we lived together and I…
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Polyvagal theory, Osteopathy and Trauma.
Trigger warning for sexual violence. Polyvagal theory has been developed by Stephen Porges, it is allowing a much deeper understanding of what happens to our bodies day to day, and how they get ‘stuck’ as a result of Trauma. Polyvagal theory is important to me as an Osteopath as it helped me realise the importance…
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Mental health, what is it and why should I pay attention to it? ….
We now hear mental health being talked about often, this raised awareness is important for us all, an awareness of our own mental health and at least those of the people we love, feels like important information to me. The mental health of my patients is important information each session. Mental health is defined by…
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Flexibility and Balance, the underdogs of health…
It cannot be underestimated how pivotal flexibility and balance are for our health, particularly as we get older. This ideally would be supported by a good amount of strength, a flexible weak joint can be just as painful as a stiff weak joint, strength is essential here to maintain the balance of a flexible joint…
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