Tag: personal transformation

The Consequences of Jumping in Front of a BART Train

DMUSA News

Reading Time: 3 minutesINTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, welcomed Benjamin “BENCASSO” Barnes to provide another commentary in a series. The Benjamin “BENCASSO” Barnes Commentaries Benjamin Barnes, known as Bencasso™, survived a catastrophic accident after jumping in front of a BART train. The impact shattered his skull, broke his scapula and collarbone, and left him in a month-long coma. Doctors reconstructed his skull through multiple surgeries, including skin graft expansion using tissue balloons and complex microsurgery that transferred muscle from…

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The Hidden Patterns Shaping Your Wellness Story

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Igniting Your Dynamic Self: What Lies Beneath Your Wellness Story? When we think about wellness, we tend to think about the things we can see and measure. How we eat, how much we move, whether we are sleeping well, the medications we take, the appointments we make, and the routines we try to follow. We become accustomed to looking outside ourselves for the next thing that might help us feel better. After living with Multiple Sclerosis for four decades, I know that world very well. I have spent much…

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The Ancient Echo of MS and the Return to Self-Led Healing

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Wendy Bjork, MS Mentor and Founder of HeartsOf Wellness.com   When we look back across the vast timeline of human history, we often imagine that chronic conditions are a modern phenomenon. Yet one of the earliest well-documented stories that mirrors what we now understand as multiple sclerosis reaches all the way back to 1395, deep in the Late Middle Ages. It is the story of Lidwina of Schiedam, a young woman whose mysterious symptoms make her the unofficial “poster child” of MS long before medicine could name or explain what…

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Does Trusting Your Inner Wisdom Create Tenacity?

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutesWelcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork.  Wendy is an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of HeartsOfWellness.com.  Her mission is to empower women navigating Multiple Sclerosis to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time.   She understands this journey well, as she has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over three decades, since the age of 15.  She has been inspired to lead other women on a healing path after realizing the gaps in care that affect…

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How Choices and Self-Belief Influence Our Lives

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. Wendy is an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of HeartsOfWellness.com.  Her mission is to empower women navigating Multiple Sclerosis to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time.   She understands this journey well, as she has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over three decades, since the age of 15.  She has been inspired to lead other women on a healing path after realizing the gaps in care that affect…

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