Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Denise Billen-Mejia, MD (retired), Consulting Hypnotist If you live with chronic pain, you have probably been told — or at least made to feel — that something is wrong with you. That your body has broken down. That your brain is misfiring. That the pain is somehow your fault, or in your head, or something you simply have to manage. I want to suggest a different way of looking at it. Your brain has been working overtime. Here is what I mean by that. Pain is not…
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Why Your Body Stays Stuck Despite Doing Everything Right
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Wendy Bjork, Founder of Hearts of Wellness | HeartsOfWellness.com You are taking the supplements, resting when you can. You are following the advice, attending the appointments, and doing your best to manage a body that keeps sending signals nobody seems to fully understand. And yet something stays stuck. The fatigue does not lift. The pain does not settle, the brain fog rolls in whether you slept well or not. If that is where you are right now, this is the conversation you have been waiting to find. I know…
Read MoreThe Ancient Echo of MS and the Return to Self-Led Healing
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…
Read MoreOwn Your Time: The Empowering Practice of Solitude
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Wendy Bjork, MS Mentor and Founder of HeartsOf Wellness.com Learning to Lunch Alone: Reflecting on Life with MS Through the Power of Solitude When was the last time you took yourself to lunch? I don’t mean rushing through a drive-thru or eating alone at your desk while answering emails. I mean an intentional, nourishing lunch—by yourself, for yourself—where your only job is to be fully present with you. Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we often navigate a life of appointments, treatments, side effects, and unexpected physical or emotional shifts.…
Read MoreDoes Trusting Your Inner Wisdom Create Tenacity?
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…
Read MoreHow Choices and Self-Belief Influence Our Lives
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…
Read MoreIs a Little Chaos Beneficial?
Reading Time: 3 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…
Read MoreConnecting Peace and Community With #MS
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to empower women to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time. To feel HOPE: harmony, options, peace and empowerment to help others along the way. Peace is fundamental to human happiness and fulfillment, a key element of many religions and spiritual practices, and a critical component of healthy, resilient communities. While the concept…
Read MoreCan a Higher Self Belief Improve Your Health?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to empower women to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time. To feel HOPE: harmony, options, peace and empowerment to help others along the way. Kintsugi and Healing Your Body The ancient Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold is more than just a beautiful technique—it’s a metaphor for healing your body and accepting…
Read MoreLooking for Calm in the Chaos?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to empower women to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time. To feel HOPE: harmony, options, peace and empowerment to help others along the way. 5 Ways to Keep Calm in Turbulent Times As we know, it’s not easy to keep calm in turbulent times, but being able to stay level-headed under pressure is a critical skill…
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