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Parenting Without Certainty
There are no perfect ways to protect our kids. There is only a wellspring of love and care from…
Supporting a Child Living With Chronic Pain: Gentle Practices for a More Peaceful Summer
Summer does not have to be about doing more. Sometimes healing begins when we finally slow down enough to…
Getting the Blueprint of Your Child: A Summer ‘True Temperature Check’
The goal is not to “fix” the child. The goal is to understand: Who is this child when they…
Why Scoliosis and TMJ Disorders Can Be Interrelated
Scoliosis and TMJ disorders are deeply interconnected through posture, fascial continuity, and compensatory mechanisms.
How to Support Your Child Through Outings that Require Recovery
This post is written from the perspective of a young person who participated in CHYP. Outings and events are…
Words Mean A Lot When Someone’s in Pain
It may sound cheesy, but it is true: the words we use with each other can make a real…
A Guide to Using Visualization/Imagery Techniques to Improve Physical Function (Part One)
Visualization/imagery can be used to help restore function, and is also used by athletes to improve sports performance.
VLOG: Abdominal (Diaphragmatic) Breathing for Stress Reduction, with Dr. Eileen Yager
This stress reduction breath, abdominal breathing, is naturally done by babies and infants. It can be very relaxing and…
You Can’t Save Your Child…. and That’s OK
It is heartbreaking to watch your child suffer and not be able to fix the problem. Having a child…
Advice For Parents “Mid-Journey” In Supporting Their Youth In Pain
In 2016, our 9-year-old (I’ll call him Y) began having headaches on the way to school. We had a…
Regaining Balance In the Body: How Listening to One Part of the Body Helps Another When Treating Young Patients With Chronic Pain
One of the most common things teens and young adults tell me when they walk into a session is:…
Releasing Tension Around Pain
“When we sense pain, we tense pain.” It is in our primal brain functioning to resist and push against…