Zebras, pots and spoonies oh my! What chronic pain sufferers wish you knew

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Is chronic pain your mentor, or your master? Nicole Alldredge and Aisley Johnson, co-authors of The Mindflight Journal, join Tony Overbay, LMFT on episode 152 of the Virtual Couch Podcast. The Mindflight Journal was created to help you not only track your health, medication, and symptoms, but also take care of your mind through gratitude, growth, and creativity. You can find them on Instagram @mindflightjournal on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mindflightjournal/ (https://www.facebook.com/mindflightjournal/) or by going directly to http://mindflightjournal.com (http://mindflightjournal.com) Use the code "virtualcouch" to receive a discount on your copy. Nicole and Aisley layout their own journeys in researching, understanding, diagnosing and ultimately learning not only to live but to thrive with chronic pain and illness. They discuss how raising your "emotional baseline" can help you live a more fulfilling life, even while struggling with chronic pain. They also give tips on the best way you can empathize with, and support anyone who is dealing with a chronic illness or chronic pain. Nicole and Aisley created the Mindflight Journal with the following mission in mind: Our mission is to help people with chronic illness or paito take care of their mind and body through journaling. It is through our own journey with chronic illness that we have learned how important it is to track your own health and focus on what you can change through learning, thinking and writing. Having chronic illness and pain is a difficult trial, but we know it can have a refining effect. We hope that this journal brings you peace, helps you grow and gives you a spark of excitement each time you open its pages to see what it has in store for you each day The Mindflight Journal has a two-page spread for every day and will last 120 days. A free bookmark comes with each journal that allows you to easily track your medications. Each journal is a cloth-covered, hardback book with a ribbon to mark your place. For your health, each spread includes: - a pain map - health stats table - medication table - pain level scale - symptoms/notes record For your mind, each spread includes - new quote - unique, daily writing prompt - daily challenge - gratitude box - to-do list The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) Betterhelp.com is the world's leading provider of online therapy. Their mission is to make professional counseling accessible, affordable, and convenient, so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere. Head to http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) for 10% off your first month of services.

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0:00.0	Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, zebras, pots, and spoonies, oh my!
0:05.2	What chronic pain suffers wish you knew, and before you go any further, whether you are dealing with any type of chronic pain or illness or not, whether or not you know of someone who is dealing with chronic pain, I am asking you to do me a favor, take the time to listen to this episode.
0:17.8	My guests are mother and daughter team, Nicole and Aisley, and they are both incredibly experienced and well versed in this topic and they're funny.
0:24.0	And both have struggled with chronic pain and they've created a tool, an incredible tool
0:27.5	for chronic pain sufferers called the Mind Flight Journal that is going to literally save lives
0:32.3	by giving chronic pain sufferers this tool to validate their experiences as well as help them live.
0:37.8	Plus, we cover topics like empathy, how to support a loved one going through difficult times,
0:41.6	women's issues in health care, and so, so much more.
0:44.8	So stick around.
0:45.6	That and more coming up on this episode of The Virtual Couch. Hey, before we get started today, more email feedback.
1:00.7	Hi, Tony, I'm a big fan, but I'll bet you won't read this one.
1:04.1	I like betterhelp.com.
1:05.7	I used your code, betterhelp.com slash virtual couch, to get the discount that you offered.
1:09.9	I like my therapist that I found.
1:11.6	Now I like life. Keep on doing what you do. Sincerely, well, don't read my name. I'm afraid
1:16.7	to give away too many details in my email. So there you go, person who submitted the email. I did read
1:21.1	it and I like your email. It's short, it's simple, but it says it all. If you are interested in professional help and you have your reasons not to reach out to somebody local to you, or if you prefer not to go into a therapist office or you feel like the therapist in your area, maybe don't have the expertise in your particular issue, whether it be anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or illness, betrayal, trauma, OCD, you name it. Then please check out betterHelp.com slash virtual couch for 10% off your first
1:45.3	month's service. You can start communicating with someone in less than 24 hours, no waiting
1:49.0	and uncomfortable waiting rooms, although I will admit my waiting room is pretty comfy.
1:52.7	But it's more affordable than traditional counseling, and one thing that I need to talk more about
1:56.3	is the financial aid is available. So go check out what over 500,000 people have already done before you.
2:01.4	Sign up now by going to BetterHelp.com.
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