by Andrea Trank | May 27, 2024
Is Your Heart Guiding Your Decisions? If Not, Think Again! The heart is much more than an organ that pumps blood. Spiritual leaders across various traditions have recognized this for thousands of years. For over thirty years, scientists have also demonstrated some of...
by Andrea Trank | May 6, 2024
The Importance of Reslishing or Savoring Even Small Successes! Do you take a moment to relish your triumphs? Do you pause to acknowledge your resilience in overcoming obstacles or navigating tricky situations? Many of us hesitate to do so, perhaps feeling it’s...
by Andrea Trank | Mar 11, 2024
HRV Is Considered a Critical Factor in Your Healthspan! When you go to a doctor’s office, they read your pulse —usually somewhere between 50 and 80 beats/minute. But, did you know that this is just an average of your heart beats? In fact, your heart rate...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 30, 2023
What is chronic pain and how is different from acute pain? The Cleveland Clinic defines chronic pain as pain that lasts longer than six months and continues despite the resolving of the original injury. Acute pain, on the other hand, occurs after a very distinct...
by Andrea Trank | Jul 13, 2023
Getting off the Energy Roller Coaster “Summertime and living is easy”, so says Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in this famous song. But when you are on a roller coaster of emotions and energy from living with chronic pain or a chronic autoimmune condition it may...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 26, 2023
When you are too busy to do your normal healthy routines, you need some small practices to rely on! Last week I shared a personal story about how life transitions, even positive ones, can wreak havoc on us physically, mentally, and emotionally. I also hinted at how I...