Living with a chronic illness is not easy. Especially when your symptoms include severe depression and hopelessness. It can take work to turn the picture upside down and see the glass as half full. But I can tell you that the effort is well worth it. On my bad days, all I can see is that I am in my sixth year living in near isolation,
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Let it Flow
Blocked energy results in stagnation. Stagnation can contribute to disease. As part of my personal healing initiative, I promised myself this year to focus on “flow” and to open up all those blocked passages in body and mind. One result of this is the “primal scream” practice I began a few months ago after moving to a more desolate locale
Healing trauma and chemical sensitivities
Interview with Derval Dunford, creator of Sui meditation CD, about how she healed trauma and overcame the limitations of chemical sensitivity.
The “Question” of Health Reform
Patricia Ann Rattray writes about how the government and corporate elite work together to silence those with environmental illness and others who threaten the status quo balance of power and profit.
Planet Thrive rocks!
PlanetThrive.com is a grassroots community for personal wellness, with a focus on the health-environment connection. We offer a healing space for those on a personal health journey and those wishing to live a healthier, more conscious life.
Breaking the Mold
Black Mold Exposure’s Michael Roland Williams and Karen Noseff talk about health, sex, and how to reach seemingly unattainable goals when you feel like you’re dying.
Adapting recipes / dehydrating nuts
Dear Sally, I would like to be able to adapt recipes that I have been using to make them more digestible and nutritious. Are there any general guidelines you can provide?
4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit
by Leo Babauta | I have to admit that I have my ups and downs with the exercise habit. So I know that it’s not the easiest habit for most people, and most people’s experiences consist of starting and stopping and starting again.
Exploring Civilization
by Derrick Jensen | It is customary when writing to hide one’s presumptions. The hope is that readers will flow along with the narrative and get swept up by the language until by the end they’ve reached roughly the same…
How the Financial Bailout Really Works
In 1942, German intelligence officers rounded up skilled Jewish prisoners and launched Operation Bernhardt, a clever scheme designed to counterfeit hundreds of millions…