Pain control has been our major focus for the past few weeks as Ellen’s hip degeneration has progressed. Unlike simple osteoarthritis, she has avascular necrosis, a rapid breakdown of bone due to a loss of the blood supply to the bone. Her surgeon has told her not to use any opioid drugs before surgery as […]
Over this past week, the main topic of conversation around the house has been around the subject of emotions of hopelessness, less than, and helplessness. These cheery topics have been raised because Ellen is working up a therapeutic process for helping her clients to overcome these emotions. That means we had to dive deep into […]
This week we have a guest author, my partner Ellen. Our weeks are spent discussing growth and learning stuff because that is our main shared interest. Ellen decided to write about some of our recent insights into how we process life. Black & White Thinking Black-and-white thinking originated in the brains of children. Yes, […]