Category Archives: intersticial cystitis

Connecting With Ease

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Gail Kenny

Much of our discomfort and pain is from resisting the felt feeling of it in the body.  We unconsciously shy away from feeling the difficulty of our present time experience.  When we avoid it or try to make it stop … Continue reading →

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Anger, Shame and Boundaries

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Gail Kenny

I’ve been extra aware of boundaries lately.  When I refer to boundaries, what I mean are the differences between you and me.  So much of life is interacting with other people and our relationships with everything else.  It is so … Continue reading →

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The Story Versus Reality Pain

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Gail Kenny

I’ve noticed a theme with myself and clients around discontent with stories we have created about how our lives are supposed to be and with the reality of how they actually are.  Our mind writes stories about what is going … Continue reading →

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Taming the Timekeeper

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Gail Kenny

I have been so conditioned about being on time and using my time wisely, that I have worn a watch every day for decades.  It only comes off at night.  I was taught that time is money and we must … Continue reading →

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Minding the Transitions

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Gail Kenny

I am prone to rushing through the day going from quickly from one task to the next without ever slowing down much,  focusing more on what I’m not getting done than what I am getting done.  When I do that, … Continue reading →

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Is My Pain Because of a Past Life?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Gail Kenny

That was a question a client posed to me recently.  The assumption is that since you have pain and you have gotten treatment for it and you still have the pain, it must mean there is something unresolved from a … Continue reading →

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Going by Feel

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Gail Kenny

If you are totally a left-brain, logical type personality, chances are there is some disconnect from your body and you spend lots of time thinking and focusing on what your mind has to say and doing what your mind and … Continue reading →

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