Best book review ever! Hysterical! 😂😂😂😂This should be emailed to J Sarno! And you mentioned me 🥰thank you! No readers, I’m not Nancy! I’m Anna Maria. 😃
I talk to my brain all the time 🤩, have never named any body parts, and yoga with goats several times! 😂
A great book recommendation in a funny coat! I like it :-) I don't name body parts but I do give myself pep talks, like generally, "We can do this! We can!" Or specifically, "You can recover from this, knee!" I think it's endearing, but I only do it in private so no idea how other people would feel about it.
Thanks again for the reminder about Sarno's book. It's very cool you could hike recently! I love that.
I actually have named a body part but I will save that story to tell you in private😆. While I think the practice is likely quite useful it didn't seem to help me.
I work with people's bodies every day and find it fascinating how some folks don't seem to live IN their own body. It's as if they are separated from it or don't take ownership of it. Any practice that makes us pay attention to our body part in a non-complaining way, and give it some love, will be helpful. Maybe instead of naming it a different name it would help to call it more of a nickname that is part of you? Just a thought. Does Sarno talk about this in his book?
1. No, I'm too busy trying to get my brain to settle down.
2. No, all my body parts are anonymous.
3. What the heck is goat yoga?
My brain DOES talk to my body parts, though. I have GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which, as my doctor said, means that I get nervous about EVERYTHING!), and my anxiety has caused panic attacks (which apparently feel like a heart attack - they are freaky!). I also have IBS, where my intestines hurt because my brain is sending stressed out neurochemicals down there, which then causes my intestines to send "help me" neurochemicals back up to my brain, which stresses me out, which then triggers the pattern to repeat. Maybe my brain and my belly should stop talking to each other. 😅
Oh my god... I just laughed so hard... I once wrote a love letter to my epileptic brain. I've quite never thought to name it or my asshole... if it needs to relax, maybe something Frenchy would do? Hey....Francois???...or maybe Arnaud-the-asshole? Arnaud... Calme-toi!! Settle down, down there! 😂
I can't believe it never occurred to me to name any of my body parts, even though I argue with my brain all the time. But now I'm obsessed with thinking up monikers for several of my noisier regions. Also, I want to take walks with you and Nancy due to the quality of your conversation. Thank you for the belly laughs.
I know how much I enjoy a given Substack. It is proportional to my comment length it seems. Funny takes on serious topics. (a) Expression "took a shot" -- for many years when anyone is guessing to get back on track I always say "Lincoln took a shot". (b) Big believer that when we think we are not in control there is often an easy answer -- many years ago when I was overweight i would often end up with low back pain -- convinced myself it was a back defect -- had a PT who was SUPER MOTIVATED AND BLUNT -- went for a session -- described my problem -- he gave me exercises to relieve the pressure on my lower back -- then he said (will remember it forever) -- your problem is your ass is too big. (c) family history of diverticulitis & lower GI stuff -- for me diet has fixed all of it and can't believe i didn't change 25 years ago -- simple answers exist for lots of things and some problems lack a solution but just need understanding (d) great to have a friend like Nancy -- it is important to have people we can talk to about all sorts of stuff
Questions :: (1) I do a lot now and only wish I had started sooner (2) No -- thanks to you and Nancy if I ever name paired body parts I'll give them different names 3 -- No
Best book review ever! Hysterical! 😂😂😂😂This should be emailed to J Sarno! And you mentioned me 🥰thank you! No readers, I’m not Nancy! I’m Anna Maria. 😃
I talk to my brain all the time 🤩, have never named any body parts, and yoga with goats several times! 😂
Oh I may have named one of *HIS* body parts! 😂
A great book recommendation in a funny coat! I like it :-) I don't name body parts but I do give myself pep talks, like generally, "We can do this! We can!" Or specifically, "You can recover from this, knee!" I think it's endearing, but I only do it in private so no idea how other people would feel about it.
I remember that Jim Carrey had talking buttocks... I was waiting for you to mention it. 😅
Thanks again for the reminder about Sarno's book. It's very cool you could hike recently! I love that.
I actually have named a body part but I will save that story to tell you in private😆. While I think the practice is likely quite useful it didn't seem to help me.
I work with people's bodies every day and find it fascinating how some folks don't seem to live IN their own body. It's as if they are separated from it or don't take ownership of it. Any practice that makes us pay attention to our body part in a non-complaining way, and give it some love, will be helpful. Maybe instead of naming it a different name it would help to call it more of a nickname that is part of you? Just a thought. Does Sarno talk about this in his book?
A wonderful article, thank you❤
1. No, I'm too busy trying to get my brain to settle down.
2. No, all my body parts are anonymous.
3. What the heck is goat yoga?
My brain DOES talk to my body parts, though. I have GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which, as my doctor said, means that I get nervous about EVERYTHING!), and my anxiety has caused panic attacks (which apparently feel like a heart attack - they are freaky!). I also have IBS, where my intestines hurt because my brain is sending stressed out neurochemicals down there, which then causes my intestines to send "help me" neurochemicals back up to my brain, which stresses me out, which then triggers the pattern to repeat. Maybe my brain and my belly should stop talking to each other. 😅
This made me laugh out loud. I spilled my tea at Jeff's response to Jew underwear...
You write humorous dialogue so well!
Such fun and I'll give it a go.
I have occasional essential tremour in the head and left hand. I have divertilitis too. Thinking up names as we speak!
Oh my god... I just laughed so hard... I once wrote a love letter to my epileptic brain. I've quite never thought to name it or my asshole... if it needs to relax, maybe something Frenchy would do? Hey....Francois???...or maybe Arnaud-the-asshole? Arnaud... Calme-toi!! Settle down, down there! 😂
I often laugh, I rarely blush - I’m doing both! Great work!
I can't believe it never occurred to me to name any of my body parts, even though I argue with my brain all the time. But now I'm obsessed with thinking up monikers for several of my noisier regions. Also, I want to take walks with you and Nancy due to the quality of your conversation. Thank you for the belly laughs.
I know how much I enjoy a given Substack. It is proportional to my comment length it seems. Funny takes on serious topics. (a) Expression "took a shot" -- for many years when anyone is guessing to get back on track I always say "Lincoln took a shot". (b) Big believer that when we think we are not in control there is often an easy answer -- many years ago when I was overweight i would often end up with low back pain -- convinced myself it was a back defect -- had a PT who was SUPER MOTIVATED AND BLUNT -- went for a session -- described my problem -- he gave me exercises to relieve the pressure on my lower back -- then he said (will remember it forever) -- your problem is your ass is too big. (c) family history of diverticulitis & lower GI stuff -- for me diet has fixed all of it and can't believe i didn't change 25 years ago -- simple answers exist for lots of things and some problems lack a solution but just need understanding (d) great to have a friend like Nancy -- it is important to have people we can talk to about all sorts of stuff
Questions :: (1) I do a lot now and only wish I had started sooner (2) No -- thanks to you and Nancy if I ever name paired body parts I'll give them different names 3 -- No