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?
I thought of you while writing this. I love chiropractic care and with any physical nurturing I’ve discovered the mind is a huge component. I had no clue what the mind-body connection meant back in 2017 when I had bcancer and my radiation oncologist told me to manifest healing— in so many words. I’m sure my reaction was Huh? I get it now. When I went to PT for my neck and asked the PT to tell me exactly which muscles to meditate on she was quite impressed and praised me for doing the extra work at home. I am a huge cheerleader for those patients who include the mental work as well.
I am also a huge cheerleader for those who include mental work in their healthcare, unfortunately, it's not the majority but hopefully will continue to grow.
I am so sorry to hear you had bcancer, that is a super tough road. I follow a writer here on Substack who is writing about her cancer journey. It's amazing your oncologist told you to manifest healing!!! Bravo to them.
I hope you continue to write about this in your beautiful, funny style of writing. I think it's very relatable to people and helps them to open and grow.
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. 😅
Love that all parts are anonymous. GAD and IBS arenot fun. Hope you’re working on healing. Goat yoga is real. Goats climb on your back while you’re doing downward dog.
IBS is forever, but I keep it under control most of the time. I just need to pay attention to what I eat to prevent flareups. I recently had to give up coffee (again), after a glorious six months of drinking as much as possible...but my belly eventually made it clear that it didn't share my (over) appreciation for java. Oh well, I can still sniff my father-in-law's coffee. 😅
I had to look up goat yoga - wow, that sounds neat! My mother used to keep goats, and my siblings and I had a whee of a time playing with the kids - baby goats are a lot of fun! Once in a while we'd sneak one into the house so it could jump around on the furniture. Since they weren't house trained, my parents did not appreciate having baby goats jumping on the beds. 🐐
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
My knees used to hurt a lot about 50 pounds ( and 25 years) ago. My doctor was also honest, but just kept it at, "Lose some weight, and your knees will feel better." And she was right. 😉
Thx for this. B— sorry but if your PT was spot on then his bluntness should be appreciated. Never heard of a butt causing back problems. You are completely missing the boat if you don’t write an essay about this experience. Wicked funny yet poignant. I always wondered if I needed a butt implant to support my lower back.
Thanks CK -- I try not to be too preachy. Early in my Substack I wrote a bit about diet and exercise. The best book I ever read about lifestyle had a wonderful title "How Not To Die" -- haha
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! 😂
Haha. Thx for reading and commenting! Is Dr Sarno still practicing?
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.
It’s universal then. We all talk to our body parts. Thx for reading and commenting. 😃
I remember that Jim Carrey had talking buttocks... I was waiting for you to mention it. 😅
I missed that one. Haha.
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❤
I thought of you while writing this. I love chiropractic care and with any physical nurturing I’ve discovered the mind is a huge component. I had no clue what the mind-body connection meant back in 2017 when I had bcancer and my radiation oncologist told me to manifest healing— in so many words. I’m sure my reaction was Huh? I get it now. When I went to PT for my neck and asked the PT to tell me exactly which muscles to meditate on she was quite impressed and praised me for doing the extra work at home. I am a huge cheerleader for those patients who include the mental work as well.
I am also a huge cheerleader for those who include mental work in their healthcare, unfortunately, it's not the majority but hopefully will continue to grow.
I am so sorry to hear you had bcancer, that is a super tough road. I follow a writer here on Substack who is writing about her cancer journey. It's amazing your oncologist told you to manifest healing!!! Bravo to them.
I hope you continue to write about this in your beautiful, funny style of writing. I think it's very relatable to people and helps them to open and grow.
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. 😅
Love that all parts are anonymous. GAD and IBS arenot fun. Hope you’re working on healing. Goat yoga is real. Goats climb on your back while you’re doing downward dog.
IBS is forever, but I keep it under control most of the time. I just need to pay attention to what I eat to prevent flareups. I recently had to give up coffee (again), after a glorious six months of drinking as much as possible...but my belly eventually made it clear that it didn't share my (over) appreciation for java. Oh well, I can still sniff my father-in-law's coffee. 😅
I had to look up goat yoga - wow, that sounds neat! My mother used to keep goats, and my siblings and I had a whee of a time playing with the kids - baby goats are a lot of fun! Once in a while we'd sneak one into the house so it could jump around on the furniture. Since they weren't house trained, my parents did not appreciate having baby goats jumping on the beds. 🐐
Our neighbors have baby goats. Love that you snuck them into the house.
I have many food intolerances and a couple drink intolerances. Alcohol and coffee. I get whiffs of hubbys.
No alcohol for me either, it makes my stomach feel like I've swallowed a blow torch.
This made me laugh out loud. I spilled my tea at Jeff's response to Jew underwear...
Thx for reading and commenting! Glad you laughed. Hope tea didn’t stain.
You write humorous dialogue so well!
Thx so much!❤️🙏
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!
Thx for reading and commenting. I want to know the names. 🙏
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! 😂
Haha. French butt hole. Epileptic brain— sending loving names that heal. 🙏❤️
I often laugh, I rarely blush - I’m doing both! Great work!
Thx for reading, commenting and blushing. 🤣🤣
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.
Thx for reading and commenting. Please share your new monikers. Come ova for a walk. 😃
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
My knees used to hurt a lot about 50 pounds ( and 25 years) ago. My doctor was also honest, but just kept it at, "Lose some weight, and your knees will feel better." And she was right. 😉
Thx for this. B— sorry but if your PT was spot on then his bluntness should be appreciated. Never heard of a butt causing back problems. You are completely missing the boat if you don’t write an essay about this experience. Wicked funny yet poignant. I always wondered if I needed a butt implant to support my lower back.
Thanks CK -- I try not to be too preachy. Early in my Substack I wrote a bit about diet and exercise. The best book I ever read about lifestyle had a wonderful title "How Not To Die" -- haha