by Stephanie Kinney | May 7, 2024 | Painful Insights
The Break-In Period Growing pains are real pain in the ass- or in my case, a pain in the foot. I am currently tenderly treading the break-in stage of new Birkenstocks. The leather has the feel of some soft steal across the top of my already inflamed metatarsals, and...
by Stephanie Kinney | Apr 19, 2024 | Painful Insights
To the Chronically (un)Insured: “Raise your hand if you’ve experienced applying to the US health insurance system & are calling to check on the status of your application.” “Ok, keep your hand up if you’ve stayed on hold for 15 minutes” “25 minutes” “45 minutes?...
by Stephanie Kinney | Mar 10, 2024 | Painful Insights
Walking the Tightrope Every yoga pose strives to have a balance of the effort and the ease to be in it. We must challenge the body to keep it strong, but dont want to tear a hammie if we sneeze in triangle pose. When you live in chronic pain, everything can feel like...
by Stephanie Kinney | Feb 15, 2024 | Painful Insights
Feel the Love Hello yogis, Post Valentine’s Day I hope you are all basking in the glow of amplified love. Not in the Hallmark holiday way- not even in a romantic way. How about basking in love for yourself? When we practice creating love for ourselves, we...
by Stephanie Kinney | Feb 1, 2024 | Painful Insights
Tune In Whats up yogis, I dont know about you guys, but when my favorite song comes on, I become useless. You can no longer have a conversation with me because I am far away, transported to a distant land of all consuming joy. The definition of one-pointed focus. It...
by Stephanie Kinney | Jan 12, 2024 | Painful Insights
Can We Really "Do it all?" We all strive to be more efficient. The current pace of society demands it. But are we really able to perform multiple tasks at once? The answer, unfortunately, is no. (I think I already knew this but it was confirmed by my psychology...
