Hi everyone-
it’s been a few months since I’ve posted and it’s high time that I gave everyone an idea of what’s been up with me. I’ve been struggling with chronic headaches (and myriad other pains) since the beginning of February and while I’ve had some optimistic patches along the way, I’ve just started feeling significantly better for the first time since February (I started biofeedback a week ago and the impact is huge). I’m going to try to blog about some of my thoughts as I’ve gone through this in an effort to help me understand what happened and to put it behind me. A few overview thoughts on the ordeal that I’ll use as somewhat of an outline:
1. Thank goodness for One Medical Group. The whole practice has been an amazing network of knowledge for my from primary care to counseling to acupuncture. More here.
2. The cause of head pain is very difficult to diagnose, especially in determining whether it is physical or psychological. More here.
3. My admiration for One Medical notwithstanding, a nutritionist is often more helpful that a doctor, especially when you’re making a major diet shift. I’ve come to the belief that we should see a nutritionist every 6 months at least. More here and a recipe for granola here.
4. If there’s a traumatic event that you haven’t addressed in your life, find some help and deal with it. A bunch of stuff (a technical term) piled up on me and was exacerbated by past events. Don’t let that happen. More here.
5. Pay attention to your doctor and what she tells you, especially in terms of prescriptions- don’t assume they always get it right.
6. Healing takes time. We’re used to instant cures- sometimes you have to let things take their natural course. Here are some of the things that have helped me.
The worst thing about this for me was having to leave exfm. I love the team, the vision and the product and hate not being there. Having said that, I hope to start helping young companies again very soon- nothing gives me more satisfaction than helping a dream grow. You can reach me now at smithc at gmail dot com.
Thanks for reading, more to come.
Lokah Samastah Sukinho Bhavantu!
