Bosworth Consulting and Psychotherapy

09/23/2025

Body scan mediation is a type of mediation that turns attention to the body. This can be really scary for some people with pain for a lot of different reasons, and not everyone will be ready to do it. So why is it something to consider? It's one method for trying to separate the pain-anxiety pathway. It helps people begin to replace anxiety with curiosity, neutrality, and ultimately acceptance. It can untie various sensations - different types of discomfort - so not every sensation gets interpreted in a giant bucket of pain. It acknowledges the reality of pain, but it puts some emotional distance between yourself and pain.

Have you tried it? What was your experience like? Are you worried about trying it? What are your concerns?

09/09/2025

Inspiration and hope can come from so many places. People, books, visual arts, music, podcasts, movies...

Victor Frankl is a Jewish Holocaust survivor and wrote a memoir about his psychological survival and recovery. His book has given hope to many people in dire circumstances. To me this quote below speaks to the twisty paths to happiness. Happiness is found is indirectly, naturally, and slowly. It means putting the cart before the horse. Doing a thing before it feels rewarding. Building an infrastructure so happiness can thrive in it. It's a fancy way of saying, "If you build it, it will come."

Who or what gives you hope that happiness will come to you?

09/08/2025

09/03/2025

What's your silly name for your pain?

09/01/2025

Do use affirmations? Which ones? How do you use them - speak them out loud, write them as notes to yourself, sing them?

08/31/2025

How have you learned to cope with the depression or anxiety that often comes along with pain?

07/28/2023

I love this talk by Andrea Nichol on Fibromyalgia. She talks about the neurological processes that are visible on MRIs that might be part of the puzzle. She has a great way about her - non-stigmatizing and empathetic

In her keynote address at the inaugural Fibromyalgia Health & Wellbeing Summit (Dublin, 2018) Prof. Andrea Nicol provided historical perspectives on fibromya...

01/27/2023

Making the effort to find a doctor you like can be well worth it.

What do you look for in a doctor?
What are the best things about your favorite doctor?