IBS Lifestyle » IBS community http://ibslifestyle.com Taking the Stress Out of IBS Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Letting Go of Normal http://ibslifestyle.com/letting-go-of-normal/ http://ibslifestyle.com/letting-go-of-normal/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:14:35 +0000 http://ibslifestyle.com/?p=1674

 

I spent a lot of time in the last two years wishing my life could go back to normal. Some days I longed for normal so badly that it made me cry. It wasn’t that I was just in pain from being injured in an accident; it was the frustration that I could no longer do some of the things that were normal to me.

 

In my career as a mind-body coach I watch people long for normal all the time. Many of my current clients suffer from IBS or digestive disorders. They talk often about wanting a normal life. [...]

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]]> http://ibslifestyle.com/letting-go-of-normal/feed/ 0 Why Connection Is Important For IBS Relief http://ibslifestyle.com/why-connection-is-important-for-ibs-relief/ http://ibslifestyle.com/why-connection-is-important-for-ibs-relief/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:47:42 +0000 http://ibslifestyle.com/?p=1194 Like everyone else who saw the news on Monday afternoon, I was completely shocked at what happened at the Boston Marathon. I felt sadness for the families who lost loved ones. I also found myself feeling anxious and had to rush through the streets that were full of debris from the fallen buildings. We had friends who lost family members that day. At that time we also lived in the area of New Jersey in which the anthrax mail attack happened. I remember clearly being fearful when opening up my mailbox.

 

I could clearly relate to what people are going [...]

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