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Stage 2: Step 4

No Action in a Reaction – Part 2
10 Feb 2019

No Action in a Reaction – Part 2

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 | 0

The essence of solving chronic pain and also creating a life that you enjoy is learning how to regulate your body’s chemistry. When you are full of stress hormones such as adrenaline, cortisol, endorphins and histamines you are on high alert and you’ll feel agitated and anxious. When this state … Read More

action, anger, anxiety, reaction, stress, stress hormones, suppress
Society’s Pain and World Peace
13 Nov 2016

Society’s Pain and World Peace

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 | 0

We live in an era of unprecedented comfort and freedom. A recent experience that drove this home was spending a few days in New Orleans. As my wife and I were on a walking tour through the French Quarter, our guide pointed out that it was not until 1890 that … Read More

anger, change, insanity, lose control, mirror neurons, politics, rage, reactive, societal anger
The Power of Pain
29 Nov 2015

The Power of Pain

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 | 0

Recent world events have raised a lot of questions about why would people dedicate their lives to the pursuit of destruction? My observation is that this unspeakable behavior is one of the expressions of what is learned in school that we call, “socialization”. The First Day of School Every child … Read More

anger, bullies, Compassion, inflammatory markers, mobbing
Nick’s Winning Run – Off of the Hill
19 Jan 2014

Nick’s Winning Run – Off of the Hill

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 | 0

My son, Nick, has been a competitive freestyle mogul skier since he was 14 years-old. He is an extraordinary athlete and within three years of beginning his skiing career he won the Duals event at Junior Nationals. He was focused, passionate and it appeared that he was well on his … Read More

acceptance, adversity, fear of failure, growing up, Hoffman, moving on, negative writing
To Become Strong – “ILOHLA”
27 Aug 2013

To Become Strong – “ILOHLA”

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4, Stories of Hope | 0

My creative artist friend, Ernesto, endured a rough couple of years and for a while he “disappeared”. The details are not important. What is important is that he is back and thriving. This piece is a statement of his time in the “Abyss.” I spend over eight years in darkness. … Read More

1000 moons, art, suffering, thriving, victim
“I Am Not Letting Yesterday Ruin Today”
30 Apr 2012

“I Am Not Letting Yesterday Ruin Today”

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2: Step 4, Stories of Hope | 0

I had been working with Anne for a while and she had been experiencing chronic pain throughout her body for a many years. Her once productive life had fallen apart and she now depended on welfare for her sustenance. She had undergone a lumbar disc surgery a couple years earlier … Read More

engaging, Infection, Leg Pain, Ruptured Disk

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