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March 6, 2016 In Blog, Pain Management By Andrea

How letting go can change everything

Sometimes we all need a push, a nudge from the universe to trust our own inner wisdom. For me a phone call was the catalyst to propel me to forward to follow my own journey to wellness and healing. After spending more than half of my life looking for answers and a name to call the constant pain...

February 26, 2016 In Blog By Andrea

Spirit Radio podcast with Wendy Grace

I was thrilled to be invited into the Spirit Radio studio which felt like home, as it was where I started my radio career so many years ago in Country Mix. I had an open, honest and engaging chat with Wendy about my new book - 'Pain...

February 24, 2016 In Blog By Andrea

Emotional day at Easons

My heart is filled with affection and pure admiration for the many fellow pain champions that I met over the recent few days. When you have persistent pain it is so hard to often get out and about and do normal things that many take for...

February 8, 2016 In Blog, Hypnosis, Spotlight By Andrea

Gratitude and manifestation

As we start a new week I am making an active decision to ‘think’ on purpose and to harness the amazing power of my mind by becoming aware of my thoughts. It might seem basic but I have learned that by controlling my thoughts and becoming...

January 29, 2016 In Journal, Pain Management By Andrea

Don’t explain and don’t complain

The phrase ‘Seeing is believing’ springs to mind when I think about living with Imperceptible pain, because there is no seen evidence of my illness it remains invisible to the naked eye. I feel this is why it doesn't seem convincing to many that I could...

January 29, 2016 In Pain Management, Wellness By Andrea

In Permanent Pain

Woman's Way, 23rd Jan 2013 Pain pain go away please come back another day...

January 25, 2016 In Journal, Wellness By Andrea

My health journey

Some of you may have read some snippets of my story here and there and will probably know that I have had ‘back pain’ which I have spoken about briefly in the past on TV and in print. To say it was just ‘back pain’...

January 25, 2016 In Affirmations By Andrea

The power of positive thinking

‘The power of positive thinking.’ How many times have you heard that phrase? But what does it really mean? What actual ‘power’ does thinking in a positive way really have? I am sure we’d all agree that thinking positively is a good thing, especially when we’re feeling...

January 25, 2016 In Journal, Wellness By Andrea

Start a new journal today!

When I embarked on my journey at the start of 2014, I realised I had a lot of anger and bitterness deep inside me because of the burden of pain. To begin my new journey I needed to find a way of dealing with those...

January 24, 2016 In Affirmations, Hypnosis By Andrea

Health Affirmations

These are some of my positive health affirmations. I listen to them everyday as part of my wellness plan. They have helped me immensely, I hope they help you too. [audio mp3="http://andreahayes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/HEALTH-Affirmation.mp3"][/audio]...

January 22, 2016 In Pain Management, Wellness By Andrea

Chasing a natural high

Woman’s Way Issue 16, April 2015 Chasing a natural high and living the best way you can day to day. Some people say that there is nothing like the adrenaline rush you get when you exercise, the well-known term “runner’s high” that athletes achieve with prolonged exercise, is...

January 21, 2016 In Journal, Pain Management By Andrea

Medication compliance and me!

Chronic Pain Ireland Newsletter, Issue 4, December 2015 Hello my name is Andrea and I don't (always) take my medication as prescribed! I feel like there should be a pharmacotherapy support group you can go too when you have a long-term bond (troubled in my case) with medication...

January 19, 2016 In Affirmations, Hypnosis, Pain Management By Andrea

How your brain can affect your pain

I have experienced chronic pain since childhood, from earache to spine pain it seems I have carried this heavy load with me for decades. A silent burden that no one can understand, quantify or explain. All through my 20’s I searched for answers to find...