by Mieke Haveman | Jan 31, 2013 | chronic pain, home page
It’s winter in the Western world. For a lot of that means snow, ice and cold. It is beautiful to look at and for the kids heaven to play in. For people with chronic pain problems this is often not the best time of year. Especially those with muscle problems. Cold...
by Mieke Haveman | Jan 24, 2013 | balance, home page
last Monday the 21st was called blue Monday. Scientists have figured out that it is the most depressing month of the year. It falls on the Monday of the last full week of January. Supposedly it is based on a scientific formula. As I am not a scientist I have no idea...
by Mieke Haveman | Jan 8, 2013 | balance, energy, home page
I hope you all had a good start to the new year. This is the time that most of us are filling with good intentions. We start the year promising ourselves that this will be the time we break bad habits. Make a fresh start. Does that sound familiar? How often...
by Mieke Haveman | Dec 6, 2012 | energy, home page
Did you do the tasks set in the first part of this blog post? Or would that have added only more stress in an already busy time? Let me quickly remind you what I asked. How much energy did I use? Could I have used less? How much time did this cost me? Did I really...
by Mieke Haveman | Nov 15, 2012 | chronic pain, energy, home page, online therapy
Has anyone ever told you that you are a perfectionist? Is god not good enough for you. Do you go back to a task even if another thinks you have done it well enough? Does this all sound familiar? If yes then you are probably a perfectionist on some...
by Mieke Haveman | Nov 1, 2012 | energy, home page
In March I blogged about daylight saving and the subtle changes one hour can mean to our lives. The summer seems to have really flown by and since this weekend we are back on ‘normal’ winter time. People adjust differently to this change. For some it hits home...