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Articles by Laura Webb

Free Webinar! Living Better Despite Chronic Illness

By Laura Webb    Monday, Aug 20, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain, Fibromyalgia, CFS/ME, arthritis, diabetes
!!!Free Webinar!!! Living Better Despite Chronic Illness Hosted by Laura B. Webb, Coach for sufferers of chronic illness & pain Thursday, August 23, 2012 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT Learn steps towards living a fuller and happier life even with chronic illness & pain including: - Having a trusting health team; - Adjusting your lifestyle and setting new life goals; - The Web of Life - Balancing all aspects of your life; - The value of a support system; - Changing your attitude from 'can't' to 'will'! While free, space is limited. Please register today at: http://lbwebbcoach.comRead More
Health Coaching, Life Coaching

Forget Routines - Get Into a Rhythm

By Laura Webb    Saturday, Aug 11, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain, Fibromyalgia, CFS/ME
I never like people say ' get into a routine'. I find routines boring, implying an obligation in activities when we should take pleasure in our daily duties. I am fortunate to now work from home providing flexibility in completing daily tasks. Of course, it also requires discipline but as a sufferer of chronic illness, I can more easily alter my schedule if necessary. It also means that I tend to work 7 days a week and weekends. If I hit a wall, I can take a break and focus on my body through rest, stretches, or exercise. I worked for 20 years in schools and nonprofit organizations and I ...Read More
Health Coaching, Life Coaching

The Joys of Brain Fog

By Laura Webb    Saturday, Aug 11, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain, Fibromyalgia, CFS/ME
Everyone has moments of forgetfulness - sometimes lovingly called a 'senior moment' or 'brain fart'. For healthy people, those moments are just one of those things when too many things are on their mind. My mom says that the brain is like a computer and as we get older, the brain moves more slowly because of all the information it has stored since birth. Sufferers of chronic illness have a very different perspective when their mind is in a haze. Those diagnosed with fibromyalgia have fibro fog included in the list of symptoms. But many illnesses result in a foggy brain for a variety of ...Read More
Health Coaching, Life Coaching

Exploring Alternative Health Care

By Laura Webb    Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
As a life coach for people with chronic illness, and a sufferer of CFS/ME and fibromyalgia for decades, I am an advocate for alternative therapy. I benefit from a variety of practices over the years. I have worked with wonderful practitioners and lunatics. Some treatments helped, others wasted my money. Researching what treatments may benefit your particular symptoms and finding practitioners who are knowledgeable of your illness are important when managing your health. Fortunately, VitalityLink is a phenomenal resource saving you the frustrations I experienced when beginning my journey into ...Read More
Life Coaching

Be Inspired

By Laura Webb    Saturday, Jul 14, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
Periodically, I publish quotes that can motivate, encourage, and sometimes bring a smile when feeling funky. People inspire me. Animals inspire me. Nature inspires me. Even when my body does not cooperate with my intentions for the day, I find inspiration that - at the very least - makes me smile. My husband gave me a Kindle for my birthday. I decided a reading tablet is easier than carrying books on planes, to and from the library, and exchanging books at our favorite used book store. I now am reading books I had never considered or seen before and some are really good. And most of my kindle ...Read More
Life Coaching

The Pain of Holidays

By Laura Webb    Sunday, Jul 01, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
For many who are lonely, chronically ill or in constant pain, summer holidays are especially difficult. Watching parades seems impossible as standing for long periods is painful. Invitations to picnics are declined because of special diets and the energy to socialize is overwhelming. There is relief that Memorial Day weekend is over and life can return to its normal painful routine. Until July 4th, Labor Day Weekend, and other summer activities arrive. Watching a parade does not have to be a pain. Suffering from chronic illness and pain does not mean forgoing activities that you want to ...Read More
Life Coaching

When Flare-Ups are Inevitable

By Laura Webb    Monday, Jun 18, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
Many sufferers of chronic illness are not always in relentless pain or feeling lousy. We can go days, months, or even years feeling like doing the right things ward off feeling miserable. Sometimes, a flare-up arises with no clear reason. A virus, added stress, or major life changes can trigger a flare up which, like remission, can last days, weeks, months, or heaven forbid - years. I am finally starting to rebound from a flare-up that kept me from traveling to my husband's family reunion last weekend. I actually thought I was going to avoid an episode despite a series of major events but ...Read More
Life Coaching

Holes in the Health Webb

By Laura Webb    Thursday, May 24, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness, chronic pain, any illness or disability
A couple of months ago, I was suffering from debilitating sinus headaches that continued without relief. I have been learning aromatherapy and made a sinus blend of primarily eucalyptus oil that I inhaled with steam that has worked well in the past. I have bath salts for pain which feels wonderful for a while after drying off and rubbed oils on my temples. Nothing lasted very long. I tried over the counter medication, migraine medication, pushed myself further with exercise and my yoga/qi gong energy stretches but the pain and fog only worsened. The worst part was that I am in the midst ...Read More
Life Coaching

Face it - Life is Hard

By Laura Webb    Friday, May 18, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
Sufferers of chronic illness and pain have to struggle daily with physical challenges and the emotional roller coaster that typically occurs. As mentioned in an earlier post, being diagnosed with a non-curable yet non-terminal disease patients experience the same progression when mourning the death of a loved one. The truth is, we are mourning the loss of our previous life. We do not want to accept that there are things we will never be able to do again. We become angry, attempt denial by doing things we shouldn't and become depressed when unsuccessful. If still stuck in one of these phases, ...Read More
Life Coaching

Don't Let Challenges of Dreams Stop You

By Laura Webb    Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Conditions: Chronic Illness and Pain
I hope readers will forgive my not posting for some time but it has been a busy, exhausting, and at times, painful several weeks. Fortunately, the pain and difficulties are so worth the sense of accomplishment and feeling that I am living my life the way I choose despite chronic illness and pain. A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I moved to an old country farm-house with 20 acres. We had not planned to look for a house with land until this summer but the opportunity arose and we jumped on it despite the poor timing. We fell in love with the old house though it has no central air (which I ...Read More
Life Coaching