Anyone else feeling like things are not going great for us? I mean between inflation and needing a second mortgage to fill out gas tanks, it feels way too easy to just feel frustrated, angry, and maybe even hopeless. The thing is we are more resilient than we know or believe, both as individuals and...
Category: Dr. Graham
Pain is a Pain
There are few things in life that are as frustrating as being in pain. It is a serious problem in our country. It is a problem for us physically and economically. In April 2021 Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzed NHIS data and found that 20% of American adults experienced some form of chronic pain. ...
Covid-19 Vaccinations
Covid-19 vaccinations….boom, clickbait! Got your attention! By now we all know that vaccines are a hot button topic. Everyone seems to not only have an opinion but an extremely strong one at that. But let’s put that aside and agree on one thing: the best way to face any immune system challenge is to have...
Keep. Going.
I don’t think it is outlandish to say that the past 12 months haven’t been ideal. But we are strong. We all press on. The news continues to deliver a culture of fear, we cannot control that. But we can control our response. As we look around though, it seems we have just paused in...
Interacting With Pain
So 2021, does it seem like 2020: the sequel to you, also. The world is still weird. Life feels more unpredictable than ever. And the physical, mental, financial, and emotional stress seems to weigh heavy on all of us. One thing I’ve noticed in practice is an uptick in pain levels in my many people....
Using Gratitude to Get Through 2020
I didn’t think 2020 would have holidays. Ok, maybe we still technically have them, but obviously, they feel very different. And really, we need some celebrations every year, but especially this year. The problem is it feels very hard to get into the spirit for a lot of us. With the financial, mental, physical, and...
Making Caring Common
Oh, 2020. Thank you, for the weirdest back to school season in recent memory. Is your school remote learning, a hybrid, or full time with a whole new host of restrictions? Anyway about it, we all want what’s best for our kids. We want them to be happy, healthy, and successful. We want them to...
Are You Chasing Your Passions?
I think we can all agree, 2020 has been a strange and difficult year. Life has not gone as we all expected. Remember New Year’s Eve and thinking, “2020 is our year!!!!”. Ok, so maybe not so much. But it tells a lot about us as a society and as humans, in general, that we...
Control What You Can
If you look around lately you will see mass hysteria. Imagine waking up from a month long nap into our current world. There’s no toilet paper, hand sanitizer, or easy days at the market. In a matter of weeks we have watched our strength and normalcy dissolve into fear and uncertainty. Want to hit...
You Only Get What You Give
Look around your life. Look at yourself. Do you see happy people? Do you see a lot of laughter, joy, and happiness? Or do you just see people (ourselves included) who are crazy busy? Not just busy, but overwhelmed. We run around, filling every moment with….stuff. More practices for the kids, more errands, more work,...
