The Healthy Mind Advocate

The Healthy Mind Advocate 30 plus years with chronic pain, and more than 7 years now free of chronic pain. This didn't happen overnight, it took knowledge and experience.

If you suffer with chronic pain, Follow my Page, and Click Link in Bio for your FREE Chronic Pain Guide. Exploring my dreams! Helping people reach their potential in life! At almost 59 I am learning the importance of gratitude and being appreciative. I am also learning that far too many people are focused on the WRONG things in life. In my opinion, while we need money to meet our monthly expenses, what about our health? The importance of health and mental health seems for too many people to take a back step to MONEY. I am extremely grateful for the live I have while has not produced the ideal results, it has given me very good health, incredible daily energy, and opened my mind to new purposes. I credit a portion of my youthful energy to my daily supplements and focuses on life. Are you ready to start achieving new health and wealth heights? Connect with me on messenger!

03/09/2026

๐Ÿ‘ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ

If you find yourself in the middle of a flare up ask yourself these important questions.

What is going on in my life?

Am I feeling anxious?

Am I worried or fearful of something in my life?

Do I feel stressed?

I read so many posts on Facebook about people going through stressful times and dealing with flare ups.

These same people are like the ones that are convinced chronic pain is always caused by a physical condition.

If that is the case, than share with me, why would stress, anxiety, worry, stress and other emotions impact your chronic pain.

If you really want to eliminate chronic pain, you must understand it.

When you've dealt with it for over 30 years and now free of it, it happened because I took the time to understand it.

Stop being led by society because the truth is, that will only keep people stuck in pain.

I invite you to follow my FB page, "The Healthy Mind Advocate".

I won't force anyone to trust me, but I do have one thing to offer, that so many people want, I have learned how to eliminate my own chronic pain.

I am not unique, if I can eliminate my chronic pain, then I can help so many others.

๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž?This is a life-changing quest...
03/09/2026

๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž?

This is a life-changing question because I have no doubt, when you are told you have bulging or herniated discs, your mind thinks the worst.

I should know, I've had the both for probably 25 years.

This is also important because at times I'll leave comments suggesting how a post, or comment could be contributing to chronic pain.

Ask yourself this important question, being told you have bulging or herniated discs, how does it make your feel?

Does it bring up the emotion of "fear", or "concern"?

If so, it is now time to try and help you understand how these emotions are likely contributing to your chronic pain.

This is why I would say to someone, if you're constantly telling yourself you have multiple physical conditions, this belief can keep you stuck in chronic pain.

I am living proof that once you're able to let go of the emotions tied to your chronic pain, you can often reduce, and even eliminate your chronic pain.

When you're ready to explore this avenue, then I am ready to help you.

If I can eliminate chronic pain after 30 or more years, than most have the ability.

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค-๐ข๐ง:If you live with chronic pain, do you trust your body?Or does it feel unpredictableโ€ฆ fragileโ€ฆ li...
03/09/2026

๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค-๐ข๐ง:

If you live with chronic pain, do you trust your body?

Or does it feel unpredictableโ€ฆ fragileโ€ฆ like it could โ€œflareโ€ at any moment?

That constant uncertainty can feel unsafe.

Right now, answer with:

TRUST
DONโ€™T TRUST
UNSURE

And are you currently dealing with chronic pain?

Just gathering awareness. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿค

๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐š๐ฆ ๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง?I read this often on Facebook. A person creates a post, the talk abou...
03/09/2026

๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐š๐ฆ ๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง?

I read this often on Facebook. A person creates a post, the talk about how their doctor told them their scan looked normal. They're convinced their doctor doesn't know what he is talking about.

Instead, they decide to go for a second opinion because they're convinced their doctor is wrong.

The truth is, doctors aren't perfect and sometimes not fully accurate, but on the other hand, it is possible your scan isn't showing the truth.

The reality of a normal scan and suffering with chronic pain, demonstrates how chronic pain can often be related to something beyond just strutural.

This is why I am constantly trying to share with people that chronic pain far too often is related to the mind. NO, I am not saying your pain is in your head.

Our nervous system is far too often the driving force behind our chronic pain.

To anyone ready to explore this idea, leave a comment below. This could be your key as to why you continue to suffer.

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง?I do get it and completely und...
03/08/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง?

I do get it and completely understand why, but it is impossible to rest too much.

I understand, you're in so much pain, you're convinced the only thing you can do is rest.

The first thing people should understand to recover, is movement is important for recovery.

The next thing I feel is important is understanding what is making your decision to rest. Your mind!

While your pain is real, and it isn't in your head, the hard truth is, our mind will have a major enfluence on our pain.

This is a honest concept way too many people struggle with. In the end, we're struggling, and the only thing our mind has us believing is, we must rest.

I have no doubt, if I was continuing to live with that attitude back in 2018, I would likely still be suffering with chronic pain.

When you're ready to change, I am here to share with you valuable information that can change your life.

Don't forget to follow my page, "The Healthy Mind Advocate".

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ, ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ.Depression often comes with a quiet voice in the background.The one ...
03/07/2026

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ, ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ.

Depression often comes with a quiet voice in the background.

The one that says:
โ€œ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ.โ€
โ€œ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘ ?โ€
โ€œ๐‘‚๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘š ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’.โ€

Over time, that voice can become relentless.

And the strange thing isโ€ฆ it often believes itโ€™s helping.

It thinks criticism will create motivation.
That pressure will push you forward.

But for many people, the opposite happens.

The more judgment appears inside, the heavier everything begins to feel.

๐—” ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต

Self-compassion can feel uncomfortable at first.

Many of us were taught that being hard on ourselves is what leads to improvement. So the idea of being kinder to yourself can feel unfamiliar โ€” even wrong.

But self-compassion doesnโ€™t mean lowering your standards.

It means removing unnecessary cruelty from the process of healing.

Sometimes it begins with small shifts:
โœ…noticing harsh self-talk
โœ…pausing before judging yourself
โœ…reminding yourself that struggling doesnโ€™t mean failing

Even one gentler thought can change the emotional tone of a moment.

๐—” ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ

Many people eventually realize depression isnโ€™t simply about willpower. Itโ€™s emotional exhaustion, nervous system overload, and long-standing patterns of self-protection.

When people begin to understand their experience through that wider lens, it can open the door to new ways of approaching healing โ€” including compassion instead of pressure.

If life feels heavy right now, that makes sense.

Depression can narrow your sense of possibility, but it doesnโ€™t erase it.

Hope often grows quieter during difficult seasons. Progress doesnโ€™t have to be dramatic to matter. Sometimes it begins with something very small โ€” like speaking to yourself with a little more understanding.

If youโ€™d like supportive guidance as you continue at your own pace, youโ€™re invited to explore my FREE guide, โ€œ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’: ๐‘จ ๐‘ฎ๐’–๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’๐’‚๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐‘ด๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’.โ€

Dealing with depression, grab my free guide and start yourself on the road to recovery.

It expands on these ideas in a calm, practical, and supportive way ๐Ÿ’›

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?This is something I could relate to back when I su...
03/07/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?

This is something I could relate to back when I suffered with chronic pain. I was convinced my problems were spreading.

Today with the understanding how "fear" can play a part in chronic pain, this concept makes so much sense.

Pain moves, you believe more problems, more problems heightens fear, fear increases pain.

This is really how chronic pain far too often works.

If you're ready to learn more, and provide yourself with "hope", then follow me FB Page, "The Healthy Mind Advocate".

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ... ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ?I only wish someone had this gift to offer me when I struggled with chronic pain.You see, 30 y...
03/07/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ... ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ?

I only wish someone had this gift to offer me when I struggled with chronic pain.

You see, 30 years plus struggling with chronic pain, and I would have given anything to find someone that once suffered with it, but eventually eliminated it.

Today I can say I've accomplished this large feat, and my gift to chronic pain sufferers is my story, and how I eliminated my chronic pain.

My question to you is, are you ready to accept my gift, and give yourself "hope" of becoming pain free?

STOP allowing the conditions of society rule your life, and start taking control.

Leave a comment below, and lets next the next step to eliminating chronic pain together.

The Healthy Mind Advocate

If you live with chronic pain, do you find yourself constantly bracing?Bracing before movement.Bracing before plans.Brac...
03/07/2026

If you live with chronic pain, do you find yourself constantly bracing?

Bracing before movement.
Bracing before plans.
Bracing before the day even begins.

Bracing is a form of protection.

Right now, would you say you feel mostly:

SAFE
GUARDED
UNSURE

And are you currently living with chronic pain?

Simple awareness can be powerful. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿค

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?I think back to that one Summer day a few years ago. ...
03/07/2026

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

I think back to that one Summer day a few years ago. I went out to an employment centre. I sat through a presentation. I then did some job searching.

It was time to leave. I got up, but couldn't walk.

I thought I was doomed. I didn't even know how I was going to get to my car.

This condition went on for weeks, and I could remember saying to myself, "if I can only get a 50% improvement at some point, I'd be happy".

Fastforward to today, my chronic pain is gone.

While back then I could hardly walk, and my pain seemed like a serious condition. I am proof that it often isn't an accurate indicator.

I will also add, I've read stories of people using walkers, and in wheelchairs, and eventually back walking.

Don't let your pain fool you.

Follow me, and let's give you hope.

The Healthy Mind Advocate

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐?I think back to the years of suffering with chronic pain. I am so glad after over 30 years I'...
03/06/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐?

I think back to the years of suffering with chronic pain. I am so glad after over 30 years I've eliminated it.

I remember constantly suffering with lower back pain, then it could another day move to upper back.

Forget just back pain, I've dealt with jaw pain, shoulder pain, knee pain and many other areas.

I was so convinced I must have multiple problems because my chronic pain was moving around.

Am I ever glad I finally took the time to learn and understand about chronic pain. The understanding I gained, has changed my life, and it can change yourself.

I am here to share, and help others.

The Healthy Mind Advocate

03/06/2026

๐‘ป๐’“๐’–๐’•๐’‰๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’Ž๐’š๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’‚,

I read it constantly on Facebook, people suffering with fibromyalgia and believe it is unique to chronic back pain.

The first truth is, fibromyalgia pain is real, and yes, it can impact many areas of the body.

The next truth is, your pain is also real, and it isn't in your head.

That said, just because you have fibromyalgia, doesn't mean you have to suffered the rest of your life.

If that is what you believe, then likely you will suffer the rest of your life.

That is an example how the mind works in regards to chronic pain.

If you suffer with fibromyalgia, and you'd like hope of improvement, I can steer you in the right direction.

Leave me a comment below, and follow me.

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