Lisa Noss Coaching - Chronic Pain Recovery

06/11/2024

Hi all, I wanted to share a mind-body exercise that I find very helpful. Oftentimes we distract ourselves from our emotions or feel numb. When we ignore our emotions they can show up as physical symptoms in our bodies.

Try this emotional labeling exercise:

1. Pause and take a few deep breaths.
2. Tune in to what emotions you’re feeling.
3. Name your emotions out loud if possible, or in your head. Repeat emotions as you notice them (ex: “I feel frustrated... I feel angry... I feel anxious... I feel angry...”).
4. Spend about 1-5 minutes doing this. Repeat as needed throughout the day.

When you’re able to, allow yourself to fully express your emotions (through crying, screaming in private, etc.). If you’re not able to, journaling can help.

05/07/2024

Incredible client win! 🙌
We’ve only been working together for about 6 weeks. I’m so proud 💜

“I’m feeling so good. It’s almost as if I don’t care about the symptoms anymore! I’m getting to really like myself and appreciate myself and I’m feeling like I’m able to change my own state which is mind blowing to me! I can actually think something different and feel different and I’m fully doing that myself. I’ve been in coaching groups for many years and I’ve learned all this stuff and it’s finally finally starting to click for me.”

05/05/2024

My interview for the Success Beyond Sickness virtual summit is live! It's available to watch for the next 24 hours.

I'm SO excited to share this with you. My topic is: "How to Get Work Done Without Pushing Through Symptoms – While Feeling Good." Thriving at work is something I am so passionate about, since it's something I have struggled with. Through my struggles I have learned many tips for how to work in a health-conscious, mindful way and I can't wait to share them with you!

Sign up for the Summit to get access to the session here: https://summit.successbeyondsickness.com/LisaNoss

28/04/2024

I am thrilled to be a speaker at the "Success Beyond Sickness" virtual summit, which kicks off tomorrow!

Thriving at work is a topic I am SO passionate about, so I jumped at the opportunity to be part of the "Success Beyond Sickness" summit to share that it's possible to not just survive, but truly thrive at work.

This complimentary 14-day event (April 29 - May 12) gathers 25+ expert speakers who have each triumphed over their own chronic conditions. I know some of these women and they have incredible stories and tips to share!
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HERE'S THE SCHEDULE (part 1):

April 29 (tomorrow):
• How to Create Your Comeback Story
• Breaking Boundaries: Unleashing Your True Potential with Strategic Storytelling Magic

April 30:
• Unfuk Your Brain: Managing Overwhelm and Burnout as an Entrepreneur
• Moving Through Burnout and the Importance of the Mind/Body Connection

May 1:
• Surviving, Recovering, and Rebuilding After Autoimmune Encephalitis
• From Provider to Patient

May 2:
• Neuroscience-Based Tools for Wellness
• Mindset/Thriving Over Surviving: The Transformative Power of Neuroplasticity
• Change Your Mindset, Heal Your Body

May 3:
• Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing
• Possibilities is a Three-Letter Word: The Power of "I CAN"

May 4:
• 10X Your Health Through Sleep
• How to take command of your life and business

Next Sunday, May 5:
• How to Get Work Done Without Pushing Through Symptoms - While Feeling Good – (My session!!)
• My Journey with Chronic Migraine
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​Secure your complimentary Summit pass here: https://summit.successbeyondsickness.com/LisaNoss

P.S. Don't forget to mark your calendars for my session next Sunday, May 5. It's available to watch for 24 hours starting at 9am eastern!



Comment below & let me know if you claimed your FREE Summit ticket!

29/03/2024

It was so fun being a guest on Brain Wellness - the Podcast! This episode was just released today and it is my favorite podcast interview yet! I succinctly share all things chronic pain and brain retraining.

Listen & share with anyone who may benefit.

‎Show Brain Wellness - the Podcast, Ep 76. Breaking the chronic pain cycle with Lisa Noss - Mar 29, 2024

13/03/2024

It was so fun being on Mandi’s podcast Brain Wellness - the Podcast just now!

We talked all things chronic pain and brain retraining. I can’t wait for you to hear the episode soon!

01/02/2024

This is one of the ways I support my clients throughout the day. Lots of texting & voice memo support in between sessions.

You do not need to figure out how to retrain your brain out of chronic pain all on your own. I’m here to support you. 💜

24/01/2024

Today I’m celebrating two years migraine-free! 🎉

It’s amazing to me that I’m celebrating pain-free anniversaries instead of commemorating pain anniversaries!

How did I make this shift?

Two years ago after my worst-ever migraine ended I declared that I was DONE! I was sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time and I no longer wanted this to be my life!

I had a scary realization that if I continued down this path of treatments, doctors appointments, massages, etc I would be stuck in this cycle for the rest of my life.

To break free from chronic pain I needed to do something drastically different.

Here are the 2 big shifts I made:

1️⃣ I broke free from my migraine identity

I stopped following migraine accounts and looking at memes that made me feel almost proud to have chronic migraine. Every time a TV commercial came on for a migraine medication I stopped saying to my husband that I had tried it. Instead of following accounts of people like me I decided to follow accounts of people who were healing. It felt intimidating but it showed me what was possible.

2️⃣ I decided to go all-in with brain retraining/pain reprocessing therapy and work with a chronic pain recovery coach.

I never could have imagined it would completely change my life. I learned exactly what to do each day to retrain my brain. When I felt a migraine coming on I now knew how to stop it in its tracks! I felt so powerful and like a magician!
Within 5 weeks symptoms that I had for years began to slip away! Things like brain fog and tight muscles were gone! I learned all of these symptoms were caused by my brain and I didn’t need to focus on each individual symptom but rather on helping my brain feel safe each day.

Within 7 weeks I had an epiphany that I wanted to become a coach too! Brain retraining was changing my life so quickly and I didn’t want it to feel like the best-kept secret. And the rest is history. 💚

⭐️ I created a new training to help you learn how to stop a flareup in its tracks. It’s jam-packed with all the info that has helped me. Comment “FLAREUP FREE” and I’ll send it to you! ⬇️

23/01/2024

I love this message I received on Instagram tonight!

Last week I had the idea to create a free training on “How to Stop a Flareup in its Tracks”. It came SO easily to me last Monday, everything just flowed. I was able to send it out by Wednesday, 2 days later! It’s long but it’s jam-packed with valuable info that is helping people now, and that is why I do all of this. 💜

(Comment below with “FLAREUP FREE” and I’ll send you the training link ⬇️)

18/01/2024

I’m so excited about this flareup free training that I launched yesterday! It’s jam-packed with a TON of information and I haven’t seen most of this info anywhere else!

Comment below with “FLAREUP FREE” and I’ll send you the training!

23/11/2023

✨ How to feel GOOD at all the upcoming holiday gatherings ✨

For years any big gatherings were awful. I didn’t feel well and even if I did enjoy myself I suffered for days afterwards.

My biggest tip?
Take a 20 minute break/pause from the activities!

✨ How to do this: ✨
Be AWARE of how your body is feeling.

At the FIRST INCREASE in symptoms, instead of pushing through, change your environment.
Either go to the bathroom, a quiet room, or outdoors to check in with your body.
Try rubbing your chest or hugging yourself and reassure your body that you are okay.
If you feel more comfortable after a couple of minutes of checking in with your body, go back to the festivities.

If you’re not feeling any better, take the 20 minute break.
Use this time to meditate, do somatic tracking, and really check in with your body.
Start a dialogue with your body and see what it needs and do what you can to provide it.

Is your body feeling afraid? How can you reassure yourself that you are okay?

What does your body need?

Maybe it’s a longer break from all the people and conversation.

⭐️ The 20 minute break is NOT meant to only get yourself to feel better so you can go back to an environment you’re not enjoying!! ⭐️

It’s an opportunity to check in with yourself and learn what you need, and then provide it!

For example, last year I needed a break from all the conversation on Thanksgiving. Being indoors was starting to feel stifling with about 30 people, so I decided to go outdoors and jump on the trampoline with the kids. It was just what I needed and I felt SO much better!

💚 Your body always knows what it needs. It’s up to you to slow down and take the time to listen.

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Happy Thanksgiving & happy holidays 🍁

11/10/2023

This week is so heavy. 💔 I experienced a bout of intense fatigue this afternoon so I wanted to explain why that happens and how to move through it.

When I had chronic pain I experienced so many episodes of extreme fatigue and I never knew why. Now I can explain it and DO something about it!

I want to empower you with the information and tools to move through fatigue as well.

We all know about the flight or flight stress response, but it’s actually fight, flight, or freeze.

In times of stress our body will choose one of these to help PROTECT us.

We will either gear up to fight, we will run away, or we will freeze.

Freeze = fatigue.

Think of an animal playing dead.

But you know what animals do after playing dead that humans aren’t very good at? They SHAKE!!

Shaking helps to move your body through the stress cycle and allows us to complete the stress cycle.

If we don’t complete the stress cycle after each fight, flight, or freeze episode we can become chronically stressed and this can later lead to chronic symptoms.

It’s SO important to allow your body to complete the stress cycle.

Shaking is part of completing freeze, as is taking mindful breaks from the news, spending time in nature, allowing your body to rest, and expressing your emotions.

This afternoon I took a nap. Then I worked through guilt around resting. I named my emotions out loud and then I allowed myself to cry and I rocked myself. I now feel better because I completed the stress cycle.

⭐️ Some ways to complete the stress cycle:
💚 Fight: journal, scream, cry (safely/privately release big emotions)
💚 Flight: exercise, dance, move your body
💚 Freeze: shake or rock your body
There can be some overlap between these & additional self care can help as well as meditation and deep breathing.

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