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Hope. It’s more than a thought…more than an emotional “wish”. I believe Hope is motivation and a choice in action… the choice to make changes – even slight adjustments. It’s perseverance that sees growth in those changes. Hope is the result of intentionality and creating neuroplasticity. Excuse me…Neuroplasticity…say what!? I…

Trauma. Most of us have experienced it. Some of us wonder, “will it ever end?”. My trauma started as early as four years old. My “dooms day” of trauma hit me when I was a mere eight years old. My teens, 20’s, and 30’s are also splattered with trauma. I’d…

I’m YOU. Yes…you read that correctly. What I’m NOT saying is you, your symptoms, or your story isn’t unique – or mine, for that fact. What I mean is, I’ve walked a similar path. I know what it feels like to struggle—and to keep going. Living with health challenges can…

Slow Steps, Lasting Change Overview This page includes a short video and an audio overview, plus the full article below. Jump to a section: Watch the Video – A quick orientation to the core ideas in this post. Listen to the Audio – A brief recap with practical reflections. Read…

The Gift of Uncertainty Overview This page includes a short video and an audio overview, plus the full article below. Jump to a section: Watch the Video – A quick orientation to the core ideas in this post. Listen to the Audio – A brief recap with practical reflections. Read…

Growth Happens in the Trenches How Complexity Theory Helps Us Understand Life’s Most Transformative Moments Overview This page includes a short video and an audio overview, plus the full article below. Jump to a section: Watch the Video – A quick orientation to the core ideas in this post. Listen…

Celebrating One Year of Growth, Transformation, and Community Impact It’s been a year since our community rallied to keep DMR Move’s doors open, and today, we’re thrilled to share that your support has had an even bigger impact than we expected. Not only did your help stabilize and grow DMR…

Introduction Our culture is filled with advice on “good” posture, from “sit up straight” to “don’t slouch.” But what if posture isn’t simply a matter of right or wrong, good or bad? The reality is that the best posture aligns with each person’s unique anatomical and physiological needs—and it’s a…

Exploring Chronic Pain Through Evolution: Change Across Four Dimensions (3 of 3 Pain Series) As we wrap up our series on understanding pain, we shift our focus to how changes within a lifetime and across generations contribute to the development of chronic pain. Building on concepts from our previous posts…

The Path to Chronic Pain: Unraveling the Complex Causes How does pain, usually a helpful sensation, turn into the unworkable problem we call chronic pain, affecting over a quarter of the world’s population? Chronic pain is a lingering and persistent sensory experience, but it’s far more complex than that. It…

The Two Things You Need to Know About Pain: It’s Not What You Think Have you ever left a doctor’s office more confused than when you walked in? Maybe you were told you have ‘muscle pain,’ ‘nerve pain,’ or ‘spine pain,’ as if naming your discomfort would make it easier…

Adapting to Change: Empowering Your Health Journey with Process-Based Skills On the road to better health, it’s easy to feel like you have to keep searching for the next treatment or quick fix, always trying to do something to make things better. However, at the Institute of Contextual Health (IOCH),…