What do you do when you have chronic pain and depression and/or anxiety? Well, here are five tips to help you relieve all three.

Stay Guru-vy, friends!

Hello! This week I give you a few quick tips on how to get better sleep. Better sleep is crucial to a healthy, happy life for anyone. For those of us with chronic pain it is even more important.

I hope your week has gone well and I look forward to being with you again.

Go out there are feel extra guru-vy!

Julie Hodges, The Pain Guru

In this episode, I talk a bit about meditation and how it helps those of us with chronic pain. It's not the end of the discussion, but it's a good start. After the short, commercial break we meditate together for about five minutes. The type of meditation we do in this episode is called anapana, which means mindfulness of breath. There is no religion or belief necessary to do this meditation, only that you believe in your own breath and you observe it for five minutes. 

Please do leave me a voice message, the link is below. I'd love to hear what you think about meditation and this technique. If you have any questions or comments, you may leave me a voice message, or email me at [email protected]. On the website, there is a blog and more about me at thepainguru.com. There is a link below if you'd like to support the podcast. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, I talk about what it was like, as someone who has chronic pain, to have COVID-19. Also discussed is how I feel today, one and one-half months since I was cleared from isolation by my local county health department.

I wish you and yours all the best in staying healthy, avoiding COVID-19, and building your best immune systems. Thanks so much for listening!

Now go forth, Feelin' Guru-vy!

What effect does dehydration have on pain? How do you know you're dehydrated? How much water do you need to drink? These questions and more are answered in this episode.