The Promises You Keep

The Promises You Keep

By Daniel CohenHealth & FitnessMental Health
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The Promises You Keep episodes

  • Think good thoughts, not bitter ones.
    Epilepsy and chronic illness can be difficult to live with, but if you allow yourself to think differently about your circumstances moving forward will be much easier. If you are bitter, you are not allowing yourself to be better. Choose to think gratefully and accept each moment.
    13 min
  • Positive affirmations and Epilepsy

    Your I AM voice is the most powerful critic. Living with Epilepsy choosing the right I AM can sometimes be challenging. In this episode I discuss the benefits of choosing a positive I AM, and how it can help heal you.

    Would you like more support on your gratitude journey? Join my free Facebook Group Find Your Greatness Through Gratitude 

    12 min
  • Choosing the right voices
    We all have two voices, positive and negative. The one we choose to listen to will shape our lives. In this episode I talk more about those two voices, and how you can use yours to help move you forward.
    9 min
  • How to be self-compassionate
    It's very easy to forget to stop and show yourself some loving-kindness throughout the day.
    You wake up in a rush because you have that critical meeting to get to, and you fail to stop to have breakfast first. You forget to pick up that new toy your child has wanted because your mind is thinking about the ten other things you have to do when you get home, and you beat yourself up about it. Or you have a seizure, and you have to cancel on some friends, so you begin to feel that you are not good enough.
    Stop. Take a breath, realize that nothing, nor you, or anything else in this life is perfect, and show yourself some compassion. Here are a few ways for you to love yourself up today.
    1. Be grateful for the moment. Choosing to be grateful for the moment and embracing it will help you move through it.
    2. Forgive yourself for the things that didn't go right
    3. Change your tone. Choose a more positive voice. Speak with praise instead of with criticism. Your inner critic is the most powerful critic of all.
    Do you want to learn more about how you can create the positive life you want while living with Epilepsy? Follow me @thepromisesyoukeep for more.
    12 min
  • Have you celebrated yourself today?
    Living with Epilepsy, it is very easy to focus on the seizure, and not the celebration. You have a seizure, or two, and experience some pain, or a headache, and you forgot to focus on the gift of the day. I completely get this, there was a time when I only focused on my symptoms, and not the celebration, but once I began to celebrate my day, even amidst the mess, my life began to change. Take time out today and celebrate yourself, and the good, and even not so good moments. You are only given so many. Feel your emotions, but don't dwell on them. Say thank you, and focus on what you have right now.
    6 min
  • Are You thankful?

    Living with Epilepsy can be challenging; it is very easy to find yourself focusing on the pain, frustration, and lack of peace that comes with having the condition rather than the healing, happiness, and gratitude found abundantly in your life live.   You wake up with pain, or you have a seizure, or you're experiencing some gastrointestinal distress; the condition is the first thing that is there, nothing more, nothing less, just pain and discomfort. I am by no means discounting your illness; I have been living with three for my entire life. And eight years ago, after a series of unsuccessful brain surgeries for my seizures, I promised myself to be grateful for the life I live and teach others living through their chronic illness to do the same.

    Your words are powerful; they can either make you feel healthy or make you feel sick. The words we choose to speak to ourselves every day have the power to move us forward or move back. If you find yourself waking up in the morning telling yourself that your life sucks because you have Epilepsy, or you consistently put yourself down because you are living with the illness, the more of it you will have, and the worst you will feel.


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    16 min
  • You are not alone
    It is very easy to feel alone, especially when we are experiencing chronic illness; and with September being suicide prevention month I wanted let everyone who feels alone right now that you are not alone. That you are seen, and you are heard, and you are loved.
    There was a time when I felt alone, and there are days when I still do, but then I remember that there are those who love me, and I am thankful for them.
    Allow yourself today to express your feelings, don't hold them back. Write them down in a journal, talk to a friend, or family member, reach out on social media.
    It's okay to not have life all worked out, none of us do. Continue to embrace your beautiful mess, and move forward. 💜
    #chronicillness #suicidalawareness #gratitude
    8 min

About The Promises You Keep

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My name is Daniel Cohen, an Epilepsy thriver and chronic illness survivor. Gratitude and acceptance saved me from living a life full of literal pain, mental strain, and lost hope. My message and…