In my experience, those mothers with fibromyalgia got lost in the process of parenting, if not before. Fibromyalgia can, however, be the opportunity to find permission to exist again. It calls you to stop, breathe, take time to focus on yourself, your needs, and even your likes. Teaching your child that self-care is a gift you give yourself, and a necessity, is a lifelong gift they will always be grateful for. They learn through watching.
When fear or pain is increasing, learning to let it literally slide right down your legs and out into the ground is an immensely powerful visualization to have. Practice it often. Stop long enough to literally visualize all your fear, and all your pain, sliding down through every cell, every tissue, from the crown of your head through your ears, your eyes, your nose, your mouth, and so on, flowing down and out of every section of your body, slowly, mindfully, and with ease. Send it about 75 feet into the earth where it will be balanced.
Remember, you are also so much more than all your experiences combined. You are a mom.
The one person who has loved so unconditionally that she got lost somewhere along the way. When fibromyalgia occurs, it is your body’s way of saying, this is your time, your time to remember that your children will walk the journey they came here to walk, and they will do it so much better, and with so much more ease, if you are doing the same. God bless.
An international speaker, Dr. Dorothy Martin-Neville, has brought her message through keynote events, TEDx, radio, and TV into nine countries. Her messages of leadership, transformation, change management , and the need for risk and growth, inspire, motivate, and drive her audiences to action.
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