Posts tagged Self Care
5 for '25: Martha’s Favourite Things for a Year of Comfort, Nourishment, Reflection, Healing, Fulfillment and Self-Care

Part 47 of Martha’s Healing Journey

… “It’s always hard to know what to expect from the year ahead, but 2025 feels particularly tenuous to me. Between extreme weather, the omnipotence of AI, the overwhelming and impossible amounts of information to keep up with, not to mention the rapid and tenuous (there’s that word again!) shifts in world politics… I believe the best approach to keeping steady is to increase our focus on self-care and surround ourselves with everything and everyone we love.” …

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STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterSelf Care, Reflection, Comfort, Healing, Mushroom coffee, Sarah Polley
Martha's 'Lockdown' Blog

Over the past two weeks, I awaken each morning and have about 3 seconds of “ahhhhh”, and then I remember that we are in the midst of a very scary global pandemic—and my “ahhhhh” turns to “uggggh”. I immediately reach for my phone to look at the numbers in my area. Then I look at charts and updated graphs. I think about how ‘flattening the curve’ sounds like a principle from a Yoga for Scoliosis class. I try to not feel despair for all the people out there who don’t have the same privileges as me; for the huge numbers of people who are ill and struggling for breath; for the impending disaster heading for third-world ghettos where physical distancing is impossible; for the people on the front lines in the hospitals who are putting their lives at risk, etc, etc. I try to not cry.

I wonder what to do. Is there a way I can help?

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HEALINGMartha CarterYoga for Scoliosis, Mindfullness, Self-isolation, Self Care, Puzzles, Covid-19
A Healing Crisis

Part 29 of Martha’s Healing Journey

A few weeks ago, I went to bed feeling fine.

When I tried to stand up the next morning, I was completely crooked. 

I had such a sharp pain in my right sacroiliac joint that I was forced to tilt way over to the left, which made me feel completely crippled. I limped to the washroom, mumbling to myself about how this was impossible, and then dragged myself back to bed. I was fine the night before... What happened in my sleep?

Shit!!

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STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterScoliosis, Self Care, Back Pain, Somatics, Healing Crisis
Bye Bye 2018, Hello 2019

Part 21 of Martha’s Healing Journey

On New Year’s eve, I was chatting with my wonderfully ‘alive’ 83 year old mom. We were reflecting on the past year, and thinking ahead to 2019, when she asked: “So Martha, with all of your exploring of healing techniques, what do you think I should do next to look after myself… to be healthier; to feel better?”


That made me laugh out loud, as she is already more health-conscious and active than most people half her age - she does weekly pilates, senior’s exercise, regular massage, a yearly yoga retreat, walking, swimming, and more! Nevertheless, it got me thinking there is always more we can do for ourselves.

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STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterSupportive Care, Somatics, Scoliosis, Healing, relaxation, Self Care, Epsom Salt