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A Kool Product from a Kool and Inspirational Woman: Andrea Leake

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 29 - 2008

Self-growth.com has brought so much goodness into my life in the short month I have been a member. I wrote about finding my mentor, Karin Hiebert and today I am writing about another inspirational woman. Andrea Leake has also healed herself (of partial blindness), is an inventor of the amazing Kool Bandanna that helps many health conditions for people AND pets, is a social worker working with patients that have Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease and she is a commissioned wildlife artist. It has been an absolute pleasure talking with Andrea and as you will see her life is very inspirational.

Andrea was a single mom in Toronto working as a Social Worker when she started to go blind in one

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Inspirational, healing

Inspiration for the Inspirational

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 26 - 2008

I have finally gotten used to being called inspirational over a year after I have healed myself. Yep, my self-esteem was very low there for a while and I am JUST getting the hang of receiving the compliment gracefully. After all, healing myself of all the illnesses and chronic pain I had for 6 years was my proudest moment — so I think I deserve the title of “inspirational”. I certainly understood my parents, husband and kids thinking so because they saw how bad my pain was for years and now it is nice that others are recognizing it without experiencing me at my worst. What keeps me inspired and wanting to learn more and be the best person I can be in ALL areas of my life? I wrote a post

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healing, personal

Influences — People, Places, Things — Make them Positive

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 25 - 2008

In my ebook I write about the “Paging Me System”, a system I adopted for healing. “Paging Me” is an acronym for the methods I use to “Page Myself” or wake up my subconscious to keep me happy, healthy and in the moment. Today I am talking about Influences which is the I in Paging. In order to maintain health and happiness I need to keep the influences around me MOSTLY positive.

People

Whether it is the people you are watching on TV or the people in your lives — ensuring they are people that inspire versus people that drain is key. We all know a complaining friend, relative or acquaintance that James Ray calls the “Energy Vampire”. Try to be a positive influence for this person and

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Inspirational, consciousness, healing, law of attraction, personal development

Do I Have to Stay Positive ALL the Time for the Law of Attraction to Work?

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 19 - 2008

This is a question I get a lot and the short answer is “no”. Everyone encounters moments or events that get them “off track” and that require some thought other than “I can’t think of that because it is negative”. It is natural to notice when things are not going the way you want them to in your life — it is what you do with that knowledge that makes the difference. Are you sulking around for days wishing it was different or are you using the knowledge to move you in a more positive direction?

I would spend days in bed sad over the latest test result I got when I was ill. It seemed they were always coming up with additional diagnosis and I was always being sent

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consciousness, healing, law of attraction, personal development

New FDA Warnings & Recalls for MANY Drugs

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 15 - 2008

I am trying to make this blog about ALL ways to heal pain and to write about varying topics on the subject. The Pharmaceutical companies are making that challenging since every week now I feel I need to post warnings on the newest batch of drugs that have been deemed unsafe or recalled. PLEASE use caution if using ANY drugs to control pain and make sure you and your loved ones are tuned into the weekly warnings coming out. This week the Fentanyl patches and over 10 anti-epileptic drugs also prescribed for Fibromyalgia, Migraines, Neuropathic Pain (and more) have come out with warnings and recalls. One was even for the drug I wrote about last week, “Lyrica“.

I don’t know whether…

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healing, health care

Dr. Judith Orloff "The Five Steps to Intuitive Healing"

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 12 - 2008

Dr. Judith Orloff and I connected through the new site selfgrowth.com. Dr. Orloff is a prominent psychiatrist, best-selling author, writes for Oprah Magazine and has been on many TV shows including The Today Show. It has been said that she has transformed psychiatry. She shows how breakthroughs in healing our body and emotions are accomplished by listening to our intuition and building our energy. She currently writes for Happy News which I have recommended before. Dr. Orloff’s words and her kind nature resonate with me and I highly recommend visiting her site which includes an area where she answers a lot of reader’s questions, watching her numerous videos and reading her books, “Second Sight“, “Dr. Judith Orloff’s Guide to Intuitive Sight” and her latest “

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Inspirational, healing, personal development

The Power of Inspiration and Knowing No Limits

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 11 - 2008

Inspirational stories stir something within us and are wonderful to pass on — especially to children. I Stumbled Upon the story of Ben Underwood a few days ago on Oddee’s Post of “Real-Life Super Heroes“. I have been telling everyone I come across since then (including my son) about the amazing boy with no eyes who can see. It is an inspirational story and truly goes to show when you have someone telling you that you can achieve anything and BELIEVE it — you can! These videos are amazing — the first is longer and more thorough and the second is a three minute version with some different content.

Ben Underwood’s mother is a perfect example of how to encourage your children and I am sure a

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Inspirational, healing

Fibromyalgia & Lyrica

Posted by Jenny Mannion On February - 6 - 2008

In light of The New York Times article on Lyrica, (the new Pfizer drug being prescribed for Fibromyalgia) — I had to write about a topic close to my heart. I will not go into how The New York Times is debating whether Fibromyalgia is a real dis-ease or not. I feel that is beside the point right now. The point is millions of Americans HAVE been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and are now being seduced into taking this new drug.

What is Fibromyalgia and what does it have to do with me?

I lived with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia for 2 years before being re-diagnosed by a rheumatologist as having Benign Hypermobility Syndrome (Ehlers Danlos III). Fibromyalgia is a widespread pain illness. The…

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healing, health care