July 5, 2026
The Pathway to Integrated Living
— Daily reminders for a conscious, connected life —
The focus for today is:
Taking care of your feelings is taking care of your body.
Today's message is inspired by Deborah Sandella PhD RN, author of the book: Goodbye, Hurt & Pain: 7 Simple Steps for Health, Love, and Success
Recent research shows that emotional distress and physical pain activate the same areas of the brain and cause equal suffering. Yet emotional pain has a crucial difference: it lasts longer and can be recalled repeatedly, amplifying its impact on wellbeing. When we heal emotional wounds through practices like RIM (Regenerating Images in Memory), something remarkable happens—physical ailments ease, immunity strengthens, and we naturally become more magnetic to others. As Dr. Sandella reminds us, living is messy; emotional clearing is not a one-time event but an ongoing practice, much like tending a garden.
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Connection Between Emotional and Physical Pain
Author: Deborah Sandella PhD RN
A Reminder:
Taking care of your feelings is taking care of your body.
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RELATED BOOK: Goodbye, Hurt & Pain: 7 Simple Steps for Health, Love, and Success
By Deborah Sandella PhD RN. Using cutting-edge neuroscience research and her revolutionary Regenerating Images in Memory (RIM) technique, Dr. Sandella shows how blocked feelings prevent us from getting what we want and introduces a process that activates our own emotional self-healing.
For more info and/or to order this book, click here. Also available as a Kindle edition and Audiobook.
About the Author
Dr. Deborah Sandella has been helping thousands of people find themselves for 40 years as an award-winning psychotherapist, university professor, and originator of the groundbreaking RIM Method. She has been acknowledged with numerous professional awards including Outstanding Clinical Specialist, Research Excellence, and an EVVY Best Personal Growth Book Award. She is the co-author with Jack Canfield of Awakening Power.
Author's website: RIM Institute
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