Tom Seaman is a Certified Professional Life Coach in the area of health and wellness, and author of 2 books: Diagnosis Dystonia: Navigating the Journey and Beyond Pain and Suffering: Adapting to Adversity and Life Challenges. He is also a motivational speaker, chronic pain and dystonia awareness advocate, health blogger, volunteer for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) as a support group leader, and is a member and writer for Chronic Illness Bloggers Network.To learn more about Tom, get a copy of his books (also on Amazon), or schedule a free life coaching consult, visit www.tomseaman.com. Follow him on Twitter @Dystoniabook1 and Instagram.
Human beings are wired to run away from things that are painful and difficult. I sure as heck did the first 5 years of my dystonia diagnosis. It often seems that…
Most of us have heard of the fight-or-flight stress response. It becomes activated when we believe there is a chance we can outfight or outrun real or perceived danger and…
When we are faced with a limiting health issue where performing “simple” everyday activities becomes a challenge, our self-confidence and self-worth can dwindle. This can happen with any health condition…
Have you ever had a panic attack? If so, you know how terrifying they can be. I have had plenty and know exactly what they are like…torture! There is good…
Believe it or not, it wasn’t until final exams my freshman year in college that I heard the term “stressed out.” It just wasn’t used that often back then. Nor…
I think everybody would agree that stress is a challenge in their lives. Personally, I think we should take on the belief that no stress exists and that it is…
How many of you find yourself rushing around and it’s causing you stress and pain? And if you already have pain, does it add to your pain? Are you trying…
When I think of anxiety, I think of the movie, Gremlins (1984). For those of you who have seen this movie, you know that feeding a gremlin after midnight turns…
I think it would be safe to say that everyone is afraid of something. Sometimes the fear is justified and sometimes not. In this article, I want to focus on…
In 2015, I published my first book, Diagnosis Dystonia: Navigating the Journey. It is a combination autobiography, self-help, education book that provides treatment options, coping strategies, skills for daily living,…
By Tom Seaman If you are like me and probably most people, in today’s busy world it is a big challenge to be still and mentally at ease. This is…
It goes without saying that change is not easy for most people. If life has been a certain way for many years and something alters the course of things, it…
For a lot of us, self-care is difficult. This is for a lot of reasons, some of which might be guilt, not enough time, putting others before ourselves, not sure…
Uncertain times may be the understatement of the year so far. When the news of COVID-19 (coronavirus) caught our attention, there were a lot of people frozen in disbelief and…
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sunshine Mugrabi about how I transformed my life over the past 20 years in the face of immense pain and suffering…
In another article I wrote for Patient Worthy, I talked about the emotional pain of “victim mentality” when faced with a health or other life challenge. In this article, I…
People often tell me how upbeat and positive I am, despite living with pain from dystonia all day, every day for the last 20 years. I would say this is accurate…
If you are like me and probably most people, in today’s busy world it is a big challenge to be still and mentally at ease. This is such an important…
This interview was originally published on the AMADYS website I was recently interviewed by Matthieu Creson for AMADYS to share my experience living with dystonia for nearly 20 years, as…
Have you ever been judged by others for the things you do or the way you live your life? I know this is a rhetorical question because we have all…
When I was 30, I developed a painful neurological movement disorder called dystonia. It totally turned my life upside down where I went from being fully functional and very active,…
Having lived with chronic pain from dystonia for almost 20 years, I spent most of that time focused on treating the physical symptoms. This has been very important and helpful, but for…
I have lived with pain almost my entire life. Prior to the age of 30, when I developed chronic pain from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia, I experienced pain primarily…
This is an interview I did with Scott Davidson who has a podcast called Living Adaptive, where he interviews people that have adapted to significantly difficult situations in their lives.…
In 2001, I developed severe chronic pain from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia. My life before and after dystonia are as different as night and day. I went from a very active lifestyle to…
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