

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
Personality or Stress Response?
I feel like parenting a child with chronic pain has changed me in so many ways. I have definitely grown in my empathy, wisdom, and...

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Flexible Expectations Make the Journey a Little Easier
I used to think Greta might become an engineer. Or a lawyer. She was great at math and science. Better than anyone else in the family....

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Where do you Focus when Navigating a Storm?
Have you ever driven on a highway during an intense storm? It’s hard to see, vehicles are whizzing past and you wonder if you should...

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Out with the Old, In with the New
This weekend we are moving Greta’s room from downstairs back to upstairs. Painting, decluttering, going through old stuff. It has...

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Crazy Things we do to Distract from Pain
On Saturday Greta was in a lot of pain. She doesn’t have too many days lately where she needs my help to manage her pain. She has become...

Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Pain Education ~ A Tool for Getting on the Same Team
You might know a lot about chronic pain but does your child? Like the nuts and bolts of why chronic pain happens? It was very important...


Carla Friesen / Carla Friesen Counselling & Coaching / ©2020 carlafriesen
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
At Ease, Soldier
I did a post a while back in my Facebook group asking whether people thought their child with chronic pain might be considered a “highly...