by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 8, 2025 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
How we view ourselves matters. Whether we realize it or not, we have strongly held ideas about our abilities and bodies. In other words, we have applied labels to ourselves which in many cases contain a judgement such as, I am a good driver, I have a bad shoulder, I...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 24, 2025 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
During a recent training call I attended, the teacher likened the meditative state to experiencing flow or being in the zone. Further, he went on to explain that both of these concepts reference an altered state of consciousness. Essentially, no matter what you call...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 14, 2025 | Injury Recovery, Sports Training
Athletics can be an addictive behavior. The addiction is as powerful as drinking alcohol, working, shopping, eating, and other similar actions that can be overdone with negative consequences. Similar to all of these behaviors is the desire to tune out and escape the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 3, 2025 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
This winter was a season of injuries in my house. It started with my husband Ken’s calf pain while running in December and my foot swelling and stiffness after cross-country (xc) skiing a few weeks ago. Both disabilities were new to us, issues we had not previously...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 4, 2025 | Pain Science Education
What you see affects your pain. And your senses–what you see, hear, feel, taste, and touch–contribute to your perceptions, including your perception of pain. The book, Pain and Perception, explains perception as an answer to the question: “What does it all mean?”...
