by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 5, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Certain personality traits increase your chance of suffering from chronic pain. Interestingly, some of these same personality traits also raise your risk of developing cancer. Hmm . . . as a person who has had both, knowing this information gives me pause and reason...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 5, 2024 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
At the start of August 2024 the Tour de France, a grueling 21-day road cycling race, had recently ended and the Summer Olympics had begun in Paris. What a great time to be a sports fan! When I was young, I dreamed of being in the Olympics. Maybe you did, too! I...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 2, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Sports Training
This is a question many of us ask ourselves and may struggle to answer. Put more simply, we might say, should I go out and [fill in the blank with your planned exercise/sport] today, or should I stay home and take it easy? Our response depends on the origin of the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 6, 2024 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
Last month I mentioned one of my “strong professional yeses was a super cool adventure that combines a couple of my passions.” This is it: the Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour! This is a cycling tour in Australia that’s meant to spread advanced pain...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 8, 2024 | Personal Wellness
Upon taking my sabbatical leave last June, I left you and myself with this question: What do you want in the next phase of your life? (Blog: Taking a Pause to Reflect, Redirect, and Reinvent) After posting my sabbatical blog, a wise reader from the Pain Free Athlete...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 3, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
As discussed in my last blog, being preoccupied with pain can be all-consuming. For several of my clients, pain is the first thing on their minds in the morning. As soon as they wake, these clients actively seek out their pain, scanning their body for it and, if/when...
