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Happy New Year! 
I am so excited about what I've got coming your way in the next few months! I'm going to start offering group classes!
First, the Fibromyalgia & Weight Loss webinar I did for the Portland Fibromyalgia - ME/CFS Group last month is available for you to watch, or listen to, if you missed it. Check below for the link.
Enjoy this month's Hope & Healing newsletter!
PS... Think of one woman who told you recently, "I hate New Year's Resolutions! It just seems so impossible to set and meet goals with my fibromyalgia!" and to her. She will definitely thank you for it!
Receive this from someone else? Sign up for your own copy here.
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 "A Healthy New You"
Goal Setting Workshop
Is your health getting in the way of what you want to do in life? Are you tired of failing before you ever get started on your health goals? You are not alone! This Thursday, January 26th, from 6:30-8:00 PM, I will be leading a workshop on how to set goals that you'll feel like you can actually accomplish. At this workshop you will:
- Learn a new way of setting goals to make you more successful this year
- Focus on creating what you want instead of avoiding what you don't want
- Choose one goal to focus on for 2012 and outline the baby steps to reach it
- Create a plan of action that will help to pull you towards your goal
- Receive personal guidance from a variety of health care professionals (not just me!)
- Leave with a personalized plan for A Healthy New You
BONUS: All attendees will receive a 1-hour, one-on-one coaching session with me for FREE! ($60 value)
A Healthy New You Goal Setting Workshop |
  Gentle Goal Setting for Fibromyalgia & CFS
Tired of setting New Year's resolutions that you never seem to keep? Would you like to learn a gentle way to set - and reach - your goals this year?
Don't worry - you're not alone!
For many of us with fibromyalgia and CFS, it can seem as if setting goals and reaching them only works for healthy people!
Gentle Goal Setting for Fibromyalgia & CFS is a webinar that I'm offering on the third Thursday of every month. In this workshop, you will learn how to set goals that you'll feel like you can actually accomplish - while feeling good about yourself in the process.
I will walk you through the process of choosing an appropriate goal, creating a vision of what that goal looks like, taking stock of where you are right now, then writing down the baby steps.
After the class, you will have a plan of action that will help to pull you towards your goal - and the knowledge you can use this process on any goal you want to reach.
BONUS: All attendees will receive a 1-hour, one-on-one coaching session FREE! ($60 value)
Gentle Goal Setting for Fibromyalgia & CFS Every third Thursday of the month
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Celebration of Hope: Taking Control of Her Life and Health, Losing the Hot Flashes
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"Until you get your own hope,
find some people who you can
borrow theirs from.
~ Mary, Why Cherry Blossoms...?
Marla and I share a desire to help women feel better about themselves. I help through coaching; Marla teaches women how to accessorize with jewelry, helping them to feel more beautiful and empowered in the process.
I received this from Marla last month, but we've been working together since this last summer:
"When I first started working with Tami, I needed to lose about 20 or 25 pounds... About two weeks after being on the program, I realized that the hot flashes that I had been experiencing for the last two years were almost non-existent. I was amazed to say the least.
"I know that the program may seem to be about weight loss, but for me it is about so much more. It is about helping me take control of my life and my health and without Tami, I would not have been able to do that.
"Thank you, Tami, for all that you do. for your commitment to helping everyone you meet have a better and healthier lifestyle, for your integrity, but mostly for your guidance and friendship. I know that you really do care."
Do YOU want to take control of your life and health?
Schedule a time for us to chat. Wonder what we'll talk about? See the details here. You can have control again; I can help.
Read the rest of Marla's story...
Read more Celebrations of Hope...
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| Weight Loss with Fibromyalgia: Can it be Done? Would it Help?
Posted November 18, 2011
Do you feel like you'll never be able to get control of your weight because of your fibromyalgia?
Listen to the recording of the December webinar for the Portland Fibromyalgia-ME/CFS Group learn why it's NOT your fault! I shared information on some underlying issues unique to fibromyalgia that cause us to gain weight and have trouble losing it again.
I covered how to discuss those issues with your doctor and other support people in order to successfully lose your extra weight and gave tips on what actually works for fibromites. I even included some studies that have been done regarding fibromyalgia, diet, and weight loss!
Weight loss is a little known secret to reducing fibromyalgia pain. Get the facts and find some hope!
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Dr. Teitelbaum Speaks on Fibromyalgia and CFS Treatments
Posted November 10, 2011
 I had the privilege of helping to moderate Dr. Teitelbaum's webinar with the Portland Fibromyalgia - ME/CFS Group about effective treatment protocols for fibromyalgia and CFS. This is a summary of his talk, including his SHINE protocol and a few extra tips from me.
If you're interested in hearing this fabulous webinar, you are welcome to join our group to gain access to the recording of this an all of our past webinars and meetings. There is no cost to join; details are on the full article.
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Thanks for reading this issue of Hope & Healing! I'd love your feedback on what you thought.
It would really help me if you would:
- Think of one woman who told you recently, "I wish that I could do something about my weight! It just seems so impossible with my fibromyalgia!" and to her. She will definitely thank you for it!
- Visit my Facebook page and click the Like button.
- Schedule an informational consultation with me to find out more about what I do.
To hope & healing,
Tami Stackelhouse
Fibromyalgia Coach
Helping women with fibromyalgia find hope and freedom (971) 832-9322
www.MyRestoredHealth.com
   
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Upcoming Events
| Thursday, Jan 26
from 6:30-8 PM:
"A Healthy New You" Goal Setting Workshop; Tami Stackelhouse, Fibromyalgia Coach; Health and Wellness Power Team | Monday, Feb 6 from 6-7:30 PM:
Exploring the Power of Gratitude; Sherri Joi; Portland Fibro CFS Group Webinar | Thursday, Feb 16
from 1-3 PM:
Gentle Goal Setting for Fibromyalgia and CFS; Tami Stackelhouse, Fibromyalgia Coach | Saturday, Feb 18 from 1-4 PM:
Pain Management; Dr. Ginevra Liptan, The Frida Center for Fibromyalgia; Portland Fibro CFS Group Meeting | Thursday, Mar 15
from 1-3 PM:
Gentle Goal Setting for Fibromyalgia and CFS; Tami Stackelhouse, Fibromyalgia Coach | Saturday, Mar 17 from 1-4 PM:
Gluten-Free / Allergen-Free Roundtable; Tracy Rempel, Work in Progress Organizing; Tami Stackelhouse, Fibromyalgia Coach; +others; Portland Fibro CFS Group Meeting |
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Tip of the Month
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This pedometer helped me manage my fibromyalgia!
Back when I was starting to get well, Scott got me this pedometer for my birthday. When I first started off, I was only around 1,500 steps in one day. Slowly, I was able to build up to more.
The awesome software that came with the pedometer was what really helped me manage things. Quite unexpectedly, I might add!
As I downloaded the activity from my pedometer, I could see an unbiased account of my activity. If I was tired and hurting, I could look and see, "Oh gee! I walked 1,000 extra steps today, that would do it!"
The pedometer also helped me plan my activities for the day. I learned how many steps certain activities took - a trip to Costco was about 1,000 - and could plan accordingly.
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Fibro Facts
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When you have fibromyalgia it is so hard to explain to those around you how you can possibly feel so terrible when you look "just fine."
One of the best resources I've found is an article calledThe Spoon Theory, written by Christine Miserandino.
In this article, she uses spoons to symbolize energy and then uses them as teaching tools to explain to a friend of hers what life is like with a chronic illness. (Lupus, in her case.)
I recently used this exercise -- with actual utensils! -- in a group of people I network with.
I walked them through a normal day for a "spoonie" (a term that those of us who relate to Christine's story have affectionately given ourselves).
As they did each thing for the day, it would cost them energy (a spoon): taking a shower, getting dressed, getting breakfast, etc.
Some people ran out of spoons (energy) after taking a shower but before getting dressed. And YES, this IS sometimes a NORMAL day, isn't it?
It was a powerful way for someone who doesn't have fibro to experience a small taste of it.
Read The Spoon Theory...
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Learn the four simple steps to becoming a Health Coach
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One Health Coach has said our health care system "isn't about health, isn't caring, and isn't a system!" If you have fibromyalgia and spent the typical three+ years with three+ doctors trying to get a diagnosis, you know what they were talking about!
Would you like to be part of the solution? It's so rewarding helping people transform their lives by helping them change their habits. I would love to show you how easy it is to become a Health Coach.
Step 2. Contact me to learn more, including what steps 3 & 4 are! |
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Helping women with fibromyalgia,
tired of being held prisoner in their own bodies, find hope and freedom.
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