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Managing your pain starts with learning what works for you, your body and your lifestyle. That’s why my blog is about more than techniques for managing pain. Here you’ll also find strategies for coping with the emotional and social aspects too.

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If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing
EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

July 8th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

If you have hypermobility, pillow struggle is a real thing

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesPillow struggle is a thing. Is there the perfect pillow to hypermobile necks that will help prevent neck and shoulder pain? This is the number one non-movement related question I get emails and questions about.

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A Guide for Traveling with EDS & POTS
Associated Conditions, EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

June 30th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

A Guide for Traveling with EDS & POTS

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesI do a fair amount of travelling. With an Italian husband, I often take short-haul flights to Italy. With my work, the flights tend to be long-haul, largely to the United States.  

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Tanya’s Story: How The Zebra Club Transformed My Life with EDS
Chronic Pain, EDS, Hypermobility, Movement & Exercise

June 23rd, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Tanya’s Story: How The Zebra Club Transformed My Life with EDS

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesThis is a really beautiful story I’d like to share with you. It’s heartwarming, inspiring, and hopefully, gives us all hope of what we can achieve with the right support and solutions at our fingertips.  

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Deconditioning in Hypermobility & EDS: It’s Not Just ‘Laziness’
Chronic Pain, EDS, Hypermobility

June 9th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Deconditioning in Hypermobility & EDS: It’s Not Just ‘Laziness’

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesHow often do we hear “you’re just deconditioned” – as if that is a personal failing or a lack of effort to maintain our fitness and activity? 

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Beat the Heat: EDS, Hypermobility & Heat Intolerance
Associated Conditions, EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing

June 2nd, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

Beat the Heat: EDS, Hypermobility & Heat Intolerance

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesI’ve always struggled with heat since a child. I remember heat rash or prickly heat starting around the age of 6, together with dizziness and sickness. 

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Sebastian’s Experience with The Zebra Club
Chronic Pain, EDS, Hypermobility

May 27th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

Sebastian’s Experience with The Zebra Club

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesAt The Zebra Club, I am continually inspired by the stories of our members and their demonstrations of perseverance, courage and transformation in the face of chronic pain and complex conditions.  

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Hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Physical Therapy
Chronic Pain, EDS, Hypermobility, Movement & Exercise

May 21st, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

Hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Physical Therapy

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesHave you been referred to physical therapy or physiotherapy to manage your symptomatic hypermobility?

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23 Signs You Grew Up with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Symptomatic Hypermobility
EDS, Hypermobility

May 5th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

23 Signs You Grew Up with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Symptomatic Hypermobility

Estimated reading time: 9 minutesLooking back, the signs were there — little things that didn’t seem connected at the time.

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Mindful Movement, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and Hypermobility
EDS, Hypermobility, Lifestyle & Wellbeing, Movement & Exercise

April 29th, 2025 | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Mindful Movement, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and Hypermobility

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesMost of us have probably heard of mindfulness if we live with chronic pain. It is often suggested that the practice of mindfulness can be helpful in pain management.

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