Move from Hope to Want to Will

One of the things I thing is very important from a mind-body perspective to healing is parlaying hope into want and desire for change then moving to will to make it happen. Will is an important mind-body construct. There is research to show it impacts health. Here is a study showing how the will to live among older people led to actually living longer regardless of age, gender, or demographics. And another inspiring article from Stanford University about the will to survive and cancer.
Channel your hope (which can be fleeting when something doesn’t work) into wanting to change and willing that change. Whether that be health, relationships, work, travel, hobbies, exercise, etc. Will involves not only a strong mindset but taking action each day in the direction of what you want.
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Jim Prussack, MPT, MMT
Jim Prussack MPT, MMT is a licensed physical therapist and chronic somatic symptom coach who has been treating pain and other somatic symptoms for over 20 years. He specializes in chronic pain and chronic health issues using a brain and nervous system approach.
