The Pain Pivot

The Pain Pivot I help people take control of their own health, work through their limitations, & start living again. I have had chronic pain for most of my life.

My name is Michelle Mical and I am known as The Grandma Guru. I know the frustration of having side effects from my illnesses and the medications cause even more issues. When I was a child, some of my earliest memories are of being in a hospital surrounded by nurses. I had seizures, spiked temperatures for no reason, and even developed migraines. As a teen I found that I had Endometriosis and Poly

cystic Ovarian Syndrome (although it wasn't called that then). I have had so many surgeries and infertility issues. They pumped me full of experimental drugs that caused so many other issues! In my 20's, I volunteered as a crisis call volunteer for the Endometriosis Association when I was in my 20's. I helped so many people because I understood what they were going through. Then I was electrocuted. The accident caused a disease that was known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and is now considered Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The medications caused me to gain weight and get. These medications also made me have seizures again and even go blind for over a year. I went to many different therapists that tried to help, but it didn't work for me. Then I found life coaching. Oh my goodness! Life coaching helped me more in a few weeks than therapy did in 20 years! (NOTE - therapy does help, it just didn't work for me.) I felt like a new woman and learned to take my life back. I wanted to help people again. So I took coaching courses and became a certified Life Coach. Although I was doing helping people through their issues, I felt drawn to helping people living with chronic pain learn to live the life they want to live instead of allowing their limitations to keep them watching from the sidelines. I started The Pain Pivot so I can help you. Schedule your free consultation with me now. We will talk about your health issues, what you want your life to look like, and whether or not I can help you live your most fulfilled life.

When you are in the pavilion and the family reunion is still months away - and at a different state park…
04/06/2026

When you are in the pavilion and the
family reunion is still
months away - and at a
different state park…

Some days, getting through feels like its own kind of resurrection. If today is heavy, take this as your reminder - you’...
04/05/2026

Some days, getting through feels like its own kind of resurrection. If today is heavy, take this as your reminder - you’re still here, and that matters. Wishing you a gentle, grace-filled Easter. 💛

I’m became a chronic illness coach to help people who struggle with chronic conditions learn how to live life between fl...
03/14/2026

I’m became a chronic illness coach to help people who struggle with chronic conditions learn how to live life between flare ups.

I have been living with many different types of chronic illnesses most of my life. Some of these illnesses are so bad that I found myself withdrawing from everyday life.

It was hard. It was lonely. And I felt like a burden to my family and friends.

I am once again having long-term symptoms from these issues and found myself struggling.

Then i remembered that I have been trained for this. I am spending the next few weeks trying to make life easier while I am once more learning to navigate life with these issues.

My posts are being talked to text, so I’m hoping there’s no errors. Please be patient if there are - I cannot see the screen right now.

Please know that if you are struggling, you are not alone. Turn to someone that you can talk to. Bottling up your emotions just adds to the stress of the illness and could make it worse.

Hang in there. Life can get easier with a few tweaks. You’ve got this!

Ideas to beat the heat.
06/24/2025

Ideas to beat the heat.

Happy Mother’s Day!
05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day!

12/08/2024

You are a warrior and you’re doing great! Hang in there.

Living with chronic illness is hard. Sometimes the pain is so bad and all you can do is curl into a ball and cry. But l...
08/14/2024

Living with chronic illness is hard. Sometimes the pain is so bad and all you can do is curl into a ball and cry.

But life goes on and you are expected to participate in it.

What do you do to make life easier so that you can live your life - especially on the bad days?

Your burden does not define you. You have the power to rise above it and become the best version of yourself. Believe in...
08/09/2024

Your burden does not define you. You have the power to rise above it and become the best version of yourself. Believe in your potential and take action towards a brighter future.

When your heart feels heavy and life keeps putting obstacles in your path, don’t give up. Use those obstacles as steppin...
08/02/2024

When your heart feels heavy and life keeps putting obstacles in your path, don’t give up. Use those obstacles as stepping stones to grow and change. Every day brings new opportunities, so keep moving forward with courage and determination.

Learning to adapt your limitations to your new reality doesn’t mean you are giving up. It means that you are trying by I...
07/07/2024

Learning to adapt your limitations to your new reality doesn’t mean you are giving up. It means that you are trying by I make life easier so that you can participate in life again.

They talk about being childlike. Remember, children live a simple life. Don’t allow your illness to complicate it for you.

What does grief mean to me?💧Grief means having to struggle through life knowing I will never see your face, hear your vo...
07/01/2024

What does grief mean to me?

💧Grief means having to struggle through life knowing I will never see your face, hear your voice, or be able to touch you again.

💧Grief means sitting in a room full of people who love me and still feeling as if I am alone in the world.

💧Grief means that part of my heart was ripped out and I may never again feel whole.

💧Grief means forgetting that you’re gone for a minute - only to have my world fall apart over and over again each time I realize you’re really gone.

Sometimes I look at people moving through their life as if they haven’t a care in the world and I get so angry that they get to live while I’m stuck in a never-ending loop of confusion, stress, and sadness.

I hear daughters complain about their father and I want to shake them until they realize that he won’t always be there. I would take my dad back on his angriest day just to have him here again!

Take pictures, make memories, record their voices, and make sure they know that you appreciate them. Because life without them is so much harder than you think it will be!

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