I think one of the biggest reasons that I'm making progress now, and failed in the past, is I have a game plan.

The Sharon Butler Self Care Program combined with the Intu-flow program has been a great combination for me. I've been able to combine ideas I've gotten from both of them and make them my own. Just randomly doing stretches never got me anywhere. I'd improve a little bit here or there but it was never anything long lasting.

Also, I've learned to be patient. In the past I've tried to push things too hard and fast. Then I'd get a huge flare up, get discouraged, and give up.

Another thing is, now I'm starting to have a lot of confidence in what I'm doing. The first year or so into this, I really wasn't sure if it was going to get me anywhere. I thought I might be causing myself a lot of extra pain for nothing. Now that I see it's helping me, it makes it a whole lot easier to keep pressing on.