Anxiety Basics
Anxiety is the body’s neurochemical reaction to a mental or physical threat. Without it you can’t survive. It’s the sensation created by elevated levels of stress chemicals. Because the unconscious br...
9 Tammi 201920min
Giving Back
The definitive step of your healing journey is giving back. Your attention is focused away from you and your troubles, and you’ll move a long ways from your pain circuits. The reason that many people ...
30 Joulu 201823min
Enjoy Your Day – Today
We all want to become better, happier people, and we work pretty hard at it. The marketing world keeps reminding us that we are not even close to our potential and holds up endless images of perfectio...
29 Marras 201815min
A Viable Solution for the Opioid Epidemic
The solution to the opioid epidemic is to solve chronic pain. Eighty-seven percent of patients on opioids have chronic pain, which is both driven by and results in severe anxiety. The second aspect of...
29 Marras 201826min
The Evolution of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain develops in a series of steps from our first experience of pain. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom talks about the four stages of chronic pain and details the physical and ...
26 Marras 201826min
Parenting - Creating Your Own Triggers
Chronic pain is a family issue. Your deepest human interactions happen at home and family members trigger each other. These powerful reactions have severe consequences. Partners and parents often end ...
26 Marras 201816min
The Unenforceable Rules
When you’re frustrated about any situation or relationship that you have no control over, you are wasting your time and destroying your quality of life. You might wish things were different, but this ...
6 Marras 201826min
Do You Like Your Family – Listen
Chronic pain takes a terrible toll on families. People in pain often have forgotten what it’s like to have fun. They tend to become socially isolated and withdrawn, even within their own home. Much of...
6 Marras 201823min
