
27 Surgeries Later . . . A Story of Resilience and Healing from Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Tom Sullivan about his car accident, surgeries and subsequent journey through chronic pain. After enduring 27 surgeries and trying treatments and medicati...
19 Aug 202016min

Patient Outlook and the Process of Healing from Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Geralyn Datz, a clinical health psychologist specializing in the treatment of pain. She shares two very moving patient stories of r...
12 Aug 202022min

A Whole Patient Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Geralyn Datz, a clinical health psychologist specializing in the treatment of pain. She discusses her approach to treating chronic pain which incorpor...
5 Aug 202024min

A Patient Centered Approach to Recovering from Addiction and Healing Chronic Pai
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Dr. Mel Pohl, the Chief Medical Officer of Las Vegas Recovery Center. He shares his center’s approach to treatment which focuses on bot...
29 Jul 202023min

Deconstructing the Pain of Addiction
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Dr. Mel Pohl, the Chief Medical Officer of Las Vegas Recovery Center, about the nature of addiction and its relationship to chronic pain. He explains that...
22 Jul 202028min

Empowering People to Heal from Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Becky Curtis, founder and CEO of the pain management coaching company, Take Courage Coaching. She talks about the techniques her coache...
15 Jul 202022min

Finding the Courage and the Skills to Recover from Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Becky Curtis, CEO and founder of the pain management coaching company, Take Courage Coaching. She recounts the car accident that left her with a severe sp...
8 Jul 202025min

The Importance of Feeling Safe in Healing
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with professor of psychiatry and neuroscientist Stephen Porges about the polyvagal theory. Dr. Porges explains the transformative power of f...
1 Jul 202026min



















