“I can’t always control my body the way I want to, and I can’t control when I feel good or when I won’t. I can control how clear my mind is.” 

Podcasts

Podcast episode about therapeutic interventions for working with pain and insomnia related to pain. [The Healing Trauma Podcast]

• Pain is not "just in your head." No pain is imagined.

• Pain is processed in the brain, and the nervous system response can heighten pain and perpetuate the cycle.

• There are therapeutic interventions that can work with the neuroscience of brain to help reduce the pain. On of these is an evidence-based treatment called pain reprocessing therapy.

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Tell Me About Your Pain [Podcast]

• Hosts Alan Gordon, LCSW and Alon Ziv discuss the treatment of Pain Reprocessing Therapy and respond to the experiences of real chronic pain suffers.

 

Healing pain by treating the mind, with Tor Wager, PhD [Podcast endorsed by the American Psychological Association]

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Support Groups

Peer support groups are often run by those who have personal experience with the subject of the group. There are often local and online groups that you can attend for free. HeyPeers.com is a great place to start your search for support groups. This site also helps connect you with local resources and chat rooms. Sign up on the website, or access the service through its app.

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Research

Patient-centered pain management. New federal recommendations for pain management recognize the crucial role of psychological and behavioral treatment options. [Monitor on Psychology article from the American Psychological Association]

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Apps

Curable offers insight into the way chronic pain affects the nervous system. Their app includes mindfulness tools to help begin rewiring pain pathways in the brain [website for the app]

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HeyPeers.com connects you to peer-led support groups. Sign up on the website, or access the service through its app.

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