Recap From London Chronic Pain SIRPA Conference
Had a fantastic trip over to London for the 2022 Chronic Pain SIRPA Conference. Very educational and inspiring to see so many leaders and practitioners in one place. I want to thank my mentor and head…
Mind-Body Healing & Upcoming SIRPA Conference
As many of you know, I am a physiotherapist and mind-body coach. I am also a SIRPA practitioner and trained under Georgie Oldfield, who is the founder of SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners' Association)…
Emotions of Anger & Sadness Amplify Pain
Wanted to review a study here showing the impact of emotions on physical symptoms like pain. What the study found was:
Conclusion. The experience of both anger and sadness amplifies pain in women…
Proof the Brain Causes Physical Symptoms in the Body
Many people have a hard time believing their brains can generate physical somatic symptoms in the body. Studies around what's called the 'nocebo effect' prove the brain is capable of producing all sorts…
Rebecca Tolin: From Healing to Helping Others Heal
I had the pleasure of catching up with Rebecca Tolin, who has not only recovered from her own debilitating chronic fatigue, but has since gone on to helping others heal as a mind-body coach. Rebecca…
An Emotional Part Of Your Brain Can Cause & Cure Physical Symptoms
Do you know your amygdala (the part of your brain that generates negative emotions) has been shown to cause and also cure physical symptoms? Incredible and probably not believable by many. But just because…
Kinesiophobia and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Title of this 2019 review study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine is: 'Role of kinesiophobia on pain, disability and quality of life in people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic…
Impaired Threat & Safety Learning With Chronic Pain
This 2022 study in the Journal Pain found what I see daily with chronic pain patients. The researchers 'conclude that chronic back pain is associated with altered threat and safety learning. This ambiguity…
Optimism vs Pessimism and Your Health
We have tons of clinical data that show positive optimism is related much better health outcomes while negative pessimism relates to poorer health outcomes. One of the ways pessimism shows up is with catastrophizing…
Chronic Fatigue is Linked with Negative Beliefs About Activity
One of the more common chronic symptoms I treat in people is fatigue. CFS/ME as it's called, really stops people from moving forward because of the crippling fatigue symptoms it brings. The fatigue…
