What is the tell me about your pain program?
Powered by Curable, an online program that teaches people to use evidence-based techniques to relieve chronic pain. For updates and more information about Tell Me About Your Pain, visit curablehealth.com/tellmeaboutyourpain When it comes to chronic pain, everyone has a unique story to tell.
What do we have in common when it comes to pain?
When it comes to chronic pain, everyone has a unique story to tell. But when it comes to the fears, doubts and struggles around pain, we all have much more in common.
What can we learn from chronic pain patients'stories?
Effectively using real-life chronic pain patients' stories, the episodes illustrate the effectiveness of the latest mind-body techniques to help listeners understand and overcome chronic conditions.
What is the curable podcast series?
Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv host Curable's latest Podcast series, sharing stories of chronic pain patients treated with the latest neuroscience methods. LISTEN ON APPLE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY LISTEN ON AUDIOBOOM Hi, I'm Dani and I'm a podcast addict
What does it mean to live with chronic pain?
Living with chronic pain means living with chronic worry. But it's actually this fear, frustration, and despair around the pain that keeps your pain signals activated. Even once you know how destructive these thoughts are, it’s so hard to keep your mind from going there.
What does Alan do with Amber?
Alan works with Amber on two fronts: First, he uses a left-brain approach to help her see that her pain is coming from her brain and not her body.
What is the technique Alan and Alon use to help with back pain?
Alan and Alon introduce the concept of leaning into positive sensations, a technique that rewires your brain and deactivates pain. Alan talks to Emily, a back pain sufferer with a lot of fear and preoccupation around her symptoms.
What does Alan talk about Laura?
Alan talks to Laura, a pain sufferer who's been in "danger mode" for many years. Due to her past experiences (getting bullied as a child) as well as the way she treats herself (pressure and anxiety), her brain feels very unsafe. Alan guides her through a somatic technique that calms her brain and puts it in "safe mode.".
What is the Curable program?
Join hosts Alan Gordon, LCSW (Founder of the Pain Psychology Center) and Alon Ziv as they respond to the experiences of real chronic pain sufferers and provide techniques based on the latest neuroscience to help listeners overcome chronic pain. Powered by Curable, an online program that teaches people to use evidence-based techniques to relieve chronic pain. For updates and more information about Tell Me About Your Pain, visit curablehealth.com/tellmeaboutyourpain
How does Alan help her?
Alan guides her through a somatic technique that calms her brain and puts it in "safe mode.". Finally, Alan and Alon explain how you can use this technique to make your own brain feel safe, and overcome your pain. 29 min. Dec 28, 2020.
What part of the brain helps the girl stay out of pain?
In other words, her left brain gets her out of pain and her right brain helps her stay that way. Finally, Alan and Alon give guidance on how you can use these two parts of your brain to overcome your own pain. 32 min. Sep 16, 2020.
How does Alan work with Amber?
Alan works with Amber on two fronts: First, he uses a left-brain approach to help her see that her pain is coming from her brain and not her body. This calms her fear and her pain fades. Then he uses a right-brain technique to solidify those pain-free neural pathways.
What is Amber's pain?
Amber, who suffers from chronic neck pain, calls in to share her fears and worries about how her pain dominates her life. Meanwhile, Emily struggles to let go of the idea that her pain is purely physical in nature. Alan and Alon guide their guests to let of go these fears to break the cycle of chronic pain. 24 min.
How Do I Teach My Brain to Deactivate My Pain?
Fear is the fuel that keeps chronic pain alive. But as many pain sufferers know, it's hard to overcome that fear when it feels so powerful and so automatic. In this episode, Alan and Alon explain how to teach your ...
How Do I Feel My Emotions, and How Can That Help My Pain?
Alan and Alon talk about the role of emotions in chronic pain. They discuss the benefits of tapping into difficult emotions, and provide a simple and effective technique for doing so. Alan talks to Ginger and Chris who are having ...
How Can I Heal My Pain by Making My Brain Feel Safe?
In this episode, Alan and Alon explain how making your brain feel safe deactivates chronic pain. Alan talks to Laura, a pain sufferer who's been in "danger mode" for many years. Due to her past experiences (getting bullied as a ...
How Can I Diagnose My Pain Like a Pain Specialist?
In this episode, Alan talks to Howard Schubiner, MD, one of the pioneers of mind-body medicine. Dr. Schubiner has developed a unique protocol to help patients determine whether their pain is caused by their brains, or by a structural problem ...
How Do I Use Both My Left AND Right Brain to Overcome Pain?
In this episode, Alan and Alon explain how you can use your left brain and your right brain together, to overcome pain. The left hemisphere of the brain is generally looked at as our logical side. We use our left ...
Can Changing My Thoughts Improve My Pain?
Many chronic pain sufferers struggle with negative thoughts like self-criticism, pressure, and fear. Not surprisingly, this type of thinking makes our pain worse. In this episode, Alan and Alon explore where these thought patterns come from and how you can ...
How Do I Get to the Root of My Pain?
Living with chronic pain means living with chronic worry. But it's actually this fear, frustration, and despair around the pain that keeps your pain signals activated. Even once you know how destructive these thought patterns are, it’s so hard to ...
