Using neuroplasticity to find healing involves practice and specific techniques to change the neural pathways in your brain. You need to be open to the idea that changing neural pathways in your brain will be…
Self-care is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we want to in life. It involves how we take care of ourselves through caring for our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. There are some…
Unfortunately, chronic pain flares are a part of chronic pain and can be challenging to deal with. There are ways to better cope with pain flares and prepare for them. There are actions you can…
Toxic positivity is when optimism or positive thinking is taken too far to the point where negative emotions are shut down and hardships are invalidated. It can do real harm to people struggling with different…
Unfortunately, grief usually ends up being a part of the chronic pain experience. It’s the grief of things you lost to the pain and the process of moving through life within your new circumstance. As…
Trauma and Chronic Pain are challenging to live with; they often occur together and exacerbate each other. This can make recovery more difficult and your experience with each condition worse. Some treatments can bring healing…
The Default Mode Network (DMN) is a system of connected brain areas that influences what you think about when you are not focused on a specific task. It can influence your pattern of reactions to…
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation and psychological abuse that can be very damaging to the victim. It can appear in many aspects of life and can really affect your health and well-being. There are…
You may find it frustrating when you do something that is recommended or are told that it will help you, and it doesn’t work for you. There are reasons why your coping techniques may not…
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a therapeutic modality based on chronic pain and neuroscience research. It is a system of psychological techniques that retrain the brain away from threats that cause pain toward a better sense…