“Mind over matter” suggests using our minds to override our symptoms. Overriding your symptoms is unlikely to help your brain feel safer about what’s happening in your body. A better approach may be “mind in partnership with matter”

The pain recipe is another one of my favorite concepts from "Tell Me Where It Hurts". Just like baking brownies, there is a collection of ingredients that get combined to trigger the brain's danger detection system and generate the experience of pain.

One of my favorite concepts from this fantastic new book by Dr. Rachel Zoffness is the idea of a pain dial. You can think of it as a volume knob in your brain that turns up or turns down your pain.

"Tell Me Where It Hurts" by Rachel Zoffness is a must-read for anybody dealing with chronic pain. She provides a clear framework to identify what may be driving your chronic pain and plethora of strategies to treat it.

We all know that pain can interfere with sleep. But... did you know that poor sleep can be a major driver of chronic pain? If you're dealing with chronic pain and poor sleep, here are a few sleep hygiene tips to dial in your sleep habits.

Here is my main insight from week 4 of my pain reprocessing therapy training. The energy behind treatments for chronic pain is just as important as the treatments themselves. If you approach your chronic pain care with urgency and intensity that can put your brain on high alert and perpetuate your pain.

In this video I teach a simple exercise to relieve the neck and shoulder tension that builds up from too much time at the computer. This exercise can be done right at your desk and can be sprinkled in throughout your day to offset neck and shoulder tension as it builds up.

If you have stress and tension building up in your neck and shoulders this workout is for you. This is a series of stretches and exercises to improve the mobility and ease the tension in your neck and shoulders.

Movement and exercise and can be powerful in reducing pain. In this video I talk about the neurology behind how that works and some ways you can use movement to reduce pain. If you're dealing with an injury or chronic pain I encourage you to keep your body moving.