68 - Empowering patients with persistent pain and mental health issues with Dr. Janet Delong

💭``The things that happened to us as children, affect our mental and physical health later. I realized that I could help people as much as I wanted to with manual therapy and exercises and yet they would never get better because their pain was from a different source. ``- Dr. Janet Delong 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Janet Delong PT, DPT, MHS, LSW, Cert MDT. Janet is a physical therapist, a licensed social worker/mental health therapist, and is a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She works as a Training Specialist and Community Liaison for Prevention Insights at Indiana University. She also owns Delong Wellness, LLC and is an adjunct professor for IU and Ivy Tech. Janet has a passion for working with people who deal with persistent pain, who have experienced trauma, who have issues around mental health and substance use, and/or who are oppressed in some way. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, the American Physical Therapy Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and is a budget coach at Habitat for Humanity. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Janet's story and career ▪️ The impact of coaching in communicating with patients ▪️ What is motivational interviewing ▪️ Trauma and persistent pain ▪️ Creating a safe space for patients ▪️ Adverse childhood experiences ▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Jenet's favorite resource of information: 1- Lorimer Moseley and Adriaan Louw 2-Stephen Porges. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. 2011. 3-Bessel van der Kolk. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. 2015. 📲Jenet's contact information: Website:https://www.delongwellness.com/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yXxoRSz5gOI 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: [email protected]