Ep 44 Pain Is the Alarm on Your Body’s Home Security System

Welcome back dear listeners. Today, I have no guest because I’m going to share another talk that I gave recently. Using my voice is something that I’ve discovered I love to do. And something I’m particularly passionate about is breaking down the concepts of chronic pain recovery into very simple language. There are lots of different ways to communicate these concepts, and there are many very eloquent practitioners and researchers out there who use neuroscience terminology, facts and figures from research studies, and other lofty sounding language to communicate these ideas. And that is fantastic! That kind of language really speaks to people in a particular way and it serves a specific purpose in our society. And, my contribution to this conversation about mind-body healing comes in a very different type of language from that. Because my personal mission is really about encouraging people, like you, the listener, to develop trust in your own inner wisdom and your own innate understanding of your own lived experience.   And to encourage that, I make it a point whenever I can to use everyday language. And instead of using a lot of scientific jargon — not that it doesn’t have its place — I prefer to use everyday metaphors to help you understand that, just by being alive, you already have all the tools you need to understand what’s going on in your mind and body. It’s really just about tuning in and paying attention, and leaning into what you already know about life based on other experiences that we can use as metaphors. That’s what I do in all of my courses and programs, and it’s why so many students who have taken my course, Writing to Release Chronic Pain, have told me that they finally understand this work, because I’ve broken it down so simply. I think it’s also why members of my groups feel so empowered to speak their own truth, tell their own story and develop to their own unique path to healing that works for them! If that’s something that’s important to you, I welcome you to join us for the biweekly meetings of my membership group, where we get together to share, support each other, and continue to develop that sense of self-trust and confidence in our journeys. You can join by going to my website annaholtzman.com/writingtorelease where you can enroll in that course, and included in your enrollment is a two-month pass to my group coaching membership and the option to stay on and become an ongoing member. Again, the URL to enroll is annaholtzman.com/writingtorelease   And now, I hope you’ll enjoy this talk in which I’ll break down the process of chronic pain recovery into three simple concepts. Fair warning, this talk does include some mild bathroom humor.   You can find me at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anna_holtzman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: [email protected] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.annaholtzman.com⁠