Episode 2: CA and Chronic Pain

- Pain is real, even when not linked to tissue damage. It’s a brain-based protective response, not a something originating in the body.- CA is a mindfulness-based, trauma-informed model that helps clients reconnect with disowned or underdeveloped parts of their experience.- Tuning helps clients avoid overwhelm by shifting attention across different types of awareness, rather than diving straight into distressing material.- The hosts suggest that chronic pain often arises from repressed emotional experiences, especially feelings of powerlessness.- Many clients come to therapy expecting to accept a life with chronic pain, but end up experiencing transformation and relief.- CA research has already shown early results in reducing symptoms of trauma and chronic pain.