The 4 Steps That Stopped My Chronic Migraines (Vanessa Blackstone)

✨ Get Your FREE 7 Daily Insights and Neuroplastic (Brain) Regulating Strategies: Daily Habits to practice for Chronic Pain & Autoimmune Symptom Recovery. https://www.wixforms.com/f/7411088323814360234In this episode, Vanessa Blackstone, Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Clinic, shares her journey from debilitating migraines and trauma to recovery using Pain Reprocessing Therapy. She reveals her specific 4-step protocol for stopping migraines and explains why "powering through" pain is actually a form of nervous system dysregulation that keeps us stuckLEARN MORE HERE:📅 Schedule a FREE Discovery Call with Doc Tovah (limited slots) — https://calendly.com/drtovah-support/new-meeting👥 Join My Supportive Facebook Group (2,700+ Members) - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AwrZpoEdK✅ My 8-Week 1:1 Recovery Program — https://drtovahrecovery.com🌐 Website — https://www.drtovah.com👥 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/tmsroundtablerecoverychronicpainConnect with Dr. Tovah✅ 8 Week MindBody Recovery Program — https://drtovahrecovery.com🌐 Website — https://www.drtovah.com👥 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/tmsroundtablerecoverychronicpainWANT TO BE A GUEST ON TMS ROUNDTABLE?👉 https://forms.gle/h8hgAeh7qsTmNGPN9TIMESTAMPS00:00 🌟 Intro02:53 🤕 Vanessa’s Story: Migraines Starting at Age 1106:37 🏘️ Trauma, Foster Care, & “Over-Functioning”09:56 🌫️ The “Foam Mattress” Feeling12:41 🏆 Wearing Pain Like a “Badge of Honor”18:26 📉 Hitting the Breaking Point in Grad School22:42 🌊 “Urge Surfing” & Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention24:36 👴 The Grandfather’s Advice That Changed Her Path26:32 🧠 Finding Alan Gordon & The Early Days of PRT29:55 🦄 The Trap of Feeling “Chronically Unique”31:16 🛑 Why “Powering Through” Is Not Healing34:48 💔 Navigating Grief & Loss Without Relapsing37:03 🗣️ Re-framing Symptoms as “Needs” Not “Pain”40:55 📊 Two Ways to Scale Sensation43:18 📝 4 Steps to Navigate Migraines & High Pain44:17 🛡️ Why “I Am Safe” Doesn’t Work for Everyone (Try “Safe Enough”)46:00 🥾 Surviving an Extinction Burst50:42 🧘‍♀️ The Practice of “Dropping In”52:06 🛡️ Understanding Your Protective Parts54:04 🔄 Different Symptoms, Same Brain Mechanism