TPF #21: Leigh Brandon - Pain: our greatest gift?

Leigh Brandon is a CHEK (Corrective, Holistic, Exercise, and Kinesiology) Practitioner and Faculty Instructor, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Manual Therapist, Emotion Code Practitioner and the author and host of "Beyond the Pain" Podcast. He has almost 30 years specializing in helping people overcome chronic pain by uncovering the root causes — whether structural, biochemical, emotional, or environmental — and guiding them through sustainable lifestyle change so they can become responsible for their own health.In this conversation, Gustavo and Leigh explore the multifaceted nature of pain, emphasizing that it can be a gift that signals underlying issues. Leigh shares his extensive experience in helping individuals manage chronic pain through holistic approaches, including understanding the root causes, the importance of mindset, and the interplay between physical and emotional health. They discuss how societal conditioning often leads to a misunderstanding of pain, and how addressing both physical and emotional aspects can lead to effective pain management and recovery.Follow Leigh:on Instagram: #beyondthepainpodon YouTube: @beyondthepainpodcaston X: Beyond the PainLearn more about Leigh's work at BodyCHECK.co.uk.You can also download the Pain-Free Plate here.The Pain Factor is a Project Fourtress podcast.Project Fourtress is a secular, humanist project, dedicated to find answers to the physical, mental and emotional pain people experience, as well as offer help to deal with these issues. To learn more about Project Fourtress, please visit fourtress.org.