Mayim Bialik recently suffered a horrendous attack of back pain that has lasted three weeks now. Alan Gordon, author of The Way Out was her therapist for mind body pain. She interviews him in her podcast below. I'm curious if the Jeopardy saga triggered this recent pain attack? She mentions that it is very difficult… Continue reading Alan Gordon with Mayim Bialik
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Catching Your Fears
Alan Gordon, LCSW, founder and executive director of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, CA, and creator of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) has written a book, The Way Out which is rocking the pain community. As the subheading implies, it is a scientifically proven approach to healing chronic pain. It's an unpretentious, powerful read… Continue reading Catching Your Fears
To Diagnose Or Not, That Is The Question
“Simply put, diagnosis wields immense power. It can provide us access to vital medical technology or shame us, reveal a path toward less pain or get us locked up. It opens doors and slams them shut.”Eli Clare, Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure I've been treating my back fusion pain - burning, stabbing, tingling, severe stiffness… Continue reading To Diagnose Or Not, That Is The Question
Thoughts Held in Mind Produce After Their Kind
“Our beliefs control our bodies, our minds, and thus our lives…”― Bruce H. Lipton, The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles In 1997, I was suffering from crippling, all-over body pain, feeling sick and fatigued most days. My arm muscles ached so deeply, I could barely lift the bed covers… Continue reading Thoughts Held in Mind Produce After Their Kind
Release and Let Go
“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It comes from the mind’s mysterious instinct to believe that pain is good, or that it cannot be escaped, or… Continue reading Release and Let Go
Release and Let Go
“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It comes from the mind’s mysterious instinct to believe that pain is good, or that it cannot be escaped, or… Continue reading Release and Let Go
The Body Says What The Mind Cannot 