Chronic Pain And The Mind-Body Connection
Episode 75, Nov 13, 2023, 06:47 AM
My friends, I'm excited to share a new Group Coaching Course starting in January 2023 called Women and Pain. Read more here.
In this episode we chat about the mind-body connection, women's health, chronic pain, the menstrual cycle, hormones, and the nervous system. Join us for this chat to support you on your healing journey.
We chatted about:
In this episode we chat about the mind-body connection, women's health, chronic pain, the menstrual cycle, hormones, and the nervous system. Join us for this chat to support you on your healing journey.
We chatted about:
- The nervous system and chronic pain
- Endometriosis, period pain, PMDD, PMS
- Anxiety and depression
- Suppressed emotions
- Mood swings
- Anger
- The mind-body connection
- Neural pathways and pain science
- Fear and the fight/flight reponse
- Building safety into the nervous system
- Our relationship with ourselves
- Shame about being a woman
The different ways the fight/flight response shows up:
- Worry about the past or future
- Catastrophising
- Hyper-vigilance
- Over educating or intellectualising
- Self protection
- Beliefs that you are doing things wrong
- Self blame
- Strict routines
- Restrtictive diets
- Lack of hope, belief, or trust
- Obsessive thinking, being preoccupied
- Identifying with pain and being a sick person
- Always looking up Dr. Google
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