ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Mastering the ability to rest will help you heal your chronic pain. Sometimes the hardest “work” is the work of slowing down, of giving up, of letting go, of relaxing, of resting, and of letting yourself just be.
In this Episode:
🔹 What it feels like when your false self steals all your energy.
🔹 The emotional defenses of the TMS personality: perfectionism, goodism, high achievement, repressed anger, and stoicism.
🔹 Rest can mean being on the couch, but it can also mean letting go of the mask.
🔹 So many of us TMS people need a break.
🔹 We need a break from the demands others place on us.
🔹 We also need a break from the demands we place on ourselves.
Join in the conversation today. You’ll hear about a great break I got last year – and you’ll also be invited to tune in to yourself. You can take this time to ask yourself an important question: “What do I need right now?”
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Learn About Therapy with Sean: Therapy for Chronic Pain and Symptoms
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Other Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
They Can’t Find Anything Wrong, by Dr. David Clarke
Dr. Jeffrey Iovannone on The Normate Gay
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…and you’re listening to Mindbody Medicine for Chronic Pain.
Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Sciatica, Neuropathy, Chronic Headaches, Migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Many Arthritic Presentations, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Covid, Depression, and Anxiety.
Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.
Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to get better.
We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.
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