A colleague of ours once said, “Being in chronic pain is chronically searching for answers.” Having chronic symptoms is an overwhelming, frustrating, and lonely experience, especially when traditional treatments don’t work.
With this in mind, we’re excited to introduce The Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Podcast, a new resource dedicated to helping individuals break free from the cycle of chronic pain. With this podcast, we aim to show you some of the groundbreaking PRT tools, what they might look like in practice, and tips for using them to rewire the brain, turn off faulty pain signals, and reduce or eliminate pain symptoms.
In our first episode, Calming the Nervous System: Methods for Getting Unstuck, we dive into how harnessing a state of relaxation and ease can help you implement PRT tools with the right energy, setting yourself up for success. If you’ve been navigating chronic pain and feel stuck, or if you are working with individuals with chronic symptoms, this episode is packed with insights and actionable tools to start using today.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
In this episode, our podcast host, John Gasienica, LCSW, introduces PRT alongside his guest, Daniella Deutsch, LCSW, the co-founder of the Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center, a training institute for healthcare providers, and the co-executive director of WellBody Psychotherapy, a clinic treating patients with chronic pain. Together, they discuss how to help patients use some of the most effective PRT tools and achieve the emotional state necessary to use them successfully. To demonstrate this, John walks a real-life client, Anna, through a PRT session, helping her embrace a positive emotional state and use PRT tools to experience pain relief. Anna’s story highlights the impact of PRT, showing how this therapy can help you move from a place of pain and frustration to freedom and empowerment.
Key Topics Discussed in This Episode:
– Somatic Tracking: Learn how somatic tracking helps you observe pain sensations with curiosity instead of fear to rewire the brain.
– Emotional Awareness: Understand the importance of recognizing and processing emotions, which can significantly contribute to chronic pain.
– Gratitude Practices: Discover how shifting your focus to gratitude and positive emotional states can break the negative feedback loop of fear and pain.
– The Science of Pain Reprocessing: Dive into the neuroscience behind PRT and how it works to rewire the brain’s neural pathways to shift pain perception.
– The Source of Motivation: Notice how the energy behind PRT techniques will influence the likelihood of experiencing retraumatization or a corrective experience.
Whether you’re a patient looking for relief or a practitioner seeking new tools to help clients, this episode is a must-listen for anyone dealing with chronic pain or looking to understand the effectiveness of PRT. Anna’s inspiring journey shows that healing is possible, even when you feel stuck. John Gasienica and Daniella Deutsch break down the techniques, science, and Anna’s real-life story to instill hope and offer practical advice.