Our Power Is Within: Heal Chronic Illness & Pain

138: Understanding the psychosocial role of your pain with Charlie Merrill


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In today’s episode I get to pick Charlie's brain. We deep dive into things like:

  • What is the difference between primary & secondary pain
  • Beginning to understand how all pain has a psychosocial element
  • All pain is real, but is it physical?
  • How to assess and determine the nature of our pain
  • The bigger opportunities that come out of our pain
  • How to build your physical capacity
  • Understanding how important it is to feel safe
  • SO much more!

  • Charlie Merrill is a Physical Therapist and the founder of Merrill Performance in Boulder, CO. He's synthesized treatment of the mind and body for over 20 years to support people in returning to a high level of performance in their lives. In his practice, Charlie combines traditional hands on manual therapy care with a novel mind-body approach to treat a wide range of clients including some of the best runners, cyclists, rock climbers, and CrossFitters in the world.

    Charlie co-created the course "Beyond Pain Education" with Dr Howard Schubiner to educate and mentor clinicians who are traditionally body oriented how to transition toward a more psychosocially informed approach to pain and function.

    He’s a content creator appearing on Podcasts, Instagram, his channel on YouTube, and is active on social media supporting people in pain. He's launching a course aimed at athletes struggling to overcome pain to improve performance.

    Charlie consults in the technology space, currently with Lin Health, a digital health platform that aims to scale evidence based pain care and he serves on the medical advisory board for "The Better Mind Center".

    Ways to connect with Charlie:

    ▶website: http://Mperformance.com (Here you will also be able to learn more about Beyond Pain Education & Sign up

    ▶IG: https://www.instagram.com/charliemerrill/?hl=en

    ▶https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCinoyk46RyzA1v6PqbUl8_w

    ▶FB: https://www.facebook.com/charlie.s.merrill


    Ways to connect with me:

    ▶Website: www.ourpoweriswithin.com

    ▶ IG @OurPowerIsWithin 

    ▶Join the podcast Facebook group


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    Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on this podcast. Individual results may vary. 

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