Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD

By Mind Body Spirit.fm

Discover a groundbreaking, self-directed approach to conquering chronic pain with Dr. David Hanscom. In his podcast, Dr. Hanscom shares methods that have helped thousands eliminate pain and reclaim th... more

4.6

3434 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD:

How many episodes does Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD have?

The podcast currently has 276 episodes available.

Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD episodes:

January 24, 2026 Empowering Communities of Recovery
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Executive Director of the Empower2Recover Foundation, Jay Barnard. He discusses his the evolution of his nonprofit, Empower2Recver, from focusing on addiction prevention to addressing trauma and recovery in a more inclusive way. He explains its mission to bring people together to share stories and access resources for various forms of trauma and recovery. He also talks about its plans to introduce the Global Recovery Community (GRC) project, which aims to create an online directory to help people find appropriate support services.

Download the transcript

Chef Recovery Jay Barnard is a keynote speaker, culinary professional, and person in long-term recovery who uses his lived experience to inspire hope, healing, and transformation. As the Executive Director of the
Empower2Recover Foundation, Jay leads a National movement delivering
trauma-informed mental health, addiction, and recovery events across
communities and Indigenous Nations. Blending his journey from addiction to
recovery with his passion for food, Jay shows how purpose, culture, and
connection can change lives. Through storytelling, service, and the kitchen,
Chef Recovery continues to turn pain into purpose and recovery into action.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
30min
January 24, 2026 Becoming Empowered: A Personal Journey Out of Addiction
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Executive Director of the Empower2Recover Foundation, Jay Barnard. He shares his personal
experience of struggling with substance abuse, including multiple arrests and a year-long sentence in Penetang Penitentiary, which he served for driving under suspension. As part of his release, he entered counseling, which resulted in his enrollment at the Salvation Army Anchorage Boost Center in Ottawa, Ontario, where he achieved sobriety on February 11, 2008. He went on to start and run a nonprofit, the Empower2Recover Foundation, which works with individuals to help them deal with trauma, addiction and recovery.

Download the transcript

Chef Recovery Jay Barnard is a keynote speaker, culinary professional, and person in long-term recovery who uses his lived experience to inspire hope, healing, and transformation. As the Executive Director of the
Empower2Recover Foundation, Jay leads a National movement delivering
trauma-informed mental health, addiction, and recovery events across
communities and Indigenous Nations. Blending his journey from addiction to
recovery with his passion for food, Jay shows how purpose, culture, and
connection can change lives. Through storytelling, service, and the kitchen,
Chef Recovery continues to turn pain into purpose and recovery into action.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
26min
January 11, 2026 A SAGE Approach to Healing
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with retired psychotherapist and author Jake Eagle. He discussed the SAGE process, which focuses on subjective awareness and genuine expression to help individuals cultivate inner security and personal agency. He explains how taking responsibility for emotions, rather than blaming others, can lead to personal growth and healing. He shares success stories from his work with couples and highlights the effectiveness of the SAGE process when individuals commit to it fully. He also talks about the challenges of breaking ingrained patterns, especially when anger is involved, and the role of metacognition in overcoming these obstacles.
Download the transcript

Jake Eagle is the co-creator of the S.A.G.E. process — Subjective Awareness and Genuine Expression — a framework for helping people cultivate inner security, personal agency, and healthier relationships with themselves and others. For over twenty years, he and his wife Hannah worked with individuals and groups exploring how language, perception, and meaning
shape the nervous system and human experience. Jake is a retired psychotherapist and the author of The Power of Awe, a book about how moments of awe can help people shift out of threat, reconnect with themselves, and feel more alive and at ease.
His work invites people to move beyond reactivity and self-blame into clarity, self-regulation, and genuine connection.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
31min
January 11, 2026 The Role of Language, Perception & Meaning in Healing
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with retired psychotherapist and author Jake Eagle. He discusses how the work of John and Joyce Weir, who
developed a unique psychological approach called Percept Language in the 1950s, led he and his wife Hannah to create the SAGE process. It focuses on
understanding people's internal subjective experiences through present-tense language. He explains how the SAGE approach (Subjective Awareness, Genuine Expression), has significantly improved his professional work and led to a better understanding of how language perception and meaning shape the nervous system and human experience.
Download the transcript

Jake Eagle is the co-creator of the S.A.G.E. process — Subjective Awareness and Genuine Expression — a framework for helping people cultivate inner security, personal agency, and healthier relationships with themselves and others. For over twenty years, he and his wife Hannah worked with individuals and groups exploring how language, perception, and meaning
shape the nervous system and human experience. Jake is a retired psychotherapist and the author of The Power of Awe, a book about how moments of awe can help people shift out of threat, reconnect with themselves, and feel more alive and at ease.
His work invites people to move beyond reactivity and self-blame into clarity, self-regulation, and genuine connection.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
29min
October 30, 2025 The Patterns of Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Rick Olderman, a sports and orthopedic physical therapist. He discusses
his approach to treating chronic back pain by identifying and correcting three fundamental patterns: extension, flexion, and side-bending problems. He explains how these patterns are often caused by repetitive movements and compensatory behaviors, and how addressing the underlying issues can lead to significant pain relief. He emphasizes the importance of looking at the whole person and considering factors such as walking patterns, fascial tension, and reflex patterns. He also shares insights on how stress and emotional factors can contribute to pain through chemical responses in the body.
Download the transcript

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
28min
October 30, 2025 A Systems-Thinking Approach to Treating Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Rick Olderman,
a sports and orthopedic physical therapist, about his journey from discovering
that conventional approaches to chronic pain management were ineffective to
developing a unique systems-thinking approach that combines elements from Dr. Shirley Saruman's research, fascia studies, and Hanna Somatics. He explains that his new book, Pain Patterns, outlines how these three approaches can be combined to identify and correct the underlying causes of chronic pain, which he believes are often related to patterns of movement and activity.
Download the transcript

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
31min
October 21, 2025 Evidence-based, Patient-centered Healing for Back Pain Online
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Grant Elliott, a chiropractic physician. He explains his online treatment approach to treating patients with chronic back pain which includes: unlimited patient communication, a detailed history and movement based evaluation, exercises to help patients regain the activities they have stopped due to pain, and helping patients “unlearn” their pain. His practice emphasizes the whole body biomechanics, nervous system desensitization and customized pain management programs. He has found that most patients experience a significant reduction in pain after the first visit. His non-traditional approach has created the largest chiropractic practice in North America.
Download the transcript

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
30min
October 21, 2025 A Non-Traditional, Holistic Approach to Treating Back Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Grant Elliott, a chiropractic physician who transitioned from a brick-and-mortar practice to offering an online program focused on non-surgical treatment of back issues through evidence-based methods. Grant shares his personal experience with back
pain and discusses his approach to treating spine-related pain through
comprehensive rehabilitation plans and personalized exercise programs,
emphasizing the importance of thorough evaluations and patient education. He also talks about his work in training other healthcare professionals to adopt similar holistic approaches to managing back pain.
Download the transcript

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
28min
July 28, 2025 The Three R’s of Healing from Chronic Pain
In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Rachel Garfield, a therapist specializing in chronic pain and trauma. She discusses the principles of healing, which she calls The Equina Way framework. The framework involves reflection, repetition, and release, which are based on the training principles of horseback riding. She highlights the significance of perseverance and having something to live for, which helped her overcome pain and achieve her goals.
Rachel Sydney Garfield is both a therapist specializing in pain and trauma as well as a competitive horseback rider with an amazing story of her own. She had a miraculous recovery in the aftermath of her back breaking horse fall in which she broke three vertebrae. She went on to compete as a jumper 18 months later, wrote a book called “Stay the Course” (which will be published soon) about the pain management framework she discovered during her recovery process. Her framework is based on the methaphor and training principles of horseback riding which she titled “ The Equina Way.” Rachel has a rich full life and continues to ride, compete and live largely pain free” Follow her at Rachel Sydney equestrian on Instagram and YouTube.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
29min
July 28, 2025 Learning to Ride Out of Chronic Pain
Rachel Garfield, a therapist specializing in chronic pain and trauma, shares her journey through intense pain, and the healing principles she learned that helped her recover.
Rachel Sydney Garfield is both a therapist specializing in pain and trauma as well as a competitive horseback rider with an amazing story of her own. She had a miraculous recovery in the aftermath of her back breaking horse fall in which she broke three vertebrae. She went on to compete as a jumper 18 months later, wrote a book called “Stay the Course” (which will be published soon) about the pain management framework she discovered during her recovery process. Her framework is based on the methaphor and training principles of horseback riding which she titled “ The Equina Way.” Rachel has a rich full life and continues to ride, compete and live largely pain free” Follow her at Rachel Sydney equestrian on Instagram and YouTube.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
32min

FAQs about Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD:

How many episodes does Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD have?

The podcast currently has 276 episodes available.