In this episode, I talk with Christie Uipi. Christie is the executive director of The Better Mind Center. She is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The impact of excessive stress on our physiology
• How chronic trauma, thought, and mindset play a role in chronic health conditions
• Trauma vs emotional stress
• The symptom-fear cycle
• Adaptation vs Disorder
• How does fear impact pain levels?
• How can someone start handling their emotions in a healthier way?
• And more...

Christie Uipi (she/her) is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. She pursued extensive clinical training at the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, where she worked alongside Alan Gordon to develop Pain Reprocessing Therapy. Christie's approach to treating chronic pain is based in neuroscience and rooted in compassion, working to empower her patients with accurate pain education and effective mindfulness-based and cognitive-behavioral techniques. She lectures nationally on psychotherapeutic interventions to treat chronic pain and is committed to cross-disciplinary collaboration between mental health and physical medicine. Christie is also a recovered chronic pain patient herself. The healing process was so profoundly transformational for the quality of her life that she has dedicated her career to supporting others through their recoveries.

Trained in: Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), Problem-Solving Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Website: https://bettermindcenter.com/

IG: @better.with.christie