- Pain is real, even when not linked to tissue damage. It’s a brain-based protective response, not a something originating in the body.
- CA is a mindfulness-based, trauma-informed model that helps clients reconnect with disowned or underdeveloped parts of their experience.
- Tuning helps clients avoid overwhelm by shifting attention across different types of awareness, rather than diving straight into distressing material.
- The hosts suggest that chronic pain often arises from repressed emotional experiences, especially feelings of powerlessness.
- Many clients come to therapy expecting to accept a life with chronic pain, but end up experiencing transformation and relief.
- CA research has already shown early results in reducing symptoms of trauma and chronic pain.