Outsmart the pain

Talking to professor Hedvig Söderlund gives a quick insight into being burned out, but also touches the questions like if we only use 10% of our brain, and how the brain inside professional violinists can change!

Hedvig Söderlund is a professor in psychology and has been active at Uppsala University where she was in charge of Uppsala Memory Lab until the fall 2019. She has spent almost 20 years in human memory research and its organisation in the brain. She has investigated memory, alcohol, depression and also aging and sex differences. Her main interest is the hippocampus!

Now she has started her own company Brain of Sweden and has recently published a book in Swedish - Den utbrända hjärnforskaren.

This episode will tell you why it´s important to distinguish between different types of pain. Why it´s called persistent and not chronic. Howcome the "pain ladder" should not be used? And much more - come on in!

What is Outsmart the pain? This trailer will tell you.

One in five people suffer with persistent pain, many in silence. It’s time to end the stigma and raise awareness. Listen to alter your perspective and ignite your curiosity. And to just to lift your spirits with off-pain topics as well!