This Friday join host, Vivian Komori and Laura Feliz as they chat with
Dr. Beth Darnall, author
The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit
10 Simple Steps to Ease Your Pain
Relaxation to calm you nervous system
Pain Psychology Skills
Personalizing a plan for pain relief.
Beth is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford University and treats individuals and groups at the Stanford Pain Management Center. She
is an NIH-funded principal investigator for pain psychology research
that is examining the mechanisms of pain catastrophizing treatment,
including a novel single-session pain catastrophizing class she
developed (funded by the NIH National Center for Complementary and
Integrative Health).
She
is Co-Chair of the Pain Psychology Task Force at the American Academy
of Pain Medicine (AAPM), and in 2015 received a Presidential
Commendation from AAPM.
Beth is author of Less Pain, Fewer Pills ©2014 and The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit ©2016. Her upcoming book, The Surprising Psychology of Pain: Evidence-Based Relief from Catastrophizing and Pain is
due out in 2017. As a pain psychologist, she has 15 years experience
treating adults with chronic pain, and she lived through her own chronic
pain experience. She enjoys helping individuals with chronic pain gain
control over mind and body and live their best life possible.
Beth is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA License #25495).