I want to give a little bit of context and background information about who I am, what I have been through, and why I am talking about pain in the way that I do.

The final episode in this series is focused on the pain itself. Using a visualisation technique that helps us see our pain differently, and find a feeling of relief with in the pain.

Finding thoughts that feel better around the subject of your body can be tough when you are in pain or ill. But when you take your attention away from the problem, and let yourself remember the myriad of things that ARE working well, you can find a tremendous amount of security and love, and mend the relationship between you and your body.

Finding a thought that feels better about your life around you. Looking for small moments of relief. Like the the comfort of a cup of tea out of your favourite mug. The softness of your bed. The joy of a great TV show. In this episode we zoom in to the life around you, and milk the better feeling thoughts you can find. The impact on your nervous system is immediate.

There is always a thought that feels better. You may not be able to find physical relief in this moment, but you can always find mental relief. Even if you have to take your focus away from your body, away from your life, away from yourself. This practice is an example of zooming out and finding something that brings you some small amount of relief.

The thoughts you think about your body and your pain are important. This is why.

A headache is one of those things that once it's with you, there's not a great deal you can do about it. I had a headache when I sat down to record a a new episode, so I walk through the very simple process that I do when there's nothing to be done about it. This is a live demo of me feeling my pain.

In the last two episodes I have spoken about the benefit of allowing yourself to feel your pain, without trying to fix it or push it away. This is an example of how that played out in a moment of pain in my own life.

The way you approach your pain plays a huge role in how it reacts. Just like a non-newtonian fluid, it hardens upon impact, but softens when touched gently.