Today I had the honor of having David Hanscom, MD with me. He was a spinal surgeon for 32 years and now helps people recocer from chornic back pain through non- surgical means and by understanding the body and mind are one unit. Through understanding threat physiologicy and the inflammation the brain causes, we can reverse chronic pain and stop diseases. In today's talk, he discusses practicing joy, the threat physiology response of anger and anxiety, why he quit spine surgery and answers some of the questions my watchers had asked in advance. He also discusses degenerative disc disease, bulged discs, herniations and how there is no data showing they cause pain. Check out his info below:

We talk about a million things in this episode - from stress hormones in your system, to how hard it is to bring this stuff up with family and friends. We also discuss his story of healing, the diagnosis he had and being a father and a husband while in Chronic pain.

Give it a listen. There are some really good nuggets in here.

The healing power in forgiveness: In this video I talk about the dangers in forgiving before you acknowledge the wounds that need God's healing. But, once we are willing to feel the feelings, we can experience them with God, let go and forgive in a deep way that relieves and rebalances the nervous system, thus reversing pain. Check out my website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com #christian #jesus #chronicpain #tms #forgiveness #themindbodyconnection #mindbodysyndrome #sarno #thoughtbythoughthealing #rewireyourbrain #neuroplasticpain #neuroplasticity #curable #thewayout

In this episode I have the honor of interviewing Dr. David Schechter, (who is taking new patients). If you are looking for a MBS diagnosis you should check out his website at Pain Relief:TMS:Dr Schechter,Culver City:Sarno: MindBody (mindbodymedicine.com)

In this convo we discuss how injuries become chornic which is called chronification. We also discuss personality traits that lend themselves to chronic pain, IBS, food sensitivities, how the brain can cause or amplify pain and much more.

I truly enjoyed this conversation.

Thank you David for joining our show.

Dr. Dave has been kind enough to give a discount to any of my watchers that want to take his online course found here.

Online course. MB Healing Journey | mindbodymedicine2

His book: Think Away Your Pain: Your Brain is the Solution to Your Pain - Kindle edition by Schechter, David L. . Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

And his workbook can be found here:

Amazon.com: The MindBody Workbook: A Thirty Day Program of Insight and Awareness for People with Back Pain and Other Disorders: 9781929997053: David Schechter M.D.: Books

Today I answer the commonly asked question, "Do I have to change my life, reduce my stress or make big changes in order to heal"? No. You don't have to get rid of stress in order to heal from chronic pain, you just get to learn how to show up differently. When we show up with confidence, and grounded in who we are deep down inside, then we can rise to the challenge of our lives without all the distress and therefore our bodies and brains have no need to warn us of danger. Instead, our brains can activate the rest and digest part of our nervous system and we can live in the Power, love and sound mind that God has promised us. #tms #sarno #schubiner #unlearnyourpain #mindbodyconnection #mindbodysyndrome #mbs #christian #jesus #powerlovesoundmind #reversingpain #brainpain #painfreeyou #danbuglio #thewayout #curable #chronicpain #fibromyalgia #footpain #ibs #stomachpain #stressdisease

In this video I talk about how legalism and fear of sinning can be a big contributing fact to pain. I go through Galatians 3 and how we are not meant to live in legalistic "human effort" but in the Spirit which is free gift. I also describe what a hypervigilant brain is & how it is in a "perceived fear state" that comes to play in our relationship with God, too. I share what I believe to be the 4 main ways the brain can operate in hyper-vigilance including our relationship with God. I spend the majority of this video talking about how fear is the root of legalism, earning your salvation, & the fear of sinning. This hyper-vigilance will cause the brain to send the pain signal. thoughtbythoughthealing.com #christian #legalism #tms #mindbodyconnection #mindbodysyndrome #sarno #schubiner #unlearnyourpain #neuralcircuitpain #learnedpain #youcanheal #unlearnyourpain #curable #jesus #hypervigilance #brainpain #chronicpain #chronicillness #painfreeyou #fightorflight #nervoussystemregulation

It's true, using the bottom-up approach of breathing activities has an important role in creating change in the brain. As a Christian, originally, I disregarded these activities; not understanding the science and why it is such an important part of healing. In this video I talk about the two areas that belly breathing targets. First, it activates the Vagus nerve which runs down from our brain into our stomach area. It is the 10th cranial nerve and is housed in the parasympathetic nervous system. In chronic pain, this resting part of our nervous system needs help, and breathing is a fantastic way to do this. Secondly it helps to give our brains a break from thinking about the past and planning for this future. (worrying) Our brains default into these specific parts of our brains, but it can be exhausting. Breathing practices help us to be present and to pay attention to what is happening in the here and now.

Often times we are operating in a way that submits to the way our brains are wired, which often means we are submitting to the fears of our past. Our brains are wired by the past, but the bible shows us that we get to change the way we think, choose our thoughts and emotions and choose to have a spirit of love, power, and sound mind.

This means we don’t have to be victim to how our brains.

Our brains become wired to habitually produce pain, to cause a cascade of physical responses and ultimately control our bodies, but we can take back our authority and teach our brains a new way. Listen to this episode to understand how…

Get ready for healing, friends.

I'm super excited for you all to hear Jennifer's healing story. She started my course "Conquering Chronic Pain through Science and the Gospel" in February and it's been wonderful to see all the ways God has healed her emotionally, spiritually and also physically. This stuff really works you guys. Give this a listen!

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Check out the article here: Can Virtual Reality Help Ease Chronic Pain? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)