Restoring YOU

Keith shares beautifully about 30 years of chronic pain after a near fatal accident as a teen.  He shares what has helped him live better and what has prevented him from living his best life. Keith talks openly about the idea of acceptance verses fighting. He explains how setting down the fight actually increases his ability to live well and how counter intuitive that seems.     

Listen in as Debra discusses her journey from treatment seeking to "high research mode" and a break through when she learned to change her narrative around her pain, and the freedom and healing that came with that change. 

Baby Steps to Box Jumps! Listen in as Kris Anne shares how she has overcome widespread body pain and the years of darkness. She shares how she viewed her body as broken, and how she saw herself as unable. She shares how she began to learn to move again after multiple surgeries on multiple body parts. Kris Anne's bravery shines in this interview. Listen in and share with someone who needs some inspiration that life can change. 

Do NOT miss this episode with Joletta! She shares her story and her reflections on what it means to have and live with pain. How interrupting pain can be and the need to learn to live our best lives. We talk about the Work Comp system, the interruption of pain, and she shares my favorite story about Lorimer Mosley answering her question about pain. His answer will surprise you.

Listen in as Cheryl shares her story from pain to freedom. She recounts being told she was disabled and need outlearn to live like it. She shares how her discoveries of why love matters and how those discoveries changed her relationship to pain. She shares her understanding of the nervous systems connection to her pain and how she made her way back from the belief her family would better if she wasn’t here at all.  Please share this episode with someone who needs other it. 

In the first episode of season Join Amy Eicher as her daughter Erin hosts her in this very touching interview.  Erin asks her mom some tough questions about what her pain meant for her and gets at some heartfelt answers. The two discuss what it was like being a mom in pain and is given some touching and valuable insider information about being a kid to a mom in pain. 

Listen in to the second of this 2 part episode as Lauren shares the her powerful experience coming through pain and  shares her life now. she is now climbing mountains, working out, off all her meds, and back in school to give back to those that need help .  Don't miss this amazing episode!

In the first of this 2 part episode, Listen as Lauren shares the her powerful experience with pain, "procedure seeking", and prescribed opiates. Lauren bravely shares what her life was like at the height of her pain & what changed it all. Stay tuned for part 2 when Lauren talks about how much her life has changed and how she got to the point where she is climbing mountains!

Listen in as Bethany shares her struggle with pain as a newlywed and a new teacher. We chat about lumpy SI belts, the depression that sneaks in when you lose the ability to do the things you love. Just how desperate most people are to simply do "the right thing" to "get fixed".  We chat a bit about the power of social media in connecting to others that know our pain, good and bad. Then she shares how surrounding herself with positivity and learning to believe she is stronger than she thinks changes her pain path.

Listen in as Trish shares very candidly about her experience with persisting pain and its affect on every aspect of her life. From the depth of devastation her pain brought, Affects of fear in her life and on her SI Joint Fusion recovery and the importance of having a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist on your team. SO many excellent nuggets of wisdom in here!

Listen in as Erin Jackson from Inspire Sante.com  talks about her experience with persistent pelvic pain,the reality of traveling to find care for pain that persists and how her journey helped her discover a whole new life she never knew was possible.

Listen in as Liz talks about her struggle being a military mom with two young boys, and learning to entertain them from the couch with sock doge ball. She realizes the importance of her mental health in her healing from physical pain and taking on a "what could go wrong" attitude. 

Listen to this refreshingly honest interview in Chloe Pedley from Polkadotsi.com shares her story of how she got relief from back pain by challenging beliefs and how she learned to lean on fences to get her groove back.  In a very vulnerable interview we talk about stress incontinence ( leaking urine during exercise)  kenesio tape, pool noodles, the value of playing and doing something different, drop bears and more.  

Join Christy and I for the second half of our interview we talk cross fit, healing, SI rotations post op and learning resilience. As we rejoin the conversation Christy and I talk about how her perception of all of her diagnosis, EDS, cam Impingement, labral tear, and a fused SIJ lead her to believe that cross fit *might* not be the best choice for her.  After contemplation of some new information and a few continuing education classes, Christy gives cross-fit a try. She talks about how her diagnosis of EDS & persisting pain lead her to feel fragile. Once she gave cross fit a try she felt something different and started to find her resilience and her inner strength.  She adds, she doesn't feel like she was *lucky* in getting better, she believes ANYONE in pain can improve.  For information about some of the things we talked about in this episode see links below: greglehman.ca - Greg Lehman - Reconciling pain and biomechanics physiodetective.com - Antony Lo crossfit.com - Information and how to find a gym

In the second episode of Restoring YOU join me, Amy Eicher, as I talk with Christy about what it means to be diagnosed with persisting/ Chronic pain and EDS. Listen and learn as she shares how she came to terms with those labels and learned the power of understanding and applying Pain science / pain neurobiology to her life. Join her as she shares how her life changed as she changed her view of herself and her diagnosis to discover the amazing Athlete within.     Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave us a review!

In this first episode of Restoring YOU join me, Amy Eicher as I talk with Katherine about her journey through pain and how she found her ability to restore herself with volunteer work, & eventually learns to trust herself & her body enough to get pregnant after years of feeling she wouldn't be able to handle the pain of carrying, or caring for a child. Be inspired by her brave journey out of pain and into motherhood.    Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave us a review!