Unstoppable Body and Mind

In this episode, we welcome Jake Trembath, a dance teacher from Utah, who shares his journey from discovering dance as a social outlet to using it as a tool for psychological healing and brain rewiring. Jake explains how dance can help process emotions, improve self-love, and create a flow state that is beneficial for personal growth. He discusses the impact of dance on mental and physical health, highlighting its ability to rewire the brain, improve memory, and treat depression. The episode also covers the dynamics of lead and follow in dance, how it relates to masculine and feminine energies, and the importance of creating a safe space for self-expression. Jake's community, Soal Coast, and its various retreats and events are highlighted as spaces where people can experience these transformative benefits.   00:00 Introduction and Special Guest Announcement 00:34 Jake's Journey into Dance 01:55 From Dancing to Teaching 03:05 The Healing Power of Dance 05:17 Understanding Attachment Styles Through Dance 10:23 The Role of Self-Love in Dance 22:52 Creating Safety in Dance 24:56 Discovering the Power of Safe Dance Environments 25:59 Building a Supportive Dance Community 27:26 Health Benefits of Dance 29:34 Overcoming Personal Barriers Through Dance 40:17 The Flow State in Dance and Life 43:46 Upcoming Events and Retreats 45:41 Rapid Transformation Through Dance   You can find more about Jake and Soul Coast events on the website: https://soulcoast.dance/ Instagram @soulcoast.dance    

Wow, I had an MRI done on my back and I talk about my surprising results in this episode.  I've had some previous back issues- a snowboarding injury and a mid back problem with my rib that developed during pregnancy.   A couple times in the last few years that my back “went out” for a few days (last time was over a year ago.)     I do not have chronic back pain, and I do not have to restrict my activity.   But if I had pain and numbness and these same MRIs results, I could qualify for disability.    MRI and X Ray results actually do not accurately predict the amount of pain someone is in.     Structural changes in the body are actually normal with age.   And addressing normal degenerative changes with surgery is really nothing more than a placebo.   We now know it's common for pain free people to have bulging discs, torn rotator cuffs, torn meniscus of the knee, hip labral tears.   We just haven't been doing MRI's on pain free people to see that.   Below are some of the research articles I mentioned:   -Takatalo- 50% of healthy 21 year old Finns had at least one degenerative disc and 25% had a bulging disc. -Boos- 73% of adults without back pain had bulging discs.  -Briggs- hip labral tears in 89% of pain free young athletes 16 years of age or older, & 56% of pain free athletes 16 years or younger. -S Rajasekaran- Delivery of MRI results affects pain and healing. -Karayannis Fear of movement is associated with trunk stiffness.   If you are a woman experiencing chronic neck or back pain, I am forming a group especially for you!  Details to come soon.

Today I have a special guest, a leader in the field of Mindbody medicine and President of the ATNS (Association for Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, formerly PPDA), Dr David Clarke. Dr Clarke practiced Gastroenterology in Portland from 1984 to 2009, treating over 7000 patients whose symptoms were not explained by diagnostic testing.    In this episode, Dr Clarke summarizes Pain relief Psychology.  With research based methods teaching patients to take their focus off the symptom, shift attention to brain, and feel the emotions or deal with life stressors.   Responding to chronic pain or symptoms this way rewires the brain, so that symptoms can be eliminated instead of just managed. Listen to hear more!   Find Dr Clarke and the 12 question quiz on the ATNS website-  https://www.symptomatic.me/   Dr Clarke's challenging patients course https://ppdassociation.org/online-course   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com      

Fellow Physical Therapist, Jim Prussack, joins me today for an interesting interview about his experience moving from PT to pain reprocessing Coach. We discuss the principles of PRT (pain reprocessing therapy), and how we treat differently using a mind vs body based approach. Check out Jim at https://www.thepainpt.com/ >>> If you have not yet given my podcast a rating or review, PLEASE do that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543

This Meditation will help you find and process your emotions.   Many of us have learned to subconsciously repress our emotions, to talk ourselves out of them or judge ourselves for having them.   But we also know that what you resist persists.   So sometimes the best way to “get rid of the emotion” is actually to lean into and embrace it.   Emotions are just sensations, and can not hurt you as long as you don't resist them.   Allowing your emotions and learning to feel them safely will prevent them from being expressed through your body.   Today's meditation is based on Dr Howard Schubiner's “Embracing Emotions Meditation” from “Unlearn Your Pain.”   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com  

Join me today to hear Hypnotist, Melissa Tiers, as we discuss integrative hypnosis and how it helps with chronic pain. Melissa has been training clinicians in the use of hypnosis for pain relief for over 25 years and her own chronic pain history was pivotal in the creation of her pain protocols.   Melissa struggled with years of migraines and is now migraine-free through this approach (as long as she stays congruent!  Listen for more details as to what that all means...)   We discuss the unconscious lens, how to be more mindful, and how to change your memories through memory reconsolidation Addressing the subconscious directy is the fastest way to see change. Melissa Tiers is a multi-award winning author, lecturer, key note speaker and hypnosis trainer. She is the founder of The Center for Integrative Hypnosis, co founder of The Ethical Coaching Collective and creator of Coaching the Unconscious Mind. Melissa has earned three IMDHA Pen and Quill awards for her books, Integrative Hypnosis, Keeping the brain in mind, and Integrative Hypnosis for kids and teens:Playing for change. Check out "Integrative Hypnosis for Pain Relief" by Melissa Tiers Thursday, August 8, 6:00-8:00 pm EST Sign up here: https://www.centerforintegrativehypnosis.com/offers/FNGSVfrz/checkout   Find Melissa at https://www.melissatiers.com/   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com            

Today I interviewed Renee Kammer, who has an amazing healing story.  From 30 years of chronic pain and 5 years being bed bound, to now hiking, biking, and gardening. Renee had several diagnoses, including: Stiff person's syndrome, Ulcerative colitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Headaches, Migraines, Back pain, Hip pain, Anxiety, Depression, Pelvic pain/ IC, Chronic fatigue, Chest pain and High blood pressure.   Renee joined Alignment Academy and went through all of the exercises in Dr Schubiner's workbook to unlearn her pain.   She got off 14 medications in the last year, and has been feeling better and better!   She now has more joy and hope in her life, and is even starting a baking business with her new found time and energy. Listen here for Renee's story.   And if you want to apply the work Renee did to your life this summer, be sure and check out my Book Club Integration Group! https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/book-club-integration-group  

This episode includes a 6 minute technique you can do to deactivate your triggers. My coach who studies hypnotherapy taught me this somatic hack to decrease the intense feelings of a trigger. It is not to ignore the trigger or brush it under a rug, but to make it more emotionally manageable so it can be processed and let go. Think of something that triggers you, and try the process along with me in this episode.  Best if you can sit or lay down with your eyes closed.   If you are a woman over age 35, and you're interested in a supportive coaching community to help accelerate your progress, check out Alignment Academy here: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/somatic-coaching  

This episode is a clip from an Alignment Academy group coaching call.   Listen in to see how I apply somatic tools in a real life situation to help Carrie feel calmer and even excited about a situation that caused anxiety. If you are interested in a supportive coaching community to help accelerate your progress, check out Alignment Academy here: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/somatic-coaching

In this episode, I interview Tai Kuncio.  She is a fellow moderator in the "Tell Me About Your Pain" Facebook Group. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/695823314550483)   Tai had various pains starting in childhood, which they attributed to being athletic.  But she struggled the most with chronic knee pain. At one point after knee surgery, she was doing physical therapy 4 to 5 hours per day and still not getting better.   It wasn't her weakness or muscle dysfunction, but her fear that was driving her pain.   Finally when she moved across the world to Africa and gave up the intensity with what she was trying to heal, she embraced the mind-body approach.   She no longer struggles with chronic daily pain, and when symptoms come up she knows how to handle them so they don't stick around long.   Listen for her inspirational story and what she learned about letting go of the intensity to heal.   You can find Tai at https://www.retrainyourchronicpain.com/   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   Here's a free 6 week link to Curable:  http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen    

This week I share an interview with my client, Lucas.   He struggled with several years of anxiety that was getting worse and more debilitating with time.   At times it was even difficult for him to go to the store or to lunch with a friend without worrying, "what if I get an anxiety attack?"   After 3 months of somatic coaching with me, Lucas felt like he had found the missing piece.  He had already tried meditation, breathing, yoga, acupuncture- all the "right" things to decrease the anxiety in his life.   But this approach taught him the tools he needed to actually unlearn the anxiety- so his brain produced it less and less.   Listen for more, and be sure and get on my "Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression" Book Club list if you want more help in this area for free! https://body-and-mind-lifecoach.myflodesk.com/bookclub   You can check out Lucas' music here: https://idylmindmusic.bandcamp.com/     For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   Here's a free 6 week link to Curable:  http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen  

In this episode, I interview 3 women with amazing healing stories.  We all met as Moderators for the "Tell Me About Your Pain" Facebook group created by Alan Gordon.   Kristina has a list of symptoms that were healed with the mind-body approach.  Including anxiety, eating disorders, depression, hypothyoroidism, adrenal fatigue, POTS, leaky gut, histamine intolerance, insomnia, adrenal insufficiency, and hashimotos. Stacey suffered for 18 years with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, IBS, Lyme disease, insomnia, body pains, and pelvic pain.   Callie had anxiety, insomnia, fainting, and neck pain, which she found out was a congenital neck fusion with “creative wiring in her neck”.  She was told if she moved her neck wrong and she could be paralyzed, so she had medical trauma and increased fear.  Her pain spread through the left side of her body and she began to have joint instability (ankle sprains, knee dislocation, hip popping).  She was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic fatigue, unexplained rashes, acne, and had pelvic pain with sitting. Listen for more about their healing journeys- what they found most helpful and advice they would give others when doing this work.  You can find more about Kristina and Stacey's group coaching here: www.christianbrainrewire.com And Kristina's email is www.kristinacarlton.com Stacey has a free "Stretch and Breathe Nervous System Regulation Class" https://www.wholisticallyrenewed.com/fitness And Callie's contact info is coachcalliek@gmail.com or on her facebook page https://www.facebook.com/people/Brain-First-Chronic-Pain-Coaching/61555738854975/?mibextid=LQQJ4d   Here's a free 6 week link to Curable:  http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com

This Episode is what Dr Schubiner calls "The Six F's" in his book "Unlearn Your Pain"   These are natural reactions to pain, but they also cause the brain to amplify the pain or symptoms.   Here are the 6 F's, listen for more info:   "Fear of the pain or other symptom: We fear the sensation of it as it can be so severe and unpleasant; we worry about whether it will go away and when or when it will return; we spend a lot of time wishing it will go away   Focus on the pain or other symptom: We pay a lot of attention to it; we monitor it; we focus on how it feels and if it is changing or getting worse   Frustration with it: We get upset, annoyed and angry at the pain or other symptom; we become resentful that doctors haven't fixed it or don't understand it; we become sad for what we have lost   Fighting it: We work hard to overcome it; we try to push through it; and we get exhausted in the fight, especially when we feel we are losing the battle   Trying to figure it out: We spend a lot of time thinking about it; we search for answers online, in doctor's offices and with alternative care practices   Trying to fix it: We spend a lot of time and money on treatments that haven't worked; we try anything and everything that might work; we get desperate for a cure; we get depressed when one doesn't materialize."   The way you react to pain can cause your brain to produce more of it or decrease it, so reacting differently on purpose will help you feel better.     For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com    

In this episode I put together the 10 biggest myths I've seen around pain (especially chronic pain).   Lots of new pain research is coming out, so if you think you know about pain (like I did as a Physical Therapist), there may be some new findings that surprise you.   Here are the 10 biggest myths about pain, and be sure to listen for more explanation on each of them:   1-pain equals tissue damage 2-If I have pain or symptoms after exercise or food, it means that exercise or food is what caused my pain. 3-The longer I've had pain means the longer it will take to heal 4-I will have to re-live traumatic experiences in order to heal from them 5-If I don't have significant childhood trauma then I shouldn't have chronic pain 6-If my pain is mind body, I have to have 100% belief before I can heal 7-I need to be perfect at healing 8-If I have neuroplastic pain it means that I'm weak 9-If I have been doing the work and still have pain it means there are repressed emotions I haven't yet found 10- The goal is to be totally regulated and pain free   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com    

Anxiety is a symptom that goes hand in hand with chronic pain and disease. In this episode I talk about what anxiety is, how it affects the body, why it's so common, and how to unlearn it! I give an example from my own life, and some techniques you can use to teach your brain to produce anxiety less and less. If you are looking to support your growth in a loving, fun and nurturing community, check out Alignment Oasis and the specials I have going on now: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-oasis   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com

Pain when things are good is a phenomenon I see when people are unlearning pain and learning to regulate their nervous systems.   When you're used to being in high alert, then letting your guard down and feeling safe can actually seem dangerous.   We can expand our ability to stay in the "rest and repair state" longer, but some people have learned resting is "lazy" or having fun is "selfish".   Watch for this in yourself- if your symptoms come in a time of more calm or peace, don't worry!     This is actually a sign your nervous system is EXPANDING.    The rest and repair state can become more normal for you than survival mode, but the nervous system has to go through growth to get there.   If you are looking to support your growth in a loving, fun and nurturing community, check out Alignment Oasis and the specials I have going on now: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-oasis   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com    

Anxiety may be a familiar state for you - whether you have chronic pain or not.   Anxiety is the nervous system state of "Flight".  We are often not running from a tiger, but we are running to do more, scan for danger, and fix problems.   Anxiety is uncomfortable in the body, and prompts action- doing or thinking constantly to feel better.   The solution to unlearning anxiety and teaching the brain not to go into anxious habits is to go INTO the sensation instead of trying to avoid it.   This tree meditation will help you explore the sensations of anxiety neutrally, so you can help them pass and train your brain to produce them less.   For a limited time, book a 55 min Clarity Session with me for just $39. Bring a struggle in your life (chronic pain, relationships, business, emotions, health), and leave with understanding to improve it. New clients only, one per person https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/39-clarity-session   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543  

Did you know play and fun may be the missing piece to your healing?   Our society tells us we must work hard to get what we want, and we may discredit things that seem too easy.   But there are many scientific benefits of play.   We can learn faster (It takes only 10-40 repetitions in play, vs 400 repetitions).   Play, happiness or joy release endorphins (pain relieving qualities).   Play improves brain function, flexible thinking, improves memory and stimulates growth of the cerebral cortex.   Play is restorative- and it is the opposite of the fear-based survival states.   But if you're not used to playing and find it hard, you can grow your capacity to be in the “rest and repair state”.   Listen in for more explanations of play as medicine, and how you can start to add more play to your life!   For a limited time, book a 55 min Clarity Session with me for just $39. Bring a struggle in your life (chronic pain, relationships, business, emotions, health), and leave with understanding to improve it. New clients only, one per person https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/39-clarity-session   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543

One habit that leads to the perpetuation of chronic pain is being in high alert.   Do you often go to the worst case scenario?  Do you habitually worry?  When you don't have pain are you thinking about when the pain may return? These are signs you are living in high alert, and making your pain worse.   When the brain is in a high alert, fear based state, then it can percieve normal signals in the body as dangerous and produce pain.   High alert can be reinforced by technology, facing uncertainty, or feeling trapped.   Listen in for more details about the high alert state and how we can rewire those neural pathways to ones of safety, calm, peace and freedom.   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Plus click below for my special PRT-based group if you have back or neck pain specifically.   This six month group will walk you through PRT concepts, the latest research on back and necks, and even individual coaching sessions for deeper somatic work- all for an amazing low price:   https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/happy-back-&-neck-club    

New pain science teaches something different than what I learned in Physical Therapy school  20 years ago.   Pain is not directly related to the amount of injury present in the body.   Pain does not indicate tissue damage, but rather pain is a danger signal.   Research into chronic pain shows the brain actually processes it differently once it's lasted past 3-6 months.   There are 44 areas of the brain associated with chronic pain, and the main one is the center of learning and memory.   Just as pain can become learned, it can become unlearned - through pain Reprocessing therapy (PRT)   Listen for more info and research about how pain is a dangerous signal, and how it can be unlearned by PRT.   Plus click below for my special PRT-based group if you have back or neck pain specifically.   This six month group will walk you through PRT concepts, the latest research on back and necks, and even individual coaching sessions for deeper somatic work- all for an amazing low price:   https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/happy-back-&-neck-club  

This episode was part of a video I created to "Meet the Moderator" in the Tell Me About Your Pain Facebook Group.   They had me answer some questions about myself and my healing journey, and I wanted to share that with you here.   If you are want to spend some time learning with me, while you get to know yourself and how to rewire your symptoms, be sure and join my Virtual Retreat September 2 and 3, 2023.     It will be an all day event both days- going through all of the modules and workbooks that I created for Alignment Academy- live!   There will be time for Q& A and coaching on your questions.   It's $149 or free for Alignment Academy members, so now is a great time to sign up!   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543    

I'm excited to share this episode with a special guest- Life Coach and Host of "The Masterful Coach Podcast", Molly Claire   When she agreed to be on my podcast, I had no idea how much our work has in common.      Molly helps women in coaching, motherhood and family life become more self connected and empowered.     Like this work, she helps her clients reach a state of greater well being.   I didn't even know that Molly had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which brought her to realize she needed to change some things within her.   She learned connection with herself, and how to stop the cycle of overgiving.  And now she no longer suffers with CFS.   Listen until the end, where Molly teaches a tip for emotional self connection that is so simple and easy to practice.   And if you want to find out more about Molly Claire & her coaching, check her out here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyclairecoaching/ Website:  molly@mollyclaire.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollyclairecoaching/   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543          

I love this interview with one of my favorite people, Shelby Hansen.   She shares her healing journey including overcoming decades of hip pain to run a pain-free triathalon.   Shelby is a coach for moms with Chronic Fatigue, and she shares with us some energy hacks that anyone can use to feel better in life.   You can find Shelby on her website https://shelbykhansen.com/ And download her top 3 Energy Tips here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63dc400c8e06d4dae9492ea0     For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543    

In this meditation, you will visit your inner child.  Any part of you from the past that is unhealed.       Gain a deeper understanding of your inner child, and the programming it believed.   Know that you can now, as an adult, reparent your inner child.   When the inner child is seen and heard, and feels safe, then you have access to your higher self.  The truest, healthiest version of you.     Give it a try and start making peace with your past!   Follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543      

Did you know your personality traits are a predictor for whether you will have chronic pain or mindbody symptoms? Traits like perfectionism, people pleasing, and wanting to be liked keep the nervous system in dysregulated states and wreak havoc on the body.   For me, my personality traits were the biggest thing keeping me dysregulated and in a state of dis-ease before I found this work.   Listen to find out more!   For weekly calls and community support integrating this work into your life, check out Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-academy-membership   Please subscribe and share this podcast with someone who might love it!   For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com   *Free Nervous System Modules- 4 free videos explaining the nervous system, how it affects your health, and how to regulate it  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   *Curable App- 6 Weeks Free with this code http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen   If you like this podcast, please give it a five star rating and review on Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543  

In this episode I tell you a real life story of my back pain and a flare I had this weekend.   Since chronic pain has more to do with fear and nervous system dysregulation, I decided skiing sounded like a nice thing to do when my back pain was uncomfortable.   Listen for how this counterintuitive approach helped me through the pain with less resistance and more curiosity.   Click here for more information on somatic coaching & Alignment Academy: https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/somatic-coaching      

In this episode I talk all about the nervous system state of freeze.   This is the nervous system state of shutdown when the system detects a mortal threat.   The nervous system chooses this state as the best option for your survival, so it is not a conscious choice.   Here is an example of what you may feel in freeze: Feeling space, foggy, unable to think clearly, forgetting details, disoriented, forgetting where you're going, losing track of time, continual exhaustion, numb, no energy, feeling overwhelmed, disconnection, feeling trapped, hopelessness, helplessness & shame. If you identify with feeling these emotions, you are going in to freeze. Listen in for more details about how to know you're in freeze and how it affects the body!   For tips on Coming Out of Freeze, I will be holding a workshop March 27,2023 5:00pm MDT, register here ($7): https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/offers/FFgdyV2M   *This includes a free coaching call with me Friday March 31 9:00am MDT   To purchase all 3 workshops (Coming Out of Freeze March 27 5:00pm MDT, How to Change Your Stress Level Without Changing Everything Around You March 29 12:00 MDT & Pleasure on Purpose) plus the Friday coaching call, click here ($15): https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/offers/eLL27eBz  

In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite things to teach- having more rest, pleasure and fun in your life.   Most people with chronic pain are devoted, high achieving, hard working, people pleasing givers who have a hard time taking time for themselves.   But this concept is research based, and actually shows that when your pain or emotions are high the best thing to do is to distract rather than try to work through it and process.   We often think we should be working on healing all of the time, but sometimes our nervous system just needs a break, and avoidance behaviors can help you get more regulated.   So instead of meditating or journaling, you may watch a funny show or read a book (NOT about pain).   Then when you are regulated and your sensations are at a more manageable level, you can do the cognitive or emotional processing at that point.   When you do distracting activities with intent, they can be soothing for your nervous system.   To learn more about Pleasure on Purpose, I will be holding a workshop March 30,2023 4:00pm MDT, register here ($7): https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/offers/7Cmwmh8k   *This includes a free coaching call with me Friday March 31 9:00am MDT   To purchase all 3 workshops (Coming Out of Freeze March 27 5:00pm MDT, How to Change Your Stress Level Without Changing Everything Around You March 29 12:00 MDT & Pleasure on Purpose) plus the Friday coaching call, click here ($15): https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/offers/eLL27eBz  

In this episode I define trauma in nervous system terms, so you can have a more compassionate view about the survival states and why you go into them. Your nervous system is always trying to keep you safe and can get stuck in survival states from all different types of trauma.   All of us have had things that are more than our nervous system can handle, but some have not been able to process it because they have not had a compassionate witness. Trauma can be processed and there can actually be more growth than would have been otherwise possible (post traumatic growth). If you want to learn more about the nervous system, how it affects your body, and how to regulate it, sign up for my free nervous system modules here:  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6 I will send you 4 of the video modules I use in my coaching programs, to teach you the basics in an easy to understand way! My freshest content is on Instagram now, be sure and follow me there: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com  

Today I talk all about somatic coaching- what it is, what it looks like, and who it can help. Somatic means body, so somatic coaching uses perceptions and sensations and attention to the body in order to enhance the coaching experience. Most therapy and coaching just involves talking, and using our conscious mind.  But about 95% of our thoughts are subconscious, so many of our behaviors and nervous system responses are not in our conscious awareness. Through somatic coaching (involving the body vs. just talking), I have reached the deepest insights about myself, and hugely shifted my thoughts and feelings in a short amount of time.   Here is what somatic coaching can help with:   * Chronic pain/ illness- Somatic coaching helps you feel your sensations more neutrally, which rewires the brain to decrease pain instead of amplifying it.   Most chronic conditions are from learned pain pathways that can be rewired.   *Returning to movement- Somatic coaching is a great way to get back to exercise or normal movements without pain, since training the brain first has no risk of injury!  Sports Psychologists have known the power of visualization with athletes for decades.  We use similar techniques to return to movement in a progressive, safe, effective, and pain-free way.   *Processing emotions- Somatic coaching is how we can process emotions, since emotions are felt in the body.  Trapped emotions are responses learned by the nervous system, and can be can be unlearned with somatic coaching.   *Healing trauma- The same somatic techniques to process pain and emotions are used in healing trauma.  Trauma occurs when something is more than what your nervous system can handle.  By building the capacity of your nervous system through somatic coaching, you can respond differently when triggered without getting stuck in survival states.   *Subconscious breakthroughs for behavior change- Ever wonder why you find yourself repeating unhealthy behaviors?  We can get to the root of them through somatic coaching.  Often something from childhood has primed the nervous system to behave a certain way.  This happens subconsciously before you even have conscious awareness of it.  Behavior change becomes much easier with somatic coaching and addressing the issue at it's root!   For a free 60 minute consult with Betsy to ry somatic coaching, sign up here: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult   To learn more about somatic coaching with Betsy, click here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/offers/2i6gv2yL   And for info about the monthly coaching membership, Alignment Academy, where you can buy discount somatic sessions- click here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership

In this episode I take you through a 5 minute somatic tracking meditation to calm your nervous system, and rewire your brain to create less pain!   Somatic tracking is the process of going into the sensations in the body and describing them neutrally.   This gives some space between the stimulus (sensation) and the typical response (some form of fear that leads to more pain).   When we can describe the sensations with different words, imagine the color or shape or texture, and just watching what is there instead of reacting to it, it actually trains the brain that the sensation is not important.  So it does not continue to produce it.   Listen in for a quick description of why we do somatic tracking to reprocess pain and emotions, and for the short meditation that you can use when you just have a few moments to practice!   Want help applying this into your life?  Check out my group coaching membership, Alignment Academy!   Join a community of like minded self healers- full of support, inspiration, and fun! https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership      

Today's Episode is about Pain Catastrophizing- what it is and how it affects your symptoms.   People with high levels of pain catastrophizing are more likely to develop a new acute pain, more likely for their acute pain to turn chronic.  And who catastrophize more before surgery are more likely to have complications and a slower recovery.   Here are the 13 questions on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale.  Rate from 0 (not at all) to 4 (all of the time) when you feel pain: I worry all the time about whether the pain will end.  I feel I can't go on.  It's terrible and I think it's never going to get any better.  It's awful and I feel that it overwhelms me. I feel I can't stand it anymore.  I become afraid that the pain may get worse.  I think of other painful experiences.  I anxiously want the pain to go away.   I can't seem to keep it out of my mind.  I keep thinking about how much it hurts.  I keep thinking about how badly I want the pain to stop.  There is nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain.  I wonder whether something serious may happen.  A score over 37 means you tend to catastrophize how you think of your pain.   What is the solution for pain catastrophizing?   Mindfulness- being in the present moment! There are ways to interpret your pain differently, like through somatic tracking or sending yourself messages of safety   Somatic strategies to calm the nervous system will help decrease pain catastrophizing.   So listen in for this quick summary of pain catastrophizing and how to rewire it!   If you are interested in coaching with me, I offer a free 60 min consultation to discuss your specific situation.  I have a group membership and some limited 1:1 spots. Click here to schedule: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult  

Episode #106- Extinction Bursts   Today's topic is about part of the normal mind-body healing process- extinction bursts. When you are starting to experience some success with healing, one thing that can commonly happen is a resurgence of pain in an old area or a completely new pain. Dr Sarno called this the “symptom imperative.” In “The Way Out” by Alan Gordon, they call it an extinction burst because of a study with a rat receiving food through a lever.   When the lever broke, the rate started pressing more urgently and quickly before the behavior of pressing the button extinguished. If you have an extinction burst, there are 3 common stages 1- panic, 2- forcing it, and 3- oh this is how it works! Listen to this episode for more, and trust the process- extinction bursts are a good thing because it means the signal will soon become extinct!   Want help applying this into your life?  Check out my group coaching membership, Alignment Academy!   Enrollment for 2022 ends Nov 16 until next year. https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership

I know some of you are not on my email list or following me on social media (Why not?!?) But if you aren't, you may not have heard yet about my amazing "Founder's Special" for Alignment Academy. Alignment Academy is my group coaching program with 2 calls per week, modules, and resources for healing. Normally it's $99 per mo, but for the first 49 it will be a fixed rate of $49 per mo for as long as you are in Alignment Academy. 9 spots are gone in just the first few days, so be sure and click on the link for more information if this is calling to you! Alignment Academy information: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership   Free 60 min consult with Betsy: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult   Sign up to receive my free Nervous System Modules and join my email list: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6  

Predictive coding is like a brain's subconscious shortcut.   Predictive coding is the #1 reason for chronic pain symptoms.  Especially for people who tell me they feel calm, but their pain is related to a movement, food, time of the month, etc.   I give you a few examples of how predictive coding works in our bodies to produce symptoms, and how it can be reversed!  Be sure and listen to find out more.   Want help with applying this into your life?  Check out Alignment Academy (my group coaching membership).  Click here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership   If you have liked my podcast and have not yet given it a rating or review, PLEASE do that here.  I would greatly appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543

In this episode I talk with Lifecoach and former client Katrina Ubell.      Today we talk about Katrina's journey as a weightloss coach, and getting out of chronic pain.    And we talk about Katrina's new book, out tomorrow- September 20, 2022!    Get the sneak peek on "How to Lose Weight For the Last Time- Brain Based Solutions for Permanent Weight Loss", and how it relates to coaching on chronic pain.   For more information on Katrina Ubell and her new book, check out her website here:  https://katrinaubellmd.com/      

Today I interview Torie Henderson- Lifecoach for exhausted, overwhelmed moms. She talk about how teens can trigger survival brain, but the concepts here can apply to close family members or friends too if you aren't a parent of teens! Torie also struggled with chronic pain- vulvodynia starting at age 21, then lower back pain and TMJ.  She talks about how she learned not to carry stress in her body. Join to listen to the insidious ways we cause ourselves nervous system dysregulation when we have teenagers or chronic pain. AND if you want to practice nervous system regulation with us, be sure and join our "Relaxation Challenge" September 26-30! Each day we will go over different techniques together so you can try them out for yourself and see what works for you! ****The Relaxation Challenge will be on Torie's "Supermom is Getting Tired" Facebook page, and you can sign up here:  Facebook Group - Supermom is Getting Tired https://www.facebook.com/groups/Supermomisgettingtired/   Torie Henderson is a master certified life coach, teacher and owner of LifeCoachingforParents.com. She has helped thousands of overworked and exhausted Supermoms release self pressure so they can more fully enjoy their life as mom. Torie is host of the Supermom is Getting Tired Podcast and is devoted to helping moms release the burdens and the guilt so they can enjoy raising their great kids all the way into adulthood.  Website https://LifeCoachingforParents.com Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LifeCoachingForParents/ Supermom is Getting Tired Podcast https://lifecoachingforparents.com/podcast/ Podcast on itunes  Time for The Talk - Sex Education Class https://timeforthetalk.com Leading Your Teen Group Coaching Program https://LeadingYourTeen.com           

This episode is all about how your brain functions in survival mode, and how survival brain actually changes your thinking.   The idea from the podcast was from a clip on Youtube by Jacob Ham called "Learning Brain vs Survival Brain."  So since it's back to school time, I thought about how these survival states even affect our ability to learn.   In survival brain you do not like ambiguities and are prone to black and white thinking.  You have a hard time seeing another perspective and you are afraid to make mistakes.   In learning brain you are able to see the big picture, and accept nuances in thinking.  There is more receptivity, creativity and ability to connect.   And learning brain is the parasympathetic/calm state which is the "rest and repair" state for your body- where it performs at ultimate health.   So check out this episode for more about detecting survival brain and how to get to the learning brain state more often!   If you want to learn more about the nervous system, check out my free nervous system modules here:  https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   And for a free 60 min consult with me to discuss your case, schedule here: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult  

In today's episode I want to tell you about how I coach on healing chronic pain. I merge PRT (Pain Reprocessing Therapy) with Life Coach tools and Nervous system regulation, for an amazing mix of learning and application into real life.   PRT teaches us to reframe and rewire the brain's signals of pain, because pain signals are either amplified or decreased depending on how we react to them.     When the brain and nervous system do not interpret sensations in the body as dangerous, the brain produces less and less of them and chronic pain can be extinguished. (This is shown in the latest neuroscience research).   PRT tools include somatic tracking, detective for the opposite, graded exposure, and outcome independence.  You can read more about them in detail in “The Way Out” by Alan Gordon, or listen to my Somatic Tracking and Graded Exposure Meditations on my previous Episodes.   The way I coach applies PRT tools by understanding your nervous system.     You can have all of the best tools, but if you are applying them in a way that puts you into a survival state, you add a lot of resistance to your healing.   I teach you to regulate your nervous system by finding those things that distract or feel fun.  Finding calming thoughts or actions will help you get to the parasympathetic/calms state where your body can heal.   By learning to neutralize pain, process emotions, feel positive emotions on purpose, and read your body's cues, you can become more embodied and intuitive.   You can use your body and your emotions to tune into your internal guidance system.  This will help you make decisions and trust yourself.   If this approach is calling to you, I have amazing group options going on now!  Check out Alignment Academy here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership  

Today I have a special guest on the podcast, Dr Aimie Apigian.   Dr Aimie is a leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body and how to restore the body to it's best health.   We talk about the chronic effects of trauma on the nervous system, and ultimately the health of the body.   Dr Aimie sees all chronic health conditions relating more to dysregulation of the nervous system, rather than genetics or other factors.   "The nervous system is what drives our health"   Listen in for how trauma is stored in the body, what types of health concerns are most common, and what to do to heal trauma from the somatic and biological approach. If you want more information about bridging the biology and somatic work in trauma, be sure and register for the upcoming "Biology of Trauma Summit" Aug 8-14, 2022.  It's free and online, and has an amazing panel of speakers! Register here: https://biologyoftrauma.byhealthmeans.com/?idev_id=31259   If you have not yet given my podcast a rating or review, PLEASE do that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543   Follow me on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA   For more information about Alignment Academy (my group coaching membership), click here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership

Here is a question that I heard a lot this weekend at the coaching retreat I went to- "What if it's not?"   The survival brain will want us to focus all of our energy on figuring out all of the bad things that could happen and to prevent them.   So it quickly forms habits of what foods or activities, physical things, or situations to avoid.     The Reticular Activiating System in our brain is designed to focus on only seeing things in the environment that fit our beliefs, and ignore what doesn't.   So by asking "what if it's not", it's like taking off the blinders you have been wearing that you think are keeping you safe.   If you want to move out of survival mode and in to purposeful living, healing, and creating, start asking more of the question, "What if it's not?"   Mind Movie Workshop will be happening July, 2022!!!  Join me for 4 classes (Wednesdays at 10am PST/ 11am MDT/12:00pm CT/ 1:00 EST), where we will create a vision board with music and video for brain reprogramming.  Only $19, and it's free for Alignment Academy Members! https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/offers/s5fJHb2P   For more information about Alignment Academy (my group coaching membership), click here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/alignment-academy-membership   Follow me on Instagram for all my freshest info! https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/  

There's a lot of information out there if you have chronic pain! So in this episode I wanted to simplify the three main concepts that I have found most important in getting out of chronic pain or disease.   1-Detective for the Opposite- This is the best place to start, by changing what you focus on   2-Understanding and Regulating the Nervous System- Notice when your body is in a survival state and develop a toolbox to use to regulate.  The techniques can be top-down (thought based), or bottom-up (somatic).   3-Compassion- Self compassion in the process can be the most challenging, but necessary part.   Listen now for more details!      

Get out of living in survival mode and start to regulate your nervous system by becoming more satisfied!   Many of us have an underlying belief that we need to be hard on ourselves to improve.  So we train ourselves to look for problems or flaws, rather than feeling satisfied.   But what I want to propose is that feeling more satisfied is actually the best way for you to evolve and grow!   Looking for problems to fix puts us into a survival state, whereas the parasympathetic/calm state (where you feel satisfied) is where the nervous system is regulated.   When the nervous system is regulated, you are more receptive, creative, able to learn, and able to connect with others.   True growth does not come from beating ourselves up or looking for things we dislike in the world and then finding more problems to fix.   When we feel more satisfied and aligned with our true selves, we will be able to move on the path of growth and evolution with less resistance and with more ease.   Plus being satisfied feels so much better in your body!   Listen in to learn about becoming more satisfied!   And if you want help applying these concepts in your life with coaching, check out my new Flow Not Force Membership!    If you have not yet given my podcast a rating or review, PLEASE do that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543   Check out the video to this episode on YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/

Expand- Contract   This is a principle of growth I first learned about from Peter Levine and Trauma Healing.   He talks about how expansion is followed by contraction, and that this is the normal process of growth.   When I found out everyone who had been with me at the Peter Levine retreat had a week of contraction when we came back to real life, I started noticing this principle other places.   With chronic pain this principle can be called “symptom imperative” (Sarno) or “extinction bursts” (Alan Gordon).  Basically when you start healing, there can be a flare up or a new symptom that shows up.   The Upper Limit Problem, as described by Gay Hendricks in “The Big Leap” is an example of how we may sabotage ourselves when we reach levels of success that are uncomfortable for us.   There is a way of stretching in Physical therapy, called contract-relax.  And yin yoga is a restorative yoga.    There are many examples of expansion and contraction as a normal way of growing, so be compassionate with yourself along this journey when there are natural ups and downs!   Listen here to learn more!   And for help with applying this in your life, check out my new membership program here: https://betsy-jensen.mykajabi.com/offers/4BVVZRjz   Not sure if this work can help you?  Schedule a free consult call with me here: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult    

This episode is all about what I did (and thought) when I had a sudden incidence of severe back pain a few days ago. I talk about kinesiotape, how to handle a new pain, and all of the ways I could see it was neuroplastic despite feeling real.   Right after my back pain ended, I got sick.  So I talk to you about the judgement of myself I had with that more than the back pain.   All in all, I am glad to be on the other side of it!  But I learned a lot!   If you ever wonder what to do with a new pain or symptom, this episode is for you!   Link to video about taping my back: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcvgnqjALZb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   For more information about my 6 mo group coaching program- Alignment Academy, get on the Interest List now (*starts this month!) https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60feeed6cabce0455c07ccef   Not sure if coaching is for you?  Click here to schedule a free 60 min consult with me, where we can discuss the specifics of your situation  https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult 

I wanted to share this episode about the techniques I have found helpful in getting rid of my urinary incontinence.    As well, you can see the process of my journey- being curious, open to information, taking what worked for me, and being open to my own inspiration for new ideas.     For me, there were a combination of physical and mental techniques I used to get this result.     To watch my Nervous System Modules about identifying and regulating the nervous system states, click here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   For more information about my group coaching program, Alignment Academy, click here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/620ffa96e0eda1a0d870b5a6   To schedule a free 60 min consultation with me, click here: https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult         

Here are the FIT Criteria- From Dr Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain".   The FIT Criteria are general ways that neuroplastic pain behaves, that are different than if pain was structural.   You do not have to answer yes to all of these, with just one there is a good chance your pain can be rewired with this method.   When you start proving to yourself that your pain is neuroplastic, you can retrain your brain and nervous system to produce less pain.   Here are Dr Howard Schubiner's FIT Criteria:   FUNCTIONAL: (Symptoms do not fit with known structural conditions) -Symptoms began without a physical precipitation  -Symptoms persist after an injury has healed (3-6 mo) -Symptoms are in a distribution pattern that is symmetric -Symptoms occur on one whole side of the body or occur on half of the face, head, or torso -Symptoms spread over time to different areas of the body -Symptoms radiate to the opposite side of the body or down a whole leg or arm -Symptoms that occur in many different body parts at the same time -Symptoms that have a quality of tingling, electric, burning, numb, hot or cold INCONSISTENT: (Symptoms vary in ways that the structural condition would not) -Symptom shift from one location in the body to another -Symptoms are more or less depending on the time of day. Or they occur first thing in the morning or in the middle of the night -Symptoms occur after, but not during, an activity or exercise -Symptoms occur when one thinks about them or when someone asks about it -Symptoms occur when stresses increased or one thinks about stressful situations -Symptoms are minimal or nonexistent when engaged and joyful or distracting activities, such as when on vacation -Symptoms are minimal or nonexistent after some kind of therapy, such as massage, chiropractic, Reiki, acupuncture, an herbal or vitamin supplement TRIGGERED: (Symptoms are brought on by stimuli that would not actually cause the symptom physically, but they activate the brain to generate the symptom) -Symptoms are triggered by things that are not related to the actual symptom, such as foods, smells, sounds, light, computer screens, menses, changes in the weather -Symptoms are triggered by the anticipation of stress, such as prior to school, work, a doctors visit, a medical test, a visit to a relative, or a social gathering; or during those activities -Symptoms that are triggered by simply imagining engaging in the triggering activity such as bending over, turning the neck, sitting or standing -Symptoms that are triggered by light touch or innocuous stimuli, such as the wind or cold   If you have not yet given my podcast a rating or review, PLEASE do that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543   Follow on IG for my latest content: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/  

Today I have a great interview with Elle Mace, who coaches people on making peace with food and their bodies.   I was drawn to her work because of my own journey with dieting, hating my body, developing and eating disorder, and then finding my way to intuitive eating.   The diet culture is based on unworthiness, scarcity and restriction.  All of which tend to perpetuate overeating and nervous system dysregulation.   As you start to accept your body and heal your relationship with food, you can reach a place of peace and calm- learning to trust your body.   I am an intuitive eater now and love my body- and it actually seems to be getting better with age!  Listen in, especially if you want to heal yourself from obsessing about weight and food.   Check out Elle Mace on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/iamellemace/ or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/memyselfher   If you are liking this podcast, please take a minute to give it a rating & review on iTunes.   It would be much appreciated! You can do that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstoppable-body-and-minds-podcast/id1493360543   For more information, check out my website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com Or to schedule a free 60 min coaching session,  click here,  https://calendly.com/thebetsyjensen/free-consult 

Today I talk about the Parasympathetic/calm state- the nervous system state where our body can rest and repair.   When we are in survival states (Fight/Flight, Freeze/Fawn), we use more energy and compromise the organ systems of the body.     But in the calm/ rest and repair state, we have increased circulation, digestion, and immunity.    We have more activation of the prefrontal cortex- so we are more collected, present and creative.   It is a learning state, and we are more receptive AND intuitive.   This parasympathetic/calm state takes less energy for the body.  It is a place of more ease and flow.   Your cells are either in defense mode or  repair mode, they can't be both.    So by giving yourself a chance to rest or play, you are "Doing something" very important!  You are letting your body heal!   Get on the list to learn more about my upcoming ALIGNMENT ACADEMY! A 6 mo small group (limit 15), starting 2/22/22 https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60feeed6cabce0455c07ccef

In this episode, I interview Dan Buglio from “Pain Free You”.  He has been doing daily YouTube videos about becoming pain free for almost 3 years, and has over a million views! He explains chronic pain as “Perceived Danger" pain.  The danger isn't real, but the brain PERCEIVES it is, and amplifies or produces pain.  Chronic pain is not a sign or true danger, but an issue of misinformation/ bad data.   "If danger is what is feeding this, safety is the solution."  We talk all about what this means and how to do it!   Here are some highlights from our discussion:   8:49- Your Brain's primary job is safety and survival   11:33- What if you don't yet 100% believe? 13:05- How to teach your brain you are really OK 16:08- Symptom imperatives like anxiety, insomnia 20:26- Principles to reduce pain- Knowledge, Acceptance, Teach Brain it's Safe 27:22- Don't believe your thoughts 32:19- Do you push through the pain? 41:38- Insomnia 43:49 Coughing up the phlegm analogy 45:50 Survival states and calming    You can check Dan out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PainFreeYou Pain Free You Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PainFreeYouNow/ Thank you Dan!   Get on the list to learn more about my upcoming ALIGNMENT ACADEMY! A 6 mo small group (limit 15), starting 2/22/22 https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60feeed6cabce0455c07ccef      

I am so excited to bring you more information about something that has changed my understanding of somatic work completely- and that is understanding the nervous system. The nervous system is our body's threat detector, and will put us into survival states which physically effect all systems of the body.   These survival states are helpful if we are being chased by a tiger. But living in fight/flight/freeze or fawn will take it's toll on our body. We can learn to identify these states by noticing our body's reactions. Increased heart rate, breathing, tension in the jaw and arms?  You are probably in "fight".   Scattered thinking, anxiety, can't sit still, trying to fix, always doing?  You are probably in "flight". Lethargic, confused, dissocaited, space, overwhelmed?  You are probably in "freeze". People pleasing, no boundaries, over apologizing, worried about what others think?  You are probably in "fawn". Getting into a survival state is normal, it is part of growth.  But we just want to be able to return to the PARASYMPATHETIC/CALM state as much as possible to give our bodies a chance to rest and repair. This "VENTRAL" state is also called our window of tolerance.  It's where we are calm, collected, connected and creative.   Each time we are triggered into a survival state and return to the window of tolerance, we resolve a little piece of trauma from our past.  Getting into this window of tolerance is our place of alignment- where we can tune into our inner voice and be our best selves.   And getting into alignment will be the focus of my coaching group starting 2/22/22!   Get on my interest list now to get all of the details! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60feeed6cabce0455c07ccef   Watch the video of the episode with graphics on YouTube:  https://youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA