Welcome to Overcoming Pain
Welcome to OvercomingPain.com – a place where you can learn how to feel better, whether your pain is physical, emotional, or a combination of both.
Scientists have made some incredible discoveries about how our brains work with pain - and it's changing everything for people dealing with trauma and chronic pain. Here's what's really interesting: pain might start somewhere in your body, but your brain is always the one calling the shots on how you actually feel it.
Get this - researchers found that about 80% of the same brain spots that light up when you're physically hurt also fire up when you're going through emotional pain. No wonder trauma and chronic pain seem to go hand in hand for so many people.
But here's the good news: your brain isn't stuck in old patterns. It can actually learn new tricks and change how it handles pain signals. This breakthrough has doctors and therapists trying some pretty amazing stuff for overcoming pain.
We're talking about things like certain antidepressants (SSRIs), meditation practices, and this therapy called EMDR that sounds fancy but really works. All of these methods get down to the deep parts of your brain where pain memories hang out, giving people real hope for overcoming pain and getting their lives back.
What makes these approaches so powerful for overcoming pain is that they work with your brain instead of against it. Think about it - there's a huge difference between walking on the beach at sunset (or jamming to your favorite song, or catching up with a friend over coffee) versus just telling yourself "okay, relax now." Your senses pack way more punch than your thoughts alone ever could.
That's exactly why techniques like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing work so well - they tap into how your brain actually processes experiences, not just how you think it should work. It's like speaking your brain's native language instead of trying to force it to understand something foreign.
EMDR also addresses the emotional disconnection/dissociation that can be both a cause and a consequence of trauma-related pain. Dissociation is your nervous systems way of protecting you from severe emotional pain, but it also opens the door to physical pain - a bit like an antidepressant that numbs the depression, but also your capacity for joy. Unrecognized dissociation is the reason why many well-meaning attempts to manage pain fail - your nervous system is not integrating the benefits of whatever you’re doing.
In these pages, you'll discover tons of practical stuff to help you put this science to work in your own healing journey. We've got everything from quick tip sheets you can grab for free to our complete overcoming pain program called Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain - available as both a book and audio downloads so you can learn however works best for you.
