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Resources
This is a compilation of inspirations/resources which reflect how i practice.
Take a look and see if any resonate with you!
Apps
Curable App
Subscription-based app with tons of chronic pain information and exercises, created by pain experts. You can try it for free. I can also give another 6 weeks for free to my clients.
Waking Up App
Huge collection of guided meditations and philosophical discussions from the famous neuroscientist Sam Harris. It's subscription-based, but if you email them saying you're struggling financially, they'll give you a year for free (that's what I did when I was in school).
Books
Viktor Frankl, MD
Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor writes about how we can’t avoid suffering but we can find meaning in life to keep moving forward.
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
If this title resonates with you, I cannot recommend this book enough. This book explains a lot of what we go through as children, and how to manage your relationships as an adult.
Alan Gordon, LCSW
Excellent resource for people who suffer with chronic pain. Lots of information and walks through Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) to help rewire pain signals.
Gabor Maté, MD
Walks through how stress and repressed emotions play a powerful role in chronic illness with research and moving stories. Many examples which include breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease.
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
This is one of the most famous books on trauma and how to heal from it. It goes in depth about how trauma affects the mind and body, and how various mind-body treatments help to break people free from their trauma.
Rachel Zoffness, PhD
This book dives into pain from a biopsychosocial approach, and has a ton of self-guided CBT and mindfulness exercises to help break the pain cycle.
Podcasts
The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW
Very listenable and lovely podcast that talks about the mental health side of chronic pain, and success stories.
Websites
My TMS Journey
Free self-guided resource from a former chronic pain sufferer. She sells her own yoga programs, but also has a lot of free classes.
Resources for Resilience
Fantastic “First Aid for Stress & Trauma”. Definitely bookmark this for quick access if you think you might need it.
Youtube Channels
Athlean-X
One of the best and oldest Youtube channels for free workout advice.
Dr. Howard Schubiner
Dr. Schubiner is a leader in the chronic pain movement. This is a playlist he made which explains chronic pain very well.
Gravity Transformation
Fantastic evidence-based workout and lifestyle tips to get fit.
Tara Brach, PhD
One of the leaders of meditation in the Western world. Tons of guided meditations and healing discussions.
ZDoggMD
Entertaining doctor who loves challenging the healthcare system from an “alt-middle” perspective.
My Reading List
Elissa Epel, PhD
The Stress Prescription
Allen Frances, MD
Saving Normal
Mark Manson
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Gabor Maté, MD
The Myth of Normal
Iain McGilchrist, MD
The Master and His Emissary
Kenneth R. Pelletier, MD
Mind as Healer Mind as Slayer
Meghan Walker, ND (inactive)
Impact Medicine
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