"You Ask, I Answer." This is my new series where I meet you where you're at in your journey of healing from Chronic Pain. Today's questions are: 1. "What is TMS?" 2. "What type of symptoms can TMS cause?" 3. I also talk about the 4 things that Dr. John Sarno thought were your ticket out of chronic pain. If you are looking to reverse your chronic pain or symptoms, reach out for a free consultation to see if we are a good fit. Website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com Email: thoughtbythoughthealing@gma...
Jul 29, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 81
I had the honor of being on Sam Kalawart's Podcast "Healing with Hope" last week. I can't wait to have her on my show. It's so good to bond with other believers on how powerful God is in the healing process. Here is how she describes the podcast: Begin deepening your understanding on the root cause of chronic pain, and the mind+body connection in this discussion with Chronic Pain Coach Jen Johnson. I f you or someone you know struggles with chronic pain or mystery symptoms this is a must listen!...
Jul 22, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Ashley has a beautiful story of healing from all sorts of symptoms including burning back pain and food sensitivities. Her and I worked together last year to overcome these symptoms, but her primary source of healing comes from the Lord continuing to redeem her identity. Her story is a beautiful story of redemption and her tools for recovering are inspirational. Check it out! If you are looking to reverse your chronic pain or symptoms, reach out for a free consult. Website: thoughtbythoughtheali...
Jul 15, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 78
How did you overcome your food sensitivities? Is it possible for pain to be partially TMS and partially physical/structural? S H I F T Today is the first day of my new season called “You Asked, I Answer. “ I hope you enjoy! ThoughtByThoughtHealing.com #tms #foodsensitivites #shift #food #eliminationdiets #structuralpain #neuroplasticpain #windowoftolerance #windowofsafety #fearnot #brainscience #mindbodysyndrome #avoidancepatterns #whiplash...
Jul 08, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Christie Uipi (she/her) is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression and the founder of The Better Mind Center. Christie has been a key collaborator on the development and research of the Pain Reprocessing Therapy treatment modality. (See the rest of her bio below) Christie has a way of describing and unpacking the mind body connection and how to reverse our symptoms that is simple and is sure to help anyone in the healing journey - regardless of if...
Jul 01, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 76
I'm starting a new season with TBTH and I'm excited about it. I have thought back on my own journey and all the questions I had. It was overwhelming to do it all myself, so send me your questions, and I'll answer. ThoughtByThoughtHealing.com
Jun 24, 2023•3 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Earlier this year Emilia Cameron, age 10, was in a wheelchair with CRPS, but by April she was bouncing around on a trampoline & playing soccer. In this interview/ video Emilia, age 10, talks about her journey of CRPS to understanding how the brain can cause physical symptoms, to healing herself through these tools. She talks about how she didn't like talking about her feelings and how she used painting & arts & crafts - to express those feelings. Then she also shares, in her own word...
Jun 17, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 74
In this episode I talk about thought patterns, mood indicators and examples of a growth AND a fixed mindset. One leads to revising chronic pain and one keeps us victim to the current state of our brain. A growth mindset is dependent on the science of neuroplasticity - the ability to change, grow & learn. Any time we do those 3 things, our brain changes shape. This is called neural retraining. The ability to re-organize the structure of your brain is the principle behind unlearning chronic pa...
Jun 10, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 73
In this episode, I have the honor of talking with Dr. John Stracks and his wife Lisa Stracks. (See links below) It's always insightful to talk with Mind Body Medicine professionals about how emotions cause physical sympoms, but it's another thing to talk to a couple willing to share how that plays out in their marriage. A big thanks to both of them for their vulnerability and sharing their thoughts on marriage, new relationships, and parenting for those in Mind Body Syndrome/ TMS recovery. Here ...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 71
In this episode I review Dr. John Sarno's 12 Daily reminders for those with TMS/ Mind Body Syndrome. As usual, I add my own take on the power of God to redeem our emotions and therefore our pain. 1.The pain is due to TMS, not to a structural abnormality. 2.The direct reason for the pain is mild oxygen deprivation. 3.TMS is a harmless condition caused by my repressed emotions. 4.The principal emotion is my repressed ANGER. 5.TMS exists only to distract my attentions from the emotions 6.Since my b...
May 27, 2023•16 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 71
It’s one thing to understand the neursocience of pain, it’s another thing to have the tools to fight it. If you’ve ever wondered how & why prayer is an excellent way to interrupt the pain/ fear cycle, then this is a great podcast for you. “Prayer Flows from our trust and FORMS up our trust.” Pastor Luke Davis Pastor Luke Davis and I talk through Psalms 54 about how David is such a great example of praying through trauma, and interrupting fear by building up his faith & trust! Luke unpack...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 69
This is not going to be your typical list of 1. breathe 2. relax your muscles, 3. yoga, 4. cold water type of list to calm your nervous system. This is a more comprehensive, big picture goals of creating lasting, real change in your brain & body to bring about peace that passes understanding. Teaching your nervous system that you are safe is not an easy job because your brain is wired (from life experiences) to bypass the reasoning part of our brain. Therefore, recovering from chronic sympto...
May 13, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 69
After 20 years of chronic migraine's Marci Arneson has found freedom. In this episode she talks about the role the Bible had in helping her walk fearlessly while also reversing her pain. She brings up how in our childhood we are often taught "to be careful" but sometimes that "be careful" can become a default fear state for our brain's and our bodies. In this episode she talks about how God says "fear not," he doesn't say "push through your fear." She began praying "God, Only let me fear what I ...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 68
As a Christian, it can be confusing to hear all of the evolutionary explanations of why our bodies are dysregulted or how to reverse chronic pain through using the vagus nerve, meditation, breathing, etc. I have had quite a few emails asking me to unpack my beliefs on this. So here it is. In this video, I keep it simple. I believe God created us with a Vagus nerve, Emotions, AND the ability to think Logically. They are all a gift from God and IT is good to use them as tools to heal. Understandin...
Apr 29, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Fiona Symington has a beautiful story of healing from ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome AND pain. Most Mind body syndrome tools use language that targets chronic pain, but chronic fatigue or ME is reversed in the same way. We talk about her story of healing, how she used those tools to reverse her fatigue, which of the tools were her favorite, and how she is able to live a full life now. Here are her other interviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol2vCYXPRAY&t=3s https://www.curablehealth.com...
Apr 22, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 65
I hope you enjoy this episode! We talk about a whole variety of concepts like “what is pain” to “how do you heal?”. We also talk about imaging that shows that even people with normal abnormalities don’t have pain and therefore pain doesn’t have a correlation with tissue damage. Enjoy! Whether you are a practitioner looking for extra training in MBS or a patient in chronic pain, you will want to check our her resources found below. Here is a little bit about her. Georgie Oldfield MCSP is a leadin...
Apr 15, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 66
In this week's episode, I come back to the idea of flareups. My clients often say, "...but I'm ALWAYs in pain..how can I have a flare-up?" In this video I explain what I mean by flare-up and how you can use a flare up as a blessing. I talk about conditioned pain vs currently being triggered by something emotional. This goes back to Pavlov's dogs (classical conditioning) and understanding how the brain can end up in a habit of producing pain. I'm sick during this episode, so you will have to excu...
Apr 09, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 64
It's so encouraging to hear a good healing story - especially one that takes someone from excruciating pain for 15 years to pain-free. Dan Hindsley was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease, Sciatica and Bulging discs. He went from barely able to walk to doing a Triathlon. He did this by journaling, visualizing, somatic tracking and more. Here is his blog and the amazing articles he has written. I love how he keeps it simple and breaks it down practically for all of us to understand. https://...
Apr 01, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 62
When we feel the need to meet certain needs, we will put tons of pressure on ourselves to meet those needs. But are they really needs God wants us to meet? Today I am talking about page 28 of Dr. John Sarno's book "The Mind Body Prescription." In this section of the book he talks about how these unmet needs can lead to rage (or other deep emotions). Often, these beliefs, needs, thoughts and emotions are undiscovered. We are often living under these feelings that are still unconscious to us. As u...
Mar 25, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Mackenzie Kennedy is a massage therapist who combines her practice with mind body syndrome - slowly planting seeds for those in pain to start understanding the role the brain has in symptoms. In this interview we talk about her journey out of chronic pain and how she sees it as "the journey of being human." Her and I both trained, as practitioners, with Dr. Howard Schubiner and have remained friends ever since, although we have never (not yet) met in person. Here is her information if you want t...
Mar 18, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 61
God created our brains with neuroplasticity and the power to change. Since most chronic symptoms are caused by neural circuits in the brain, this means we can heal ourselves. So, yes, because of Him, we have the power within to heal our own symptoms. But ultimately, it's through Him. He has given us a Spirit of Power, Love and Sound mind. This video addresses what it means to have the power within and what we DON'T turn to in order to heal. I also discuss what we DO turn to and how we use that p...
Mar 11, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 60
God created our brains with neuroplasticity and the power to change. Since most chronic symptoms are caused by neural circuits in the brain, this means we can heal ourselves. So, yes, because of Him, we have the power within to heal our own symptoms. But ultimately, it's through Him. He has given us a Spirit of Power, Love and Sound mind. This video addresses what it means to have the power within and what we DON'T turn to in order to heal. I also discuss what we DO turn to and how we use that p...
Mar 04, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 59
I have had a few people request more meditations and somatic practices. So, here you go! This one is on trusting your body and the way it was created. Fear interferes with how the systems in our body work and when we can get out of the way and stop trying to fix them or worry about them, it actually helps them to function at their best. If you want to read my story of recovery or work with me to reduce your symptoms, check out my website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com #mindbodysyndrome #sarno #med...
Feb 25, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 58
In this episode, Jen & I talk about the role of God's Redemption in the process of healing from chronic pain. We started working together 1 year ago and so we thought it would be cool to have her share what healing looked like for her and how the healing process (God) has changed her how she sees herself and God. If you want to read my story of recovery or work with me to reduce your symptoms, check out my website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com #mindbodysyndrome #sarno #mindbodyconnection #min...
Feb 18, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Thoughts can be incredibly controlling, but they don't have to be. In the same way that we can learn to respond in a helpful way to our symptoms we can also respond to our thoughts in a way that disempowers them. I talk about the 4 ways I found the most powerful: 1. Say No. 2. Say Yes. 3. Don't itch it. 4. Name it. I also talk about religious OCD, (scrupulosity). If you would like an article by Michael Emlet sent to you, shoot me an email! thoughtbythoughthealing@gmail.com If you want to read my...
Feb 11, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 56
In this episode I was able to interview Tamara Gurin & Rita LaBarbera who have both recovered from CRPS through doing emotional work and targeting the brain. CRPS is different than many other manifestations of TMS because it has visible representation in the body and yet it is still caused and curable by the brain. We also discuss Dystonia and other forms of Mind Body Syndrome. There is so much hope! We talk about the role of doubt, confusion, whether a diagnosis is helpful or not, and wheth...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 55
In this episode I talk about my personal “healed” life. I am going through a rough week with a lot of emotions that in the past would have caused me to have a flare up. This is a practical episode where I made an effort to notice and jot down what types of tools I was/ am using that I believe are what can create healing. You might want to take notes :) #tms #sarno #mindbodysyndrome #mindbodyconnection #neuroplasticpain #neuralcircuitpain #healing #anxiety #chronicpain #footpain #medicalsystem #h...
Jan 28, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Well friends, I absolutely loved this interview, and I mean it. I interview lots of people on this podcast and I really felt like Dr. Dan Ratner and I really see eye to eye on a lot of this. We talk about so many powerful things that you aren't going to want to miss. *The word trauma and what it means to have it "stuck" in your body. *Column Work - dividing symptom underlying causes into three columns. Doubt. Emotions & Power. We also define what Core Narrative means. *Finding your CORE narr...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 53
This week I talk about how arguing with our symptoms is foolishness and it’s important to respond with confidence to our symptoms. Sometimes our emotions, thoughts and symptoms are folly. I also talk about how our symptoms are crumbs that lead us to healing. They are a big fat golden arrow that leads us to healing and the sooner we can be thankful for them, the sooner we will see the pathway to healing. Website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com Email: thoughtbythoughthealing@gmail.com #tms #mindbodyc...
Jan 14, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Today I had the honor of interviewing Dan Buglio from Pain Free You. See his social media links below. We are both mind body coaches and it was really fun to see the different ways that we approach this work. We talk about whether or not we need to dig into our repressed emotions, indifference, catastrophizing, mind set, personality traits, feeling your feelings and having fun. I hope you enjoy! Pain Free You - YouTube Pain Free You - Chronic Pain Self Assessment Pain Free You - Group Coaching a...
Jan 07, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 51
