In this episode I interview Drew Coverdale, a Physiotherapist in Northeast England, and author of the book “The Pain Habit: Your Journey To Recovery” Drew has intuitively explored various strategies with his PT patients with persistent pain who were not seeing improvements any other way. He integrates concepts from talk therapy, behavior science, neuroscience and psychology, and has come to view pain as a habit. He has seen rapid transformations with people, and with others it takes longer. But ...
Aug 23, 2021•58 min•Ep. 77
One common question I get, is how to distinguish if you are feeling intuition vs another strong feeling like fear. Intuition is something we all have, and that we can develop. When we check in with our body, we are developing a connection with ourselves that will increase our intuition. In society, you might have gotten messages from society (religion, medicine, education) that you should NOT to trust yourself. Notice if you have resistance to relying more on your intuition, and question that. Y...
Aug 16, 2021•15 min•Ep. 76
Most episodes I teach a concept or explain a principle. But today you get to hear an actual coaching call, so you can see how to apply these concepts in real life. Listen in as I coach a client through her beliefs about scarcity around money, and how that creates anxiety and pain in her life. 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...
Aug 10, 2021•35 min•Ep. 75
In this Episode I am joined today by 3 former clients, so you can hear first hand how Body and Mind Lifecoaching with me has transformed their lives. They started with chronic hamstring pain, SI pain, 10+ years of chronic back pain, foot neuropathy, and chronic fatigue. Now they are all chronic pain free. They learned: What kinds of thoughts or feelings were contributing to their physical pain. Strategies to calm their nervous system, and rewire their brain to produce less pain. How to identify ...
Aug 02, 2021•46 min•Ep. 74
This was a fun episode for me. As much as I love science and research about the power of the mind in healing, I also really like energy, vibrations, and the woo. Here I make a case for energy, the law of attraction, serendipities, manifesting and magic!!! Be sure and listen, as I explain it scientifically. And make a case for believing in fun and magic to add a little excitement to your life and your healing journey. For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy on Instagram...
Jul 27, 2021•27 min•Ep. 73
In this episode, I talk about how important acceptance of your pain is. And not in a resigned way, like accepting you will alway have pain and working on your thoughts. I am talking about the importance of acceptance as the fastest, easiest way to achieve healing. Just like you can learn to become more mindful, by accepting your thoughts and feelings. You can also practice acceptance of the sensations you have in the moment. When you can react to pain sensations neutrally, this rewires your brai...
Jul 20, 2021•14 min•Ep. 72
As I have been talking about on the last few episodes, mindfulness and chronic pain are related. Practicing mindfulness has been shown to decrease stress, improve mental health, increase immunity and decrease insomnia. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. You stop living like everything is an emergency. By becoming more mindful, you become more aware- of you inn...
Jul 20, 2021•11 min•Ep. 71
In this episode, I talk about how more mindful people are less likely to pain catastrophize. Which means, they will create less pain from their brain. (Last Episode #69 I talked all about how fear causes the brain to PRODUCE more pain that you feel in the body- The Pain-Fear-Pain Cycle). This week we dive into understanding mindfulness more by how they measure mindfulness in research. Here are some statements reflecting low mindfulness: *I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious ...
Jul 05, 2021•13 min•Ep. 70
This episode is all about how fear of pain causes the brain to CREATE more pain- the Pain-Fear-Pain Cycle. The way you recover from pain depends on how you respond to pain signals in your body. Many people with chronic pain tend to "catastrophize", or attach greater meaning or significance to pain. There are also physiologic changes in the brain, making chronic pain sufferers more hypersensitive to perceived threats. These things actually cause the brain to create more pain signals. Real pain th...
Jun 28, 2021•13 min•Ep. 69
Do you know how therapy and coaching are different? In this episode I tell you what therapy and coaching have in common, what their focuses are, and how to determine if therapy or coaching is for you! 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 nervou...
Jun 15, 2021•13 min•Ep. 68
In this episode I talk all about the importance of the words you use! Inspired today by this quote by Bruce Lee, “Don’t speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body is energy and casts spells, that is why it is called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life. What you’re not changing, you are also choosing.” We can see how words matter with the placebo effect and how pain is interpreted. There is also power in the words we use to describe ours...
Jun 08, 2021•23 min•Ep. 67
This week I give you a short meditation that you can use to increase the feeling of safety in your body. When you are feeling stressed, anxiety or chronic pain, you are essentially in fight or flight. In this meditation, I help you find the PARASYMPATHETIC state of rest and repair (where your body can heal). Feeling safe in your body is the number one way to rewire the brain and nervous system to generate less pain. This meditation will help you find a safe place mentally, and create the feeling...
Jun 01, 2021•12 min•Ep. 66
Today’s episode is not to be missed! I interview Dr. Howard Schubiner- a Pioneer, Researcher and Leader in Mind-Body Medicine. Howard is such a kind and sweet person, and explains pain and neural circuits in a compassionate, scientific, and easy to understand way. He has developed a protocol for diagnosing neural circuit pain (also called neuroplastic pain, neurogenic pain, TMS, Mind-body Syndrome). And he trains medical professionals to unlearn what they have been taught, and become aware of th...
May 24, 2021•55 min•Ep. 65
Chances are, if you have chronic pain or disease, you are also the type of person that puts a lot of pressure on yourself. We tend to put more pressure on ourselves than anyone else puts on us, and often we have a higher expectation of ourselves compared to others. Constantly feeling like we should be different, creates a state of internal pressure. I talk about the pressure we put on ourselves in 3 main categories: how we behave, how we feel, and pressure with time. Listen here for more about t...
May 17, 2021•25 min•Ep. 64
The number one way to rewire your brain when you have chronic pain or stress is to FEEL SAFE. Like in your body, at a somatic level. Especially if you can react to sensations neutrally, calmly, this signals your brain and nervous system to calm down so you can heal. In this episode I explain about the nervous system and why we might feel unsafe. Even if you aren't aware of conscious thoughts you have, you can use your body cues to realize times you are subconsciously not feeling safe. I also sha...
May 11, 2021•31 min•Ep. 63
Our brains are always trying to make meaning. And when we have a new pain or flare up, I have noticed many of us tend to look at our past to make sense of it. The way we react to pain will make a difference in whether our pain is amplified or decreased. So if we react with fear and stress, this actually causes our brain to PRODUCE more pain. When we compare current symptoms to the pain, anxiety or depression we felt before, we can cause a fearful state. We basically freak ourselves out! Which ca...
May 05, 2021•20 min•Ep. 62
Embodiment is to become connected with ourselves, mentally, emotionally and physically. There are many reasons we become dissociated from our bodies- programming to ignore our body cues, to hate and even to fear our bodies. Usually we only pay attention to our bodies when there is pain or discomfort. When there is pain, being in the body is not comfortable. So the thought of focusing in on the body and the pain could seem counterintuitive. But in the process of embodiment, you learn to know your...
Apr 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 61
Today I teach about boundaries, in what might be a new way for you to understand them. Boundaries are important for chronic pain and disease sufferers, because many have personality traits of people pleasing and being a "goodist" (wanting to be seen by others as good) Boundaries are not created to control others, that just frustrates everyone. Boundaries are about what you will do. And you don't even have to tell people what your boundaries are in every case. Boundaries are loving, for you and t...
Apr 20, 2021•14 min•Ep. 60
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! RATE AND REVIEW THIS PODCAST HERE: screenshot and email for two ...
Apr 06, 2021•20 min•Ep. 59
Today I talk about indulgent emotions- emotions that come up over and over and tend to keep you stuck. Indulgent emotions are based on a thought error, often one we have believed for a long time. We can get stuck in a thought loop of negative thoughts and emotions, until we questions these fundamental beliefs. Indulgent emotions are "dream excuses." Common indulgent emotions are: confusion, worry, doubt, overwhelm, shame, guilt, self pity, victimization, or scarcity. If you have chronic pain, or...
Mar 30, 2021•18 min•Ep. 58
I noticed a sneaky little trick my brain was using to keep me stressed. Regret! I give a couple examples of how I noticed my brain immediately turn to regret, as soon as a stressful situation was almost over. Regretting things from the past that can not be changed, is a sure fire way to cause suffering. If you have chronic body issues, you can often learn to identify when you are having indulgent emotions like stress or regret BY LISTENING TO YOUR BODY! Listen here to learn more! Follow Betsy on...
Mar 22, 2021•16 min•Ep. 57
This episode is all about how to change your thoughts by recognizing when you have thoughts that aren't serving you. And finding new thoughts that are less painful. Thoughts have an emotional effect on our bodies. So we can tune into how the body feels when we think a thought, to know if it is one we want to keep. If a thought is causing you to feel tight, guarded, painful, or heavy, you can question it. Can you find another thought that is still true, but it more peaceful in your body when you ...
Mar 16, 2021•16 min•Ep. 56
Did you know trying to change your thoughts can cause psychological stress and exhaustion??? When we work on changing our thoughts, sometimes that can happen easily. But sometimes we have to really work to believe a new thought. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort you have when your brain holds two competing beliefs. And that makes it sound mild. Sometimes we call it the "river of misery" when you are trying to change an old thought pattern and believe something new. Struggling with this work...
Mar 08, 2021•11 min•Ep. 55
Hey all you perfectionists and recovering perfectionists! In this episode I talk about how perfectionism may have gotten you this far in life. But if you living in chronic stress because you think you aren't good enough in some way, then perfectionism may no longer be serving you. B Minus work is a way of lowering the bar for yourself, to stop expecting the unrealistic, and to allow pleasure into your life on purpose. Follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ Yout...
Mar 02, 2021•14 min•Ep. 54
Are you a giver? Do feel more comfortable giving, than receiving? Do you struggle asking for, or receiving help? Well listen up! Because working on receiving could benefit not only you, but also the people around you. Constantly giving is not sustainable. You may already know that by the toll it has played on your body. If you are giving at your own expense, you can balance that by practicing receiving. Follow Betsy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/ Youtube https://www...
Feb 23, 2021•11 min•Ep. 53
Here is EXACTLY WHAT TO DO to get out of pain and heal your body. And it's not what you think! In this episode, I talk about how healing is not a matter of following and exact series of steps. Healing is an individual process, and what works for one person may not work for another. So how can you know exactly what to do for YOU??? What I teach is to integrate back into the body, and find the inner knowledge within you. What if your body already knows how to heal, you just need to develop the ski...
Feb 11, 2021•18 min•Ep. 52
In this episode I talk about how sometimes in life we have negative emotions. We have an inner child that can feel self pity or unloved or unworthy. So rather than beating ourselves up. Or worse, thinking that something must be wrong with us because we can't get over some negative core thoughts, I suggest you try ALLOWING them. Set a time that you write and vent - imagine your inner child having a tantrum and complaining without restraint. Then you can rip it up and move on. Try allowing the emo...
Feb 02, 2021•17 min•Ep. 51
In this episode, I teach you a strategy you can use to start to change your thinking patterns and rewire your brain. It is to be a Detective for the opposite of what you already believe. Our brain is used to seeing what we already believe as truth. So the first step is to notice that you believe something. Then notice if what your believing is serving you. When you have identified a painful belief you have, look for ways the opposite might have some truth. You can usually find SOME truth in the ...
Jan 18, 2021•11 min•Ep. 50
The way you react when you feel pain, determines whether you continue to wire you brain for pain or not. When you respond with fear, anxiety, worry, stress or urgency, then your brain gets feedback that the sensation it is feeling is very important. The brain prioritizes looking for pain. And the hyper vigilance and guarding actually CREATE more and more pain pathways! When you can respond neutrally, the brain does not see it as a high priority. Since it is not urgent, the brain can stop focusin...
Jan 11, 2021•12 min•Ep. 49
In this episode, I take you through a calming meditation. We focus on the positive sensations in your body, and finding a place of safety within that you can come back to. This meditation is great to decrease fear and promote calm in the nervous system. 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...
Jan 04, 2021•13 min•Ep. 48
