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Chronic pain is treatable when we focus on the brain - Washington Post

More mainstream media coverage from the Washington Post around the new Boulder Study for chronic pain featuring Alan Gordon, Nicole Sachs & Curable.

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Earlier this year around the time I was being interviewed for Happiful Magazine I was emailing with Nathaniel Frank a writer/academic/activist who specialises in making research accessible to the public as he was writing an article on chronic pain and recovering from his own TMS symptoms. I kind of forgot about our interactions for a while then his brilliant article was published and blew-up on the chronic pain community scene when it hit The Washington Post!

It is beyond exciting that this method of chronic pain recovery is gaining so much more exposure lately in the mainstream media. The message is spreading exponentially and it feels like we're reaching a really important tipping point in this becoming so much more widespread.

The OGs of the TMS expert world Alan Gordon LCSW, Nicole Sachs LCSW and the Curable App were all highlighted in this article, plus the new Boulder Back Pain study on Pain Reprocessing Therapy!

I'll let the article do the talking, hit the button link above to check it out, and please share wherever you can, YOU have the power to help spread this message just as much as I do, let's get it done!

Pain Brain Documentary

Check out the groundbreaking documentary on the results of this study here - Pain Brain Documentary.

How I can help you

The free Recovery Journey Roadmap is a great place to start understanding mind-body medicine, then when you're ready, check my Mind-Body Mastery Membership - the ultimate recovery toolkit with everything you need to heal all under one roof. Further details on all the ways I can help you are outlined here. Let's connect on social media, I'm on Facebook or Instagram or contact me here.

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