Episode 0025 - In this episode: We dig into science and psychology a bit with John Gasienica, a therapist with the Pain Psychology Center who joins the show for an eye-opening conversation about retraining your brain, how the majority of the chronic pain we experience is derived from neuroplastic pain (explained in this episode) and the role anxiety plays. Scott shares more of his own personal experience with anxiety manifesting as physical pain and we hope the insights you draw from this episode can help you or those in your community and network be better equipped to recognize and re-train your brain if or when you encounter similar experiences.
Links:
Book - "The Way Out" - https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-Approach/dp/059308683X/
Learn more about the Pain Reprocessing Center: https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/
About John Gasienica:
John Gasienica, ASW, brings personal understanding and empathy alongside contemporary methodology to clients experiencing pain, anxiety, and depression. Using a light-hearted demeanor, John uniquely caters Pain Reprocessing Therapy with a cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approach to each individual client. John received his master’s degree from the University of Southern California and leads the Business Development and Outreach Program at the Pain Psychology Center.
About this episode's host:
Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.
Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken