

94: Your Brain Can Keep You Sick: How to Break Free | Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD
In this episode, Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD, shares eye-opening insights into how the brain keeps chronic symptoms like ME/CFS and Long Covid stuck in a loopβand, most importantly, how to break free. We dive into the science of mind-body medicine, the hidden role of fear, and practical steps to rewire the brain for recovery.
π¨ββοΈ Dr. Howard Schubiner's FREE Course on Brain Retraining for Chronic Pain β https://www.coursera.org/learn/reign-of-pain
CONNECT WITH DR. HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD:
π Dr. Schubiner's Website (research, books and other resources) β https://unlearnyourpain.com/
π ATNS / Symptomatic (list of practitioners, research, info on neuroplastic symptoms) β
https://www.symptomatic.me/
BOOKS AND INTERVIEWS MENTIONED:
π Unlearn Your Pain by Howard Schubiner, MD β https://amzn.to/4e8zm1u
π Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression by Howard Schubiner, MD β https://amzn.to/45MQlU9
π The Way Out by Alan Gordon β https://amzn.to/3SKZgB0
π Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt β https://amzn.to/4gUjC2Y
π Manβs Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl β https://amzn.to/4hNuy3N
π©π»βπ¦° Nurse Jo's Recovery Story β https://youtu.be/-t5bJzsBY8I
MORE FREE RESOURCES:
π TMS Wiki β https://www.tmswiki.org/
π Alan Gordon's FREE Online Chronic Pain Recovery Course π https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/
π― READ THE SCIENCE BEHIND CHRONIC PAIN:
ποΈ The Boulder Chronic Back pain study: 66% became pain or nearly pain free with pain reprocessing therapy maintained at one year - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34586357/
ποΈ Harvard Psychophysiologic Symptom Relief Therapy for post-acute sequelae of Covid - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.07.22280732v1.full-text
ποΈ Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy and education for fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680092/
ποΈ The PPDA complete bibliography of research studies - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b75908755b02cf7e029e10e/t/6470177aa4720b33e48529cf/1685067643188/PPD+Bibliography+June+2023.pdf
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