The Zack Arnold Podcast Stop “Managing” Your Chronic Pain and Start Fixing It | with Julie Fahrbach
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My guest today is Julie Fahrbach, a familiar name in the Optimizer community and a long time fellow team member in the Optimizer Coaching & Mentorship program. Julie is a Somatic Movement Instructor and Bodywork Specialist on a mission to educate anyone with chronic aches, pains, and injuries that they hold the ability to not just lessen their pain, but cure it.
As we discuss today, Julie previously (and openly unhappily) worked in the entertainment industry for 10 years before experiencing a life changing moment just after leaving that lead to her doing the work she does today. Beyond discussing lessons of boundaries while working in the industry (or any career), Julie and I dive deep into the intricacies of chronic pain, unraveling the real cause to ultimately develop more effective strategies to work with it.
Julie's profound knowledge on this subject is nothing short of astounding. In fact, I got to be one of her clients to experience firsthand how effective her methods really are, which I also share in our conversation. This episode holds as many lessons in placing boundaries as it does valuable insights on chronic pain - including how to prevent it, manage it and cure it.
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Here's What You'll Learn:
- The harsh truth Julie had to learn about working in abusive work environments…”It happened because I allowed it to.”
- How to take responsibility over your boundaries and stop getting taken advantage of at work (and in life)
- How Julie found clarity on who she is and what she wants to do after a decade of feeling lost
- The life changing moment that made Julie stop and rethink how she’s living her life
- The real cause of chronic aches and pains (it’s probably not your office chair…)
- What the phrase "The best position to work is your next position" means
- The key role our minds play when struggling with chronic pain
- How most chronic pain treatment manages the symptoms and doesn’t actually address the root cause
- Why we shouldn’t dismiss the placebo effect and in fact, why we should seek it
- What the process of “Unwinding” is and how it is a crucial piece to curing chronic pain
- Why we need to stop visiting “experts” to heal our chronic pain and start listening to our own bodies that are designed to heal
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Guest Bio:
Julie Fahrbach
Julie Fahrbach is a Somatic Movement Instructor and Bodywork Specialist for chronic stress, tension and pain. Her unique methods of addressing the central nervous system alongside restricted fascia is how, as she explains, you can actually fix your chronic pain rather than live a life “managing” it. Julie has traveled across the United States helping people learn these methods and is dedicated to empowering others to step out of pain and into their truest, fullest potential.
Show Credits:
This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.
The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).
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