Dynamic Healing with David Hanscom MD and Les Aria PhD

May 14 2023

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It is almost impossible to believe that you can break free from chronic mental and physical pain after years of suffering and disappointments. Learn how your nervous system is the game changer in your pain recovery journey. If you are dealing with the misery of being in relentless pain and want to learn science backed Mind Body information and skills by two leading experts in chronic pain, David Hanscom M.D. and Les Aria PhD, then this podcast is for you!

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Reprogramming your Brain with Gratitude

May 14 2023 34 mins

This podcast looks at gratitude as a powerful tool in regulating your flight or fight physiology to that of safety. You are allowing your body to heal itself. However, gratitude is not a bypass to counteract threat physiology, which has to be addressed as a separate, but linked effort. To have a good life, you must live a good life. It takes practice and nurturing gratitude is one

The Healing Power of Kindness

Feb 01 2023 53 mins

In this episode, Les Aria, PhD and David Hanscom , MD are hosting a special guest, Dr. Michael Stein. Michael Stein, MD is an award-winning author of six novels and four books of non-fiction. He is professor of health policy at the Boston University School of Public Health and executive editor of PublicHealthPost.org. The book we are discussing in this episode is Accidental Kindnes

The Nightmare of Christmas

Dec 23 2022 35 mins

Although there are additional demands of the Holiday season there are additional stresses that can contribute to Holiday chaos. Creating an awareness of the triggers allows you to develop strategies to navigate them and enjoy your time with your family and friends. The Holidays are stressful and although we all want to experience peace and joy, it is challenging to do so. So, dashe

Coping with Family Holiday Triggers

Dec 02 2022 40 mins

Being triggered and stressed is so common during the holidays is so common that it is somewhat normalized. There are many ways to enjoy your family during this time of year regardless of their behaviors and your stresses. It is a season of peace and joy. Keep your perspective! Know you are an adult, and you have choices. Keep focused on who or what is important to you. How do you w

The Physiology of Love – Why Does it Heal

Nov 25 2022 37 mins

Love is more than a concept. It is a physiological state of safety – profoundly healing. Why? There are many types of love and here are five examples. The common link is being connected to yourself and others. · Passionate love (Romantic love) · Family love · Friendship love · Mankind (human race) and things on this earth · Self Love Essence of chronic mental and physical di

Love Leaves When Pain Shows Up – Don’t Share Your Pain

Nov 11 2022 36 mins

It is common, if not the rule, for people in mental or physical pain to discuss it with anyone who will listen – especially their family. It wears people out and drives them away. An important aspect of healing is nurturing a close support system – connection and love. Discussing your pain blocks this critical step. David Hanscom, MD Les Aria, PhD Pain Psychologist Learn more a

Sharing is Not Caring – Don’t Discuss Your Pain

Oct 28 2022 38 mins

It is common, if not the rule, for people in mental or physical pain to discuss it with anyone who will listen – especially their family. It wears people out and drives them away. An important aspect of healing is nurturing a close support system. Not discussing your pain is a major step. Find out more about David Hanscom, MD Les Aria, Ph.D. Pain Psychologist Learn more about you

What Is Love?

Oct 14 2022 39 mins

There are many concepts about the meaning of the word, “love.” However, Anthony DeMello, in his book, The Way to Love, condenses it down to one word, “awareness.” Awareness is “being fully present in the moment you are in.” Anytime you are anxious or angry, you are connected to the past and have lost awareness. However, since we are programmed to survive, mentally and p

The Need for Nurture

Sep 30 2022 38 mins

All of us need to have a place where we feel safe and nurtured. Home is the place where this needs to happen. How safe do you feel in your own home. How does your family feel? How do your close friends feel around you? But remember, the first place to feel safe is with yourself from your own mind. Once you can create this level of safety, you can create it in other areas. Then as y

PRT (Pain Reprocessing Therapy) – Choosing Joy

Sep 16 2022 42 mins

This is the final episode of the PRT (Pain Reprocessing Therapy) series. There are many ways of calming down your nervous system, but the real healing occurs as you train your nervous to move into the life that you want. You can learn to create a felt sense of safety versus fear of your pain – mental or physical. “To have a good life, you must live a good life.” David Hanscom