Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD

Mind Body Spirit.fm

Discover a groundbreaking, self-directed approach to conquering chronic pain with Dr. David Hanscom. In his podcast, Dr. Hanscom shares methods that have helped thousands eliminate pain and reclaim their lives. He highlights the profound human drive to thrive, often overshadowed by chronic pain, which can impact quality of life as severely as terminal illness. Drawing from his personal journey, Dr. Hanscom reveals that chronic pain is curable by systematically applying established medical practices. The key lies in activating your body’s natural healing capacity. Tune in to learn how to break free from survival mode and embrace a thriving life.

  1. Healing through Love and Science

    JAN 31

    Healing through Love and Science

    In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with writer and spiritual teach Regan Caruthers.  She discusses her approach to healing, which combines spiritual practices with HeartMath techniques to help people regulate their autonomic nervous system and access a state of love and gratitude. She emphasizes the importance of a disciplined practice and the power of love to heal, both physically and emotionally. She also shares her own miraculous recovery from emergency open heart surgery, which she attributed to divine guidance. Download the transcript Regan Caruthers is a writer and spiritual teacher whose life has been shaped by an early education rooted in contemplative practice, including daily meditation, tai chi, devotional singing, and direct exploration of the human energy field. From a young age, she learned to attune to divine guidance—an embodied intelligence that has repeatedly proven life-saving. She is the author of Tragic Magic and the founder of ASET Yoga Center, where she integrates the original heart-centered teachings of Jesus, the yoga tradition, and heart-based science. Her professional background includes corporate leadership in Silicon Valley, management of academic innovation initiatives for the California State University system, and work on staff at the HeartMath Institute, where she taught HeartMath programs to business audiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min
  2. The Healing Journey of a Spiritual Teacher

    JAN 31

    The Healing Journey of a Spiritual Teacher

    In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with writer and spiritual teacher Regan Caruthers. She shares her early education in meditation and contemplative practices, influenced by her unconventional mother and her own spiritual awakening at age 27. She talks about her personal experience of overcoming a traumatic childhood event through spiritual practice, highlighting the importance of bringing love to unhealed parts of oneself. Through these experiences and her work at the HeartMath Institute, she learned that reprogramming the brain through awareness and love is essential to healing for those in severe pain. Download the transcript Regan Caruthers is a writer and spiritual teacher whose life has been shaped by an early education rooted in contemplative practice, including daily meditation, tai chi, devotional singing, and direct exploration of the human energy field. From a young age, she learned to attune to divine guidance—an embodied intelligence that has repeatedly proven life-saving. She is the author of Tragic Magic and the founder of ASET Yoga Center, where she integrates the original heart-centered teachings of Jesus, the yoga tradition, and heart-based science. Her professional background includes corporate leadership in Silicon Valley, management of academic innovation initiatives for the California State University system, and work on staff at the HeartMath Institute, where she taught HeartMath programs to business audiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  3. JAN 11

    A SAGE Approach to Healing

    In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with retired psychotherapist and author Jake Eagle.  He discussed the SAGE process, which focuses on subjective awareness and genuine expression to help individuals cultivate inner security and personal agency. He explains how taking responsibility for emotions, rather than blaming others, can lead to personal growth and healing. He shares success stories from his work with couples and highlights the effectiveness of the SAGE process when individuals commit to it fully. He also talks about the challenges of breaking ingrained patterns, especially when anger is involved, and the role of metacognition in overcoming these obstacles. Download the transcript Jake Eagle is the co-creator of the S.A.G.E. process — Subjective Awareness and Genuine Expression — a framework for helping people cultivate inner security, personal agency, and healthier relationships with themselves and others. For over twenty years, he and his wife Hannah worked with individuals and groups exploring how language, perception, and meaning shape the nervous system and human experience. Jake is a retired psychotherapist and the author of The Power of Awe, a book about how moments of awe can help people shift out of threat, reconnect with themselves, and feel more alive and at ease.His work invites people to move beyond reactivity and self-blame into clarity, self-regulation, and genuine connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min
  4. JAN 11

    The Role of Language, Perception & Meaning in Healing

    In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with retired psychotherapist and author Jake Eagle. He discusses how the work of John and Joyce Weir, who developed a unique psychological approach called Percept Language in the 1950s, led he and his wife Hannah to create the SAGE process. It focuses on understanding people's internal subjective experiences through present-tense language. He explains how the SAGE approach (Subjective Awareness, Genuine Expression), has significantly improved his professional work and led to a better understanding of how language perception and meaning shape the nervous system and human experience. Download the transcript Jake Eagle is the co-creator of the S.A.G.E. process — Subjective Awareness and Genuine Expression — a framework for helping people cultivate inner security, personal agency, and healthier relationships with themselves and others. For over twenty years, he and his wife Hannah worked with individuals and groups exploring how language, perception, and meaning shape the nervous system and human experience. Jake is a retired psychotherapist and the author of The Power of Awe, a book about how moments of awe can help people shift out of threat, reconnect with themselves, and feel more alive and at ease.His work invites people to move beyond reactivity and self-blame into clarity, self-regulation, and genuine connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min

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Discover a groundbreaking, self-directed approach to conquering chronic pain with Dr. David Hanscom. In his podcast, Dr. Hanscom shares methods that have helped thousands eliminate pain and reclaim their lives. He highlights the profound human drive to thrive, often overshadowed by chronic pain, which can impact quality of life as severely as terminal illness. Drawing from his personal journey, Dr. Hanscom reveals that chronic pain is curable by systematically applying established medical practices. The key lies in activating your body’s natural healing capacity. Tune in to learn how to break free from survival mode and embrace a thriving life.