Why Things Hurt and How We Learn

Brent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino
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New podcast featuring two fathers and long term friends: physiotherapist Brent Stevenson and educational consultant Matt Giammarino. Be a fly on the wall listening to two dads discussing the similarities and differences of helping people within the education and healthcare systems, and as parents. Matt & Brent both run private businesses filling in the cracks of publicly funded systems. They are both dad's to multiple teenagers. Brent is the co-owner of Envision Physiotherapy in Vancouver, Canada, and authors WhyThingsHurt.com Matt is currently working as a Special Education Consultant

  1. Jul 7

    School Attendance and Your Kid's Nervous System

    Brent and Matt investigate one of the biggest questions in eduction today: Can schools increase attendance, not by punishing students, but by reforming how they teach? If all students learn differently, how can we create approaches that guarantee all learning styles are accommodated for? And can analysis of our nervous systems give insight into answering these questions? Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  2. Jun 17

    Future Jobs, Intelligence, AI & Morality

    What types of jobs will our children have? What are the skills we should be learning moving forward? How will morality fit into the interplay between people, corporations and government as the role of AI grows so rapidly? Matt and Brent ask each other all these questions and try their best to answer them. Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠⁠Work With Matt⁠⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠⁠RemixYourEducation⁠⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ FaceBook: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠/brentstevenson

  3. May 19

    Accepting Your Reality Before Changing It

    Listen to a conversation about the role of acceptance in feeling better.  Bad shit happens all the time.  It may not be your fault, but it will likely be your job to clean up and deal with your own predicament.  Brent and Matt talk about the importance of learning the roles of the professionals around you, the roots of empathy, owning your issues and giving off the illusion that you are holding it all together.   Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  4. May 5 ·  Bonus

    SHORT #3: Releasing Tension

    Releasing tension from your body creates a temporary state of being that usually feels more comfortable and can show you that there are different experiences of being you.  We are all regenerating sources of tension for different reasons.  Body work, needling, meditation and breathwork can all help you release tension while you work at understanding how to stay in a comfortable version of yourself. Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  5. Apr 28 ·  Bonus

    SHORT #2: Bracing Tension

    Your subconscious autopilot tends to brace muscles both as a postural strategy and as a reactive emotional response.  Bracing simplifies the task of holding yourself up against gravity and is a means of physically dealing with shame, anxiety and fear.  Too much bracing or gripping is compressive on your body and starts to get uncomfortable. Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  6. Apr 21 ·  Bonus

    SHORT #1: Explain Pain

    Your body is more than a vehicle to walk your head around.  It helps you see, feel and experience the world; pain is part of that experience.  Listen to a fifteen-minute conversation about how and why things hurt from physical, emotional and theoretical perspectives.    Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  7. Apr 8

    Coaching and Talking to Children

    Matt & Brent talk with police officer, and Coach Talk Training educator Andy Stuart about how to effectively communicate with kids. Three dads discuss the ins-and-outs of language in teaching kids to learn the new physical skills involved in sports. They talk about the importance of descriptive language and the challenges that come with helping volunteer parent-coaches communicate with a spectrum of kids learning to play. Bios Andy Stuart is passionate about sports and developing youth athletes to build a lifelong love of sports. Andy has dedicated time and energy to minor sports as a parent of three amazing children, as a coach and as an executive member of a not-for-profit, youth sports organization.  Andy’s professional experience in policing and over a decade of instructing child forensic interviewing has given him insight into how to tailor communication between adults and children. Visit Andy's Coach Talk Training website here. Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

  8. Mar 4

    Brent's Breathe-athon

    Brent recently pursued a two-hour guided breathing journey and tells Matt about his experience.  The two discuss altered states and different ways to tap into your nervous system to access what you may be inadvertently embodying.  They talk about the role of the practitioner in holding space for someone while they confront and build tolerance for uncertainty.  Matt and Brent facilitate the ups and downs, and successes and failures of their clients to help them learn and grow while feeling supported.  They discuss the importance of accessing core experiences before trying to use a lot of words to understand what is happening in your body.   Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years.  He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.  He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠.  Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.   Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more.  Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!  Sponsors & Resources ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.   Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠ Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

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New podcast featuring two fathers and long term friends: physiotherapist Brent Stevenson and educational consultant Matt Giammarino. Be a fly on the wall listening to two dads discussing the similarities and differences of helping people within the education and healthcare systems, and as parents. Matt & Brent both run private businesses filling in the cracks of publicly funded systems. They are both dad's to multiple teenagers. Brent is the co-owner of Envision Physiotherapy in Vancouver, Canada, and authors WhyThingsHurt.com Matt is currently working as a Special Education Consultant

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  • Creator
    Brent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Brent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino
  • Show Website
    Why Things Hurt and How We Learn