Unstoppable Body and Mind Betsy Jensen

This week I share an interview with my client, Lucas.   He struggled with several years of anxiety that was getting worse and more debilitating with time.   At times it was even difficult for him to go to the store or to lunch with a friend without worrying, "what if I get an anxiety attack?"
 
After 3 months of somatic coaching with me, Lucas felt like he had found the missing piece.  He had already tried meditation, breathing, yoga, acupuncture- all the "right" things to decrease the anxiety in his life.
 
But this approach taught him the tools he needed to actually unlearn the anxiety- so his brain produced it less and less.
 
Listen for more, and be sure and get on my "Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression" Book Club list if you want more help in this area for free!
https://body-and-mind-lifecoach.myflodesk.com/bookclub
 
You can check out Lucas' music here:
Hannah/Lucas Pop Music - Idylmind  https://linktr.ee/idylmind
 

Meditation Album- https://lucasfackler.bandcamp.com/album/meditations-vol-1

 
General info: lucasfackler.com


 
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In this episode, I interview 3 women with amazing healing stories.  We all met as Moderators for the "Tell Me About Your Pain" Facebook group created by Alan Gordon.
 
Kristina has a list of symptoms that were healed with the mind-body approach.  Including anxiety, eating disorders, depression, hypothyoroidism, adrenal fatigue, POTS, leaky gut, histamine intolerance, insomnia, adrenal insufficiency, and hashimotos.Stacey suffered for 18 years with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, IBS, Lyme disease, insomnia, body pains, and pelvic pain.
 
Callie had anxiety, insomnia, fainting, and neck pain, which she found out was a congenital neck fusion with “creative wiring in her neck”.  She was told if she moved her neck wrong and she could be paralyzed, so she had medical trauma and increased fear.  Her pain spread through the left side of her body and she began to have joint instability (ankle sprains, knee dislocation, hip popping).  She was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic fatigue, unexplained rashes, acne, and had pelvic pain with sitting.Listen for more about their healing journeys- what they found most helpful and advice they would give others when doing this work. You can find more about Kristina and Stacey's group coaching here: www.christianbrainrewire.comAnd Kristina's email is www.kristinacarlton.comStacey has a free "Stretch and Breathe Nervous System Regulation Class" https://www.wholisticallyrenewed.com/fitnessAnd Callie's contact info is coachcalliek@gmail.com or on her facebook page https://www.facebook.com/people/Brain-First-Chronic-Pain-Coaching/61555738854975/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
 
Here's a free 6 week link to Curable: 
http://www.curable.com/betsyjensen
 
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This Episode is what Dr Schubiner calls "The Six F's" in his book "Unlearn Your Pain"
 
These are natural reactions to pain, but they also cause the brain to amplify the pain or symptoms.
 
Here are the 6 F's, listen for more info:
 
"Fear of the pain or other symptom: We fear the sensation of it as it can be so severe and unpleasant; we worry about whether it will go away and when or when it will return; we spend a lot of time wishing it will go away
 
Focus on the pain or other symptom: We pay a lot of attention to it; we monitor it; we focus on how it feels and if it is changing or getting worse
 
Frustration with it: We get upset, annoyed and angry at the pain or other symptom; we become resentful that doctors haven’t fixed it or don’t understand it; we become sad for what we have lost
 
Fighting it: We work hard to overcome it; we try to push through it; and we get exhausted in the fight, especially when we feel we are losing the battle
 
Trying to figure it out: We spend a lot of time thinking about it; we search for answers online, in doctor’s offices and with alternative care practices
 
Trying to fix it: We spend a lot of time and money on treatments that haven’t worked; we try anything and everything that might work; we get desperate for a cure; we get depressed when one doesn’t materialize."
 
The way you react to pain can cause your brain to produce more of it or decrease it, so reacting differently on purpose will help you feel better.  
 
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In this episode I put together the 10 biggest myths I've seen around pain (especially chronic pain).
 
Lots of new pain research is coming out, so if you think you know about pain (like I did as a Physical Therapist), there may be some new findings that surprise you.
 
Here are the 10 biggest myths about pain, and be sure to listen for more explanation on each of them:
 
1-pain equals tissue damage
2-If I have pain or symptoms after exercise or food, it means that exercise or food is what caused my pain.
3-The longer I’ve had pain means the longer it will take to heal
4-I will have to re-live traumatic experiences in order to heal from them
5-If I don’t have significant childhood trauma then I shouldn’t have chronic pain
6-If my pain is mind body, I have to have 100% belief before I can heal
7-I need to be perfect at healing
8-If I have neuroplastic pain it means that I’m weak
9-If I have been doing the work and still have pain it means there are repressed emotions I haven’t yet found
10- The goal is to be totally regulated and pain free
 
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Anxiety is a symptom that goes hand in hand with chronic pain and disease.In this episode I talk about what anxiety is, how it affects the body, why it's so common, and how to unlearn it!
I give an example from my own life, and some techniques you can use to teach your brain to produce anxiety less and less.
If you are looking to support your growth in a loving, fun and nurturing community, check out Alignment Oasis and the specials I have going on now:
https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-oasis
 
For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy
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Pain when things are good is a phenomenon I see when people are unlearning pain and learning to regulate their nervous systems.
 
When you're used to being in high alert, then letting your guard down and feeling safe can actually seem dangerous.
 
We can expand our ability to stay in the "rest and repair state" longer, but some people have learned resting is "lazy" or having fun is "selfish".
 
Watch for this in yourself- if your symptoms come in a time of more calm or peace, don't worry!  
 
This is actually a sign your nervous system is EXPANDING. 
 
The rest and repair state can become more normal for you than survival mode, but the nervous system has to go through growth to get there.
 
If you are looking to support your growth in a loving, fun and nurturing community, check out Alignment Oasis and the specials I have going on now:
https://www.bodyandmindlifecoach.com/alignment-oasis
 
For fresh content on healing chronic pain or disease, follow Betsy
on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bodyandmindlifecoach/
 
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXZSYYGL2cfJl-oEOzqspA
 
Website https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com