S4 E2 | Is My *Insert Symptom Here* TMS?

This is the question. How do you know if emotional and psychological modalities will help your pain and your symptoms? How do you know if your symptoms count? Right? Today, we answer exactly that.

In this Episode:

🔹 A clear definition of TMS and of Neuroplastic Symptoms.

🔹 The way symptoms arise emotionally.

🔹 The way symptoms arise psychologically.

🔹 The way symptoms arise due to a lack of attunement and alignment with the true self.

🔹 An invitation to surrender as part of your healing. Your human consciousness is limited, and you can't know everything.

🔹 A list of common manifestations of TMS.

🔹 Three clear suggestions to help you answer: “is my *insert symptom here* TMS?”

You’re going to get a lot of information here in this back-to-basics episode. Let your brain take it in. This is the healing.

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Resources Mentioned in Today's Episode:

ATNS Provider Directory:

https://www.symptomatic.me/practitioner-directory#!directory/map/ord=rnd

Curable App:

https://www.curablehealth.com/

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…and you’re listening to Mindbody Medicine for Chronic Pain.

Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Sciatica, Neuropathy, Chronic Headaches, Migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Many Arthritic Presentations, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Covid, Depression, and Anxiety.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.

Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to get better.

We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.

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