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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, Migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Arthritic Conditions, Depression, Anxiety, and Long Covid. Inspired by the pioneering ...
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A discussion for overthinkers, people pleasers, and perfectionists led by Meredith Arthur, author of "Get Out of My Head" and creator of Beautiful Voyager, bevoya.com. Enjoy these conversations with interesting people from around the world. Follow @bevoya on Instagram or visit bevoya.com to learn more.
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The cure for chronic pain is emotional and psychological work. We know this. So, how dare I discuss body-based TMS treatments? Right? Well… today we’re talking about bringing the psychological work into the body. This means using the body to teach the brain and the nervous system that you're safe. You know about using the brain to promote safety - …
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Queer TMS, the importance of identities, and politics, politics, politics. We could just *not* acknowledge it, but we have to. Right? Listen in for a great conversation about queerness and TMS and healing chronic pain and all the stuff we love to talk about... with Nyle Biondi, LMFT. Find Nyle at: www.healingwithinpsychotherapy.com https://queerres…
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As you’re healing from chronic pian, your brain needs a lot of reminders. Today, we’re going back to the basics. Your brain needs to hear it. So let’s get back into Dr. Sarno's foundational premise: think psychologically, not physically. As you know, that's how you heal TMS. Your brain, however, still needs to hear it again. If you're interested in…
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Michelle's walking this path of TMS healing with us. And she's been a client in my therapy practice for about a year. She offered to share her story on the podcast today and ...what a generous offer. I'm so grateful for the wisdom and nuance and personal touch she brings to this conversation. Join us as we talk about the "messy middle," which is a …
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Stories communicate truth. And today, I’m telling one of my all-time favorite stories. Join us for the season finale as we do something a little different. But, in the end, it’s always about healing your chronic pain - so it’s always the same. If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome! Visit my website to request…
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An energizing and exciting interview today with a true mind-body expert, Dr. Dan Ratner. You'll love his confidence, his assuredness, and his vibe. It'll help you boost your own confidence in this work and in your ability to heal. Join us for some great information and a very good time. If you want more information about Dr. Dan Ratner and his work…
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Sean Hershey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York who specializes in using mind-body work to help his clients end their chronic pain and, in his words, "truly learn to be themselves." He's the host of a new podcast called The Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain, and in that podcast he works to, piece by piece, share the principles and p…
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Today we discuss journaling and beyond. We push past aversion energy and feel into difficult emotions around body image, trying to conform to high cultural standards, and saying “okay” to life rather than saying “oh no.” Wow. There’s a lot of good material in this episode. If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcom…
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Bonus episode today! I'm sharing some website updates with you. This episode is a little one, but a powerful one. Enjoy! If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome! Contact me through my website and we can set up a consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com You're listening to Mind-Body Medicine for Chro…
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My friend and colleague joins us today! Laura Pearl is the friend who first introduced me to the idea of using mind-body healing for chronic pain. Today, she’s here sharing her story about arthritis, knee pain, using a cane, and emotional healing that led to physical healing. Laura’s also, of course, a trauma specialist and shares insights into tra…
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Learn to enjoy your body as you recover from chronic pain. Today we discuss a key tactic, graded exposure. And, yes, we are going to talk about sex today. So join us if you'd like! If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome. Contact me through my website and we can set up a consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchr…
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Christina Sarno Horner, LMHC joins us to discuss the evolution of her father's TMS work, feeling stuck in your healing, letting go of fear, neck pain, long covid, and so much more. Christina collaborated with Nicole Sachs, LCSW on a brilliant practitioner training (with CEs offered for professionals) that can be found here: https://www.yourbreakawa…
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It's hard to tell people about TMS. Right? I know. Let's talk. If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome! Contact me through my website and we can set up a consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from c…
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Healing: Pt 3 of 3. The 3rd part of healing: teaching your brain and your nervous system that it's safe to be you. If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome! Contact me through my website and we can set up a consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use p…
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Healing: Pt 2 of 3. The emotional work of healing: teaching your brain and your nervous system that emotions are safe. If you're interested in becoming a 1-on-1 therapy client, you're very welcome! Contact me through my website and we can set up a consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to u…
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Healing: Pt 1 of 3. Today we discuss Part 1 of the 3-part healing journey: the Psychological Work. If you're interested in becoming a weekly therapy client, I'd love to work together. You can contact me through my website to set up an initial consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use ps…
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Bonus Episode: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You ...& What's Coming Up! If you're interested in becoming a weekly therapy client, I'd love to work together. You can contact me through my website to set up an initial consultation: www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional mod…
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Is my *insert symptom here* TMS? Let's talk about it. 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, Chronic Headaches, Migraines,…
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✨Start here. 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, Chronic Headaches, Migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic P…
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My name is Sean Hershey and this is Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain. This podcast is an absolutely free resource for anyone who is struggling with chronic pain, chronic symptoms, or chronic conditions. This podcast is for people like me. You’ve gone through the Western medical model and it has not worked for you. Now you’ve finally found the ri…
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In this episode of the Anxious Achiever podcast Morra and I dig into some of the new techniques for managing stress and anxiety I first wrote about in the Beautiful Voyager Stress Relief Cheat Sheets on Substack. I love Morra’s description of the episode: “In the high stakes world of technology companies, a lot of lip service is paid to well-being …
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Special guest episode from NYC-based nonprofit Girls Write Now! In this episode of the Writing Our Way to Wellness podcast series, Meredith finds herself in the role of interviewee instead of interviewer. This wide-spanning conversation between Meredith and Girls Write Now Staff Member Vahni Kurra covers everything from the pitfalls of ambitions to…
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Obi is offering our podcast listeners a special discount! Find a trained peer supporter on peers.net who understands exactly what you're going through, then use code "BEVOYA" to book up to 4 FREE SESSIONS and share it with any teen or young adult in your life who could benefit from some extra support. A bit about this episode: I've been wanting to …
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Megan Cornish is a former social worker and writer who's been tackling big questions about how mental health is discussed on Linkedin. That's where she caught my eye: I loved her authentic, honest voice and risk-taking in what tends to be a pretty stuffy and status-quo environment. I felt like Megan was wrestling with the same kinds of things I was…
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Ximena Vengoechea is a user researcher, writer, illustrator, and the author of the new book, Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest. In this conversation, we dig into what rest really means and why it's not just napping, for example. We talk about her path to writing and her first book, Listen Like You Mean it: Rec…
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Kevin Kelly is best known for co-founding the award-winning Wired magazine in 1993, but his work spans widely beyond that. He's the founder of the Cool Tools website and podcast (which I've appeared on in the past!), which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years. He also puts out the Recomendo newsletter with Claudia Dawson, who has also appear…
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B Dukes is so many things. A queer, non-binary filmmaker, a photographer, an activist, a student, and a healer. They tell the incredible story of their journey from a child in the backwoods of South Carolina to the world of Silicon tech...with many stops in between. We talk about what ancestral healing means, the fascinating world of psychedelics b…
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Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Creativity and Emotions lab at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Born in Croatia, Zorana shares cultural perceptions of creativity. Her research centers on the role of emotions in creative work. Zorana and I were lucky enough to get to work together on t…
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Jeffrey Sparr is a father, husband, mental health advocate, teacher, and nonprofit founder who used his early experiences with OCD to fuel his life as a self-taught artist. In this conversation, Jeffrey and I talk about what he's learned from helping people use creativity as a means of self-expression and what an unlikely candidate he was for this …
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Claudia Dawson is a psychonaut -- and if you don't know what that is, you should listen to this podcast. She co-produces one of my favorite weekly newsletters, Recomendo, which features 6 tools for thought each week. She's the Founding Editor of a publication called Phantom Kangaroo, "an eerie place for poems." In this conversation, we cover everyt…
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Larz May is the founder of an incredible mental health nonprofit called #HalfTheStory. The nonprofit's mission is to empower the next generation’s relationship with social media through advocacy, education, and providing access to resources. What I love about Larz is her ability to cut through social media's rapidly evolving landscape and point to …
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Rosie Acosta has studied and taught yoga and mindfulness around the world. She is the award-winning podcast host of Radically Love and the author of You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love. A first generation Mexican-American, Rosie grew up in East LA in the 1990's. We talk about how she taught herself to reframe her perspective as …
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Could there be a more natural and intuitive connection than mine with the Anxiety Sisters? I don't think so. Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek have built an online community of 200K people and host a popular podcast called The Spin Cycle. In their work, they blend their personal experience with their professional training as counselors, mental hea…
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Jessica Poundstone is an artist who lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Named a Top 100 artist by Saatchi Art, Jessica has found creative process through intuition and exploration. She says, "I work on each image until I feel everything click into place: that feeling of 'rightness' tells me it’s done" -- I love that. Jessica's journey through the …
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Dr James Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut and the author/editor of more than 50 books, including Creativity 101 and the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity with Robert Sternberg. In this podcast, we talk about the connection between mental health and creativity, a topic that endlessly fascinates me. It …
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Peter M. Krask, a New York-based writer and photographer, is the founder of an unusual consulting business called The Creativity Guide. Using his twenty years of experience in theater, television, visual art, and business, Krask acts as a personal "project whisperer" for creatives and entrepreneurs. His consulting work is informed by the practical …
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Michael Phillips Moskowitz is the founder of AeBeZe, a cutting-edge research product lab dedicated to establishing a new mental health standard called "Digital Nutrition™." Their app, Moodrise, brings together curated images, videos, and audio to positively affect brain chemistry. Michael has also served as a Middle East foreign policy research ana…
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Zach and Michael Zakar call themselves the "Middle Eastern Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen," which gives you a taste of how funny they are. Writers, models, and actors, the Zakar Twins most recent book, "How to Be Fucking Happy," is out now. I love this line from their book description, "Happiness takes practice, so grab a pen because you're writing thi…
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Maurice Chiang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Prairie Health, a new startup bringing genetic testing to a patient-centered approach to mental health. This is incredibly promising and forward-looking! Genetic testing provides useful information to psychiatrists and prescribing physicians about to how to treat people with varied cultural backgrounds. D…
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Kevin Dedner is the Founder & CEO of Hurdle, a startup dedicated to building a pipeline of mental health professionals who understand how to help people with varied cultural backgrounds. On the Hurdle website are the thoughtful words: "Your culture will always be honored." Kevin's path to this work is fascinating. In this interview I describe him a…
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Pelumi, whose full given name is Oluwapelumi Ajibade, is a research coordinator at the University of Washington, where she is involved in fascinating work about interracial communication and anxiety. In this conversation, we cover all kinds of things including Pelumi's experiences as a Nigerian-American woman, her future as an obstetrician (fingers…
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Do you or someone you love have bipolar disorder? If so, this episode is for you. Dr Bill Selig is a clinical psychologist in the Bay Area and author of the new book "When Your Partner Has Bipolar Disorder." In this episode Bill and I talk about changing perceptions of bipolar disorder, the best new treatments, and the relationship to creativity (w…
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This episode, which will be simultaneously released here and on Vanessa Soto's new book coaching podcast, is a behind-the-scenes on book publishing. In it we discuss how I approached writing GET OUT OF MY HEAD, the stops and starts of the process, and surprise learnings along the way. Vanessa is a Managing Director at Charles Schwab and Book Propos…
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Suhail Rasheed is an Indian writer, editor, and curator currently living in Dubai. A longstanding member of the Beautiful Voyager community, Suhail has written about his mental health journey in the past, but in this very special and personal interview he covers new terrain. Childhood abuse is not a topic that is often discussed in his culture. He …
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It was such a treat to have this conversation with superstar Product Manager Anamita Guha. Anamita is the Global Lead of Product Management at IBM, where she focuses on Quantum computing (yes, we talk about what that means) and she's dedicated to inspiring the next generation of female innovators and pioneers. As a national ambassador for the Ameri…
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Joshua Kemble lives in Antelope Valley, California, where he is an Art Director and illustrator. A Xeric Award Winning Cartoonist, Josh's newest book is a labor of love: an autobiographical graphic novel about depression and panic attack called Two Stories. In this conversation, Josh and I talk about the comic book artists he admires, why "making" …
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Dr. Tameika Lawrence holds a doctoral degree in counseling psychology and is a member of the Hudson Valley Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. She's the author of Outgrow Your Comfort, a 6-step self-help model and book. In this conversation, Dr. Lawrence and I talk about how she felt "different" growing up, and how…
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Robert James is a podcaster and mental health coach originally from the UK. Robert developed OCD at the age of 16 and spent his twenties trying everything he could to face it. He read every book he could find on the topic and made a commitment to personal development. This rough ride taught him some lessons along the way, and now he helps others to…
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Caitlin Schiller and I first met on the audio platform Anchor many years ago. I liked her immediately: she clearly has a love of language and is sharp as a whip. Caitlin lives in Berlin and works as an Executive Producer of New Content at Blinkist, where she produces and co-hosts the podcast Simplify. A true word person, Caitlin's been writing onli…
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Comedian Sara Schaefer is proud of her new book, GRAND: A Memoir, and she should be! It is the kind of delightful and moving tale that makes you feel like you know Sara, even more so if you listen to her read it, as I did. I loved talking to Sara about what it was like to write this book after years of comedy writing, how her own internal critic (n…
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