First, know that your pain is not your fault and that your pain is very real! This is often a first step in PRT and will help pave the way for creating a new and healthier relationship with your pain.

We will then begin by focusing on education around what pain actually is and is not and how the pain cycle can be reversed.

We will work together to gather as much evidence as possible to reinforce that neuroplastic pain is actually not due to structural problems but to other processes instead.

Then, we then attend to the pain sensations by facing the pain directly through a lens of safety. This helps “retrain” the brain that the pain is really the brain misreading neutral and safe sensations!

We will reinforce these tools and focus on addressing other emotional threats, like every day stressors.

Finally, all of these steps are done through the awareness of self-compassion. After all, being harsh towards yourself, though sometimes seemingly motivating, can be crippling in the end. But learning how to be kind to yourself, truly kind, can help give you the space you need to make changes.