Resources we recommend our clients access to support them in recovering from chronic pain and symptoms.
The Somatic Safety Method
By Tanner Murtagh, Alex Klassen & Anne Hampson
Access our comprehensive step-by-step course for healing chronic pain and symptoms through our sister organization, MBody Community.
This course includes:
10+ hours of video-based learning on how the brain and nervous system cause pain/symptoms, and what you can do to heal.
Over 60 somatic practice guides and 30 worksheets that build safety in your body, brain, nervous system, and world, to help you recover.
Access to a discussion group, monthly live Q&A group sessions, and technical support where you can connect, ask questions, offer suggestions, and recover with others.
The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
By Alan Gordon & Alon Ziv
This book is a great introduction to Neuroplastic Pain and Pain Reprocessing Therapy. We suggest clients read this book when initially attending therapy. One of the authors, Alan Gordon, was the creator of Pain Reprocessing Therapy. In this book, Alan outlines the strategies involved in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, which closely follow how we, at Pain Psychotherapy Canada, work with clients to eliminate or greatly reduce their chronic pain symptoms.
Unlearn Your Pain: A 28-Day Process to Reprogram Your Brain
By Dr. Howard Schubiner & Michael Betzold
This book can provide you with an in-depth understanding of how Neuroplastic Pain occurs in the brain and how it is a normal human reaction to our emotions. Dr. Schubiner is a leading expert in the mind-body community, and his book is a great resource that can help our clients cure their pain symptoms. In this book, Dr. Schubiner also provides therapeutic writing exercises.
The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
By Dr. John Sarno
Dr. Sarno is responsible for the mind-body movement. Our therapeutic approach at Pain Psychotherapy Canada is based on the realization that pain and other symptoms are often not the result of structural damage or disease in the body, but due to Psychophysiologic processes in the brain.
This book explains Dr. Sarno’s understanding of Mind-Body Concerns (now called Neuroplastic symptoms) and his prescribed treatment approach. It is a great resource for our clients. Dr. Sarno also has several other books written on Mind-Body Concerns.