How the Brain Creates Symptoms

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In this episode, Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD, shares eye-opening insights into how the brain keeps chronic symptoms like ME/CFS and Long Covid stuck in a loop—and, most importantly, how to break free. We dive into the science of mind-body medicine, the hidden role of fear, and practical steps to rewire the brain for recovery.

👨‍⚕️ Dr. Howard Schubiner's FREE Course on Brain Retraining for Chronic Pain — https://www.coursera.org/learn/reign-of-pain

CONNECT WITH DR. HOWARD SCHUBINER, MD:
🌐 Dr. Schubiner's Website (research, books and other resources) — https://unlearnyourpain.com/

🌐 ATNS / Symptomatic (list of practitioners, research, info on neuroplastic symptoms)  — 
https://www.symptomatic.me/

BOOKS AND INTERVIEWS MENTIONED:
📗 Unlearn Your Pain by Howard Schubiner, MD — https://amzn.to/4e8zm1u
📘 Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression by Howard Schubiner, MD — https://amzn.to/45MQlU9
📖 The Way Out by Alan Gordon — https://amzn.to/3SKZgB0

📘 Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt — https://amzn.to/4gUjC2Y
📗 Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl — https://amzn.to/4hNuy3N

👩🏻‍🦰 Nurse Jo's Recovery Story — https://youtu.be/-t5bJzsBY8I

MORE FREE RESOURCES: 
👉 TMS Wiki — https://www.tmswiki.org/
🏠 Alan Gordon's FREE Online Chronic Pain Recovery Course 👉 https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/

🎯 READ THE SCIENCE BEHIND CHRONIC PAIN: 
🛎️ The Boulder Chronic Back pain study: 66% became pain or nearly pain free with pain reprocessing therapy maintained at one year - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34586357/

🛎️ Harvard Psychophysiologic Symptom Relief Therapy for post-acute sequelae of Covid - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.07.22280732v1.full-text

🛎️ Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy and education for fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680092/

🛎️ The PPDA complete bibliography of research studies - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b75908755b02cf7e029e10e/t/6470177aa4720b33e48529cf/1685067643188/PPD+Bibliography+June+2023.pdf

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REMINDER: This is for information purposes only and nothing I share should be considered medical advice. Please make your own assessment, do your own further research, and consult your trusted healthcare professionals before deciding if anything I talk about here might be right for you. 

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