The Mind-Body Couple

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The Flare-Up That Almost Took Me Out! And What I Learned

2026-10-0514:40

Today, Tanner hosts solo. He shares a personal relapse story where the return of familiar leg pain caused a major trauma response - spiralling anxiety, shame, more pain, and suicidal thoughts. Luckily, the story doesn't end there! Tanner shares the breakthrough that occurred, where he stopped forcing healing, let go of all the pressure he was putting on himself, and found his way back to self-compassion and safety. Tanner Murtagh and Anne Hampson are therapists who treat neuroplastic pain and...

6 Common Chronic Pain/Symptom Triggers & What To Do

2026-09-0727:01

Tanner & Anne share 6 surprisingly common situations that can trigger chronic pain and other neuroplastic symptoms. From travel, to family, to grocery shopping, we discuss a practical way to retrain the brain and nervous system so these moments feel safer, over time. Learn: How to view pain/symptom increases through a neuroplastic lensHow graded exposure works, to retrain the brain and reduce avoidanceExplore how you can use safety signals, somatic tracking, and calming self-talk to...

The Return of Spontaneity: A Great Sign of Chronic Pain/Symptom Recovery

2026-08-2722:24

Tanner and Anne explore how chronic pain and symptoms quietly take away spontaneity and replace it with fear-based planning and calculation, meant to protect from flare-ups. We start with an important question: “If symptoms disappeared, what would life look like?” From there, we discuss avoidance reduction and reclaiming freedom. Understand how hypervigilance, fatigue, grief, isolation follow symptoms, and how the world shrinksLearn why long-term avoidance becomes a danger signal in neuropla...

3 Ways You Accidentally Teach Your Brain Danger

2026-08-1425:48

Tanner & Anne unpack 3 subtle habits that can keep your nervous system stuck in danger mode, even when you are doing everything you can to heal neuroplastic pain & symptoms. We share how to spot these patterns in real time and how we retrain the brain with awareness, helpful redirection, and gentle exposure back into life. • The brain’s constant “safe or danger” scan and why symptoms increase scanning • Catching obsessive checking, testing, and reassurance seeking • ...

The Top 5 Signs My Pain & Symptoms Were Neuroplastic

2026-07-2136:56

Tanner and Anne share five personal, practical signs that helped Tanner recognize his chronic pain and symptoms were neuroplastic rather than structural. We explain why collecting this evidence builds real hope and supports an effective path toward recovery. Tanner's top 5 signs: #1 Recognizing that his symptoms were driven by emotions, as showed up during a prolonged period of stress. #2 The spread and movment of Tanner's pain didn't make physical sense, helping him see that it was caused by...

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