85. How persistent pain is related to the brain with psychotherapist Christie Uipi
Description
In this episode, I sit down with Christie Uipi, a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety and depression and the founder of The Better Mind Center to discuss:
- Pain is invisible and so are pelvic floor issues
- How pain works
- Why each person experiences pain uniquely
- Why sometimes pain goes away quickly and reasons why it persists
- Messages to patients who feel they go between many health care practioners
- Emotional and physical aspects of pain
- How physiotherapists and psychotherapists can work together
- What psychotherapy has to offer and the negative stigmas associated
- Personality traits that are common amongst people with persistent pain
Christie Uipi (she/her) is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression and the founder of The Better Mind Center. Christie has been a key collaborator on the development and research of the Pain Reprocessing Therapy treatment modality. She lectures nationally on psychotherapeutic interventions to treat chronic pain and is committed to cross-disciplinary collaboration between mental health and physical medicine. Christie is also a recovered chronic pain patient herself. The healing process was so profoundly transformational for the quality of her life that she has dedicated her career to supporting others through their recoveries.
How to contact Christie
Website:
https://bettermindcenter.com/
Instagram @better.with.christie
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