What if pain isn’t just physical—but perceptual?

In this off-the-cuff solo episode, I share a deeply personal story that changed everything I thought I knew about suffering, healing, and what’s possible for the body. From a nearly pain-free childbirth (yes, really) to a powerful client breakthrough around chronic pain, this episode is a living case study in the power of narrative and perception to reshape what we believe is “inevitable.”

This is a conversation about story medicine—and how your body listens to the stories you’ve been told.

What You’ll Discover:

✨ Why “pain is inevitable” is a cultural script, not a biological truth✨ How my second birth experience (using Hypnobabies) was 99.9% pain-free✨ What my patient’s resistance to healing taught me about collective beliefs✨ The link between trauma, identity, and nervous system feedback loops✨ How stories shape biology—and why your environment must reflect your possibility✨ Why “support groups” can reinforce illness—and how to create spaces that open new timelines

Whether you're navigating Crohn’s, chronic pain, emotional survival patterns or beyond—this is a reminder that what you've been told isn't the whole story.

⏳ Timestamps:

00:00 Off-the-cuff inspiration + intro02:00 Working with trauma: story, survival, and the nervous system04:00 Pain and birth: my first traumatic delivery06:00 Discovering Hypnobabies and preparing for a new possibility08:00 A pain-free labor? Yes. And here’s what shifted13:00 Resistance, story, and how the body protects itself from pain16:00 When narrative dictates outcome18:00 Why “support groups” can backfire21:00 Childhood programming and your inherited pain beliefs23:00 Rewriting the story: hope, healing, and neuroplasticity24:00 Cured by Jeffrey Rediger: what spontaneous healings have in common26:00 Sacred Illness™ and the power of perception to transform suffering

🔮 Mentioned in this episode:

→ Hypnobabies Childbirth Education: https://www.hypnobabies.com

→ 📖 Cured by Dr. Jeffrey Rediger

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