How we perceive the world (both the world outside our bodies and the world inside our bodies) is a direct reflection of our thoughts, beliefs, values and past experiences. This includes how we perceive pain.  What we've discovered over the past several decades is that learning more about how pain works can actually reduce the severity of our pain symptoms. Learn more below.

Thoughts

Perception / Emotion / Consciousness

Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TED

How do you explain consciousness? | David Chalmers

You aren't at the mercy of your emotions. Your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett

Predictive processing as a theory to understand pain | Mick Thacker

How the brain shapes reality | Andy Clark

Body in mind - the role of the brain in chronic pain | Lorimer Moseley

Mindfulness & Pain

What is Mindfulness? | John Kabat-Zinn

A Different Approach To Pain Management: Mindfulness Meditation | Fadel Zeidan 

How mindfulness meditation redefines pain, happiness & satisfaction | Kasim Al-Mashat 

Pain, Acceptance & Commitment

Pain and Me: Tamar Pincus talks about chronic pain, acceptance and commitment

Tamar Pincus: Psychology in People with Pain - Why it Matters (Part 1)

Tamar Pincus: Psychology in People with Pain - Why it Matters (Part 2)