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Welcome to the Living Proof Blog
Living Proof is inviting a series of guest bloggers to share some of their favourite thoughts and ideas on the neuroplastic approach to recovery from chronic symptoms. They speak from their own experience, either as people who have recovered, or as healthcare professionals using this approach to successfully treat their patients.
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Reconnecting to the Wisdom Within: How Interoception Can Support Healing and Chronic Pain Recovery
Explore how building your interoception can actively support recovery from chronic pain and symptoms
Elizabeth Atwood
2 days ago
How I Recovered from a Decade of Chronic Bladder Pain
Read Sarah's inspiring story of recovery from Interstitial Cystitis and other forms of chronic pain
Sarah
2 days ago
A Recovery Story: From Life-Altering Chronic Symptoms to Living a Full and Beautiful Life
Steph beautifully shares her inspiring story of recovery from POTS and ME/CFS - conditions that shattered her life
Steph McCallum
7 days ago
Practitioner Reflections: How Mindbody Approaches Transformed My Practice, Client Outcomes and Job Satisfaction
Guest blogger, Helen Stoker discusses her transition from manual therapy to mindbody approaches for treating chronic pain
Helen Stoker
Jun 9
‘The Pain-Free Mindset’ by Dr Deepak Ravindran: Rethinking Chronic Pain Beyond Pills and Procedures
In this blog, we review Dr Deepak Ravindran's fascinating book - The Pain Free Mindset - which explores how we understand and treat chronic pain in modern pain medicine.
Living Proof Team
Jun 4
How Mind-body and Lifestyle Approaches Changed My Practice as a Physiotherapist and Coach
In this blog, Lynne Sutherland shares how integrating lifestyle and mind-body medicine transformed her practice as a physiotherapist and coach
Lynne Sutherland
May 28
From Fragile Spine to Freedom: Katie's Recovery Story
In this blog, Katie shares her remarkable story of recovery from debilitating chronic back pain using mindbody methods
Katie Rothwell
May 14
The Road to Recovery: Common Steps to Healing Chronic Neuroplastic Symptoms
In this blog, we discuss the steps that are commonly taken on at the road to recovery from neuroplastic symptoms.
Living Proof Team
May 5
Chronic Pain and the Nervous System: A Recovery Guide
In this blog we dive deep into the role of the brain and nervous system in chronic pain and discuss evidence-based pathways to recovery.
Living Proof Team
Apr 8
The FIT Criteria – A Framework for Considering Whether Chronic Pain and Symptoms Could be Neuroplastic
In this blog, we explore the FIT criteria - a useful framework for assessing chronic symptoms developed by Dr Howard Schubiner
Living Proof Team
Mar 20
In the Middle of a Pain Flare-Up?
In this blog, Dan Hindsley discusses how he responded to flare-ups during his recovery from 15 years of chronic back pain.
Dan Hindsley
Mar 13
Reframing Chronic Pelvic Pain: The Role of Pain Science Education and Nervous System-Based Approaches
In this blog, we discuss nervous-system based approaches to treating chronic pelvic pain.
Living Proof Team
Mar 11
Healthy Lifestyle Habits for your Nervous System
In this blog, we discuss how lifestyle habits impact the health of the nervous system - and the daily choices that can support mind-body healing.
Ilke de Lange
Feb 19
What are the 5Fs that fuel the fire of chronic neuroplastic symptoms?
In this blog we discuss Dr Schuniner's 5Fs - the natural ways we respond to chronic symptoms that unintentionally fuel their fire. We also discuss how to work with these relatable responses to support mind-body healing.
Living Proof Team
Feb 6
Commonly Asked Question: How Long Will It Take to Recover From Chronic Neuroplastic Symptoms?
As a group of recoverees, we are often asked how long it will take to recover from chronic neuroplastic symptoms. We explain our honest answer here.
Living Proof Team
Feb 4
I’m 100% Healthy After Long COVID – And I Hope You Will Be Too
Eleanor tells her inspiring story of recovery from Long Covid using brain training and specifically, the Lightning Process
Eleanor Kirby
Feb 4
What Is Pain Reprocessing Therapy?
Explore Pain Reprocessing Therapy including who it's suitable for, how it works, the evidence behind it & the real hope it provides for chronic pain recovery
Living Proof Team
Jan 16
An interview with chronic pain recoveree, Jean
Jean share's his inspiring story of recovery from chronic pain with Living Proof Director, Claire
Claire Birnie
Dec 3, 2025
Young athlete: from very severe ME/CFS to full recovery
Freestyle skier, Jay, shares his inspirational story of hope: recovery from ME/CFS using a neuroplastic approach
Jay
Nov 17, 2025
Ed's Story of Hope: recovery from chronic shoulder pain
Ed share's his remarkable story of recovery from chronic shoulder pain with Living Proof Founder, Penny
Penny George
Nov 17, 2025
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