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RESOURCES

A list of useful resources for patients wanting to

learn more about the neuroplastic/mind-body approach to recovery - & to start using it to support healing

Apps & Online Programmes

Due to our collaboration with Curable Health, we are delighted to offer you a 6-week free trial of the Curable app! This trial gives you access to the app for 6 weeks for free, followed by a 50% discount on your first year's subscription (cancellable at any time). Living Proof receives US$15 each time somebody signs up - all of which is re-invested in our activities as a not-for-profit organisation. The app provides bite-sized research-based lessons in pain science and neuroplastic practices that you can use any to support your recovery, at any time and from any place. 

A structured online pain recovery programme based on the latest neuroscience created by Professor Howard Schubiner and Hal Greenham, BSC

Online in-depth pain recovery programme with Georgie Oldfield MCSP and the SIPRA team 

Freeme is a groundbreaking recovery app for people with ME, CFS and long covid. Grounded in neuroscience, the app is designed to help people take control of their condition using a neuroplastic/mind-body approach and with just 15 minutes of use each day. Due to our affiliate relationship with Freeme, if you purchase the app using this link, you will also be supporting our not-for-profit organisation.

In-depth, modular course from Dr Adele Stewart for a complete re-understanding of pain

Comprehensive online course for patients by Professor Howard Schubiner for understanding and treating chronic pain and other neuroplastic symptoms

Online roadmap to recovery from chronic pain by Dr David Hanscom

Self-paced online course for recovery from chronic pain, fatigue and other symptoms from Mind-body Coach, Rebecca Tolin

Websites

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Books

  • Chronic Pain: Your Key To Recovery by Georgie Oldfield MCSP

  • The Way Out by Alan Gordon

  • They Can't Find Anything Wrong by David Clarke MD

  • Unlearn Your Pain by Howard Schubiner MD

  • Unlearn Your Anxiety & Depression by Howard Schubiner MD

  • Mind Your Body by Nicole Sachs LCS

  • Healing Back Pain by Dr John E. Sarno MD

  • The Mindbody Prescription by Dr John E. Sarno MD

  • The Divided Mind by Dr John E. Sarno MD

  • Think Away Your Pain by David Schechter MD

  • Back in Control: A Surgeon's Roadmap out of Chronic Pain by David Hanscom MD

  • The Great Pain Deception by Steven Ray Ozanich

  • The Pain Habit by Drew Coverdale

  • ​The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook by Vanessa Blackstone & Olivia Sinaiko

  • Crushing Doubt by Dr Dan Ratner

  • Why Does My Body Hurt by Jaime Henle PsyD (a resource for children) 

  • The Secret Language of the Body by Karden Rabin and Jennifer Mann 

  • Emotions and Stuff: How I Released 15 Years of Chronic Pain and Returned to Fitness by Daniel Hindsley

  • From Pain to Power by Narinder Sheena

  • The Pain Secret: Unlocking the MindBody Connection to Overcome Chronic Pain and Symptoms by Miriam Gauci Bongiovanni

  • Your Worry Makes Sense by Dr Martin Brunet

  • No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz (on Internal Family Systems)

  • The One Inside by Tammy Sollenberger (on Internal Family Systems)

  • Breaking Free by Jan Rothney 

  • When the Body Says No & The Myth of Normal by Dr Gabor Mate

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

  • Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr Kristin Neff 

Documentaries

Journalling Resources

Why I Had To Overcome My Fear of Journalling by Daniel Hindsley

Expressive Writing: Your First Step by Dr David Hanscom

JournalSpeak by Nicole Sachs, LCSW

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Social Media by Symptoms

All chronic symptoms  

 

Alan Gordon, LCSW ​​​on Instagram / Facebook

My TMS Journey - Instagram / Facebook 

Tanner Murtagh's YouTube Channel and on Instagram (as Pain Psychotherapy)

Nicole's Sachs, LCSW on YouTube and Instagram / Facebook 

Symptomatic.me (ATNS) on Instagram / Facebook

SIRPA UK on Instagram / Facebook

Jim Prussack (the Pain PT) on YouTube

TMS Roundtable on YouTube

Chronic Pain 

 

Dr Howard Schubiner - video series explaining chronic pain

Understanding Pain youtube channel from People in Pain Network

Curable on Instagram / Facebook ​​

Pain Free You - Dan Buglio's YouTube channel

 

Migraine 

 

​​Migraine Oasis - migraine mentor

ME/CFS/long covid

 

​​Raelan Agle's YouTube channel

COFFI Consumer Advisory Group - science-based seminars on fatigue & other chronic symptoms following infection  

Lorna Nicholson - recovery interviews (long covid, ME/CFS and POTS

Pelvic & bladder symptoms 

 

​​The Pelvic Pain Coach - Dr Rachel Gofman 

The Pain Practitioner (Gigi Cockell) - Interstitial Cystitis recovery 

Feel to Heal on Instagram  

  

Dizziness & Virtigo 

 

​​The Steady Coach on YouTube

Mental Health 

 

Dr Martin Brunet on Instagram ​​​

Therapy session

Private Practitioners 

If you've tried a self-guided approach to recovery but feel you aren't making progress - and you have the finances available - you may wish to consider engaging a mind-body coach. You can find a list of SIRPA-trained practitioners here (primarily UK-based).  

 

Pain Plus Scotland is a multi-disciplinary group of practitioners and coaches working with the neuroplastic approach in Scotland.

You can also look for a practitioner trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) in this directory.

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The information in this website has been checked for accuracy by our medical advisory team.

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