Amy speaks with Tanner Murtagh about the nervous system. We talk about: —how having a flexible nervous system helps us to better face the challenges of our lives —Polyvagal theory and what a dysregulated nervous system is —ways we can regulate our nervous system for physical and emotional health benefits 🎤WHO IS TANNER MURTAGH, MSW,…

Today Amy speaks with Anna Holtzman about mind-body pain. We talk about: —how black and white thinking in the mind-body world has led to gaslighting patients and harm. —some of the ways that mind-body practices have helped us as people who had chronic pain. —how are goals for our symptoms aren’t focused anymore on being…

Updated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about sleep: —how hard it can be to sleep, especially if we have health problems —why sleep is so important 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode52 🔗Insomnia Until it Hurts. The role of sleep deprivation in chronic pain, especially muscle pain 🔗Bennett RM, Jones…

Updated 2/2023. Is there a way to suffer less during painful moments? Amy and Brittany talk about some techniques Amy used to help her emotionally to get through hours of excruciating menstrual pain when medicine no longer provided relief. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a…

Updated 12/2022. While endometriosis isn’t a period disease, excruciating period pain is common for many people with endo. We talk about the experience of menstrual pain: the serious reality of suffering through debilitating pain monthly, and psychological impact such as the fear, trauma, and PTSD that it can cause. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website:…