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You Don’t Heal Pain by Convincing Yourself That You’re Safe, but When Safety Becomes Real
Many popular books on pain and trauma offer a version of hope: that the pain you live with doesn’t mean your body is broken; that your brain can change, your suffering can ease, and you’re not stuck. And they’re right, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bessel van Der Kolk, chronic pain, pain, pain reprocessing, Peter Levine, recurrent pain
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Why Chronic Pain is So Exhausting
People often think of pain as something you should be able to push through if you’re determined enough. That isn’t how recurrent pain works. When my pain is high, it changes everything. My attention is pulled toward it because my … Continue reading
Treating My CRPS and Becoming the Hunter Were the Same
For years I had CRPS in my feet and legs without knowing what it was. I wasn’t diagnosed until six years ago, but by 2016 it had become so severe that I cried when I walked. I also knew that … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, confrontation, CRPS, father, hunted, hunter, IPNB, pain, parents, recurrent pain, relationships
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Understanding Recurrent Pain: Brain, Body, Environment, and Practical Skills
Understanding Recurrent Pain: Brain, Body, Environment, and Practical Skills A new IPNB-informed online workshop presented by Imogen Ragone and Shay Seaborne, CPTSD Your pain is real. Understanding it is the first step in recovery. Tuesday, September 15, 2026 … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic pain, class, Education, Imogen Ragone, IPNB, neurobiology, online, pain, pain relief, pain reprocessing, recurrent pain, Relational Neuroscience, workshop
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Trust as Medicine: A Six-Year Journey in Craniosacral Therapy
After six years of working together, my craniosacral practitioner finally felt my cranial rhythmic impulse. That moment is huge. It’s not just a technical milestone, but proof of how much my nervous system has had to work to regulate, reorganize, … Continue reading
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Tagged care, chronic pain, craniosacral, craniosacral practitioner, pain, PTSD, reliability, trauma recovery, trust
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CRPS and the Importance of Feeling Safe: An IPNB Perspective on Pain and Recovery
From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, the sense of safety is deeply intertwined with the functioning of the nervous system, which plays a key role in conditions like Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). IPNB emphasizes that our brains and bodies … Continue reading