Mike Williams

Join me live on Thursday, September 26th at 2pm Central time!

» Ask questions and find out more about how your chronic pain might be solved
» Learn about Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and the neuroscience of chronic pain in a short, interactive talk
» Experience a guided Somatic Tracking practice, a key tool for solving chronic pain

Free & live on Zoom!

This is a great opportunity for you if:

» You’re newly exploring why you have pain, and you’d like to learn more about the science of why pain becomes chronic
» You’ve been practicing Somatic Tracking a bit on your own, but aren’t certain if you’re doing it right or you want a bit of live guidance
» You’re thinking about trying Pain Reprocessing Therapy, or have heard about it before, and you’re curious to learn more
» You’d like the chance to ask someone who works with chronic pain clients everyday using PRT and mindfulness tools your questions!

I look forward to seeing you there! Learn more & register here: https://www.somamike.com/groups

Pain is complex (huge understatement, right?).

Especially, perhaps, chronic pain that's been around for years or even decades.

The good news is that recent advances in pain science have helped us understand that pain is, in many ways, a simple equation that your nervous system puts together:

Pain = Sensation + Emotions + Beliefs + Expectations

Let's break those down a bit:

» Sensation: This is the easiest to wrap our heads around perhaps, as sensation is the felt, physiological experience of pain. When our bodies detect injury or something dangerous to our bodies, our nervous systems generate a feeling that we generally don't like. We call that "pain." Pretty straightforward in concept, but it's also important to remember that tissue damage or measurable danger doesn't always correlate directly with the experience of pain.

» Emotions: Emotional factors, such as fear, anxiety, and stress, can significantly impact the perception of pain. Your emotional state can amplify or mitigate the experience of pain, and people with heightened emotional distress often report more intense pain.

» Beliefs: Beliefs about the cause and consequences of pain can influence your perception of pain. Someone who believes that their pain is a result of a serious injury, for example, may experience more intense pain compared to someone who perceives their pain as less threatening.

» Expectations: Anticipating pain or expecting a certain level of pain can shape the actual experience. If you expect that bending over to tie your shoes will hurt your back, it'll likely hurt your back. Positive expectations or a belief in improvement, on the other hand, can contribute to a reduction in pain.

When you learn to address all the elements of this equation, you can take the fuel out of the inputs that go into your pain equation, dramatically reducing or even eliminating your pain.

That's exactly what we'll be doing in my upcoming virtual men's group --

From Pain to Empowered: Transformative Tools For Men Navigating Chronic Pain Recovery
Wednesdays, March 20th through April 17th
Registration deadline Friday, March 15th

Learn more and register here: https://www.somamike.com/groups

Does chronic pain make you feel like you’re disconnected from the important things like work, hobbies, and socializing?

Do you feel like people are sympathetic, but don’t quite understand what you’re going through?

Do you feel like you’ve tried everything, but just can’t figure out how to unlock your pain?

It’s not just you. It’s 1 in every 5 men in the US, literally 23.5 million of us.

Chronic pain defines our lives, limits what we can do, and perhaps most importantly, limits what we think we can do.

Recent advances in neuroscience are redefining what we know about chronic pain though. We now know that pain does not necessarily mean that our bodies are broken, or that something is dangerously wrong with us. Pain, in fact, is a complex biological, psychological, and social phenomenon that lives in our nervous systems.

When you learn the basic elements of how your nervous system has constructed your pain, along with some simple tools to take the fuel out of those inputs, you can begin to steadily retrain your brain to return to its normal settings. To turn the tide against chronic pain.

In this 5-week pilot program we’ll be doing just that: deconstructing and simplifying the inputs that go into chronic pain, and practicing simple Pain Reprocessing Therapy tools to take the fuel (and guesswork) out of the pain experience. To do this, we’ll:

‣ Tap into the latest neuroscience to understand how pain is constructed in your brain. If you change your thinking you can change your pain.

‣ Identify your specific triggers so that you stop (unknowingly) perpetuating the pain cycle.

‣ Practice simple mindfulness exercises to turn down the volume on your pain.

‣ Learn alongside a solid crew of 5-10 men who are all in the same boat, and understand what it is you’re going through.

Details:

‣ This pilot program will take place over 5 weeks, Wednesdays from March 20th, 2024 through April 17th, 2024.

‣ Your program includes five weekly, 90-minute group sessions via Zoom from 7:00pm-8:30pm Central time.

‣ Investment: $350 (this is a pilot program, take advantage of this pricing now!)

‣ Registration deadline is Friday, March 15th at 5pm Central time.

More details and registration here: https://www.somamike.com/groups

Excited to be a teaching assistant for the first-ever Hakomi Somatic Coaching Certificate Program starting in April. Check out this short conversation I had this week about integrating Hakomi into my coaching practice with Ketriellah Goldfeder, co-creator and trainer for the program.

And if you're a coach, this is a great opportunity to learn how to integrate core Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology methodology into your coaching framework. The focus will be on developing mindful and somatic awareness practices to deepen the client’s personal process in transformational coaching containers.

I'd love to see you there! Check the comments for links to the course and info sessions.

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