The Hardcore Therapist 112.5- The Brain–Gut Connection & Neuroplastic Pain: Why Your Chronic Pain Is Real — And Reversible

Feeling stuck with chronic gut issues or back pain? Wondering how pain can be “neuroplastic” when it feels so real? In this episode of The Hardcore Therapist, I breaks down the science of the brain–gut connection, the role of the nervous system in chronic pain, and why disorders like IBS and chronic back pain are often rooted in neural pathways—not damaged tissue.

You’ll learn:

• how the gut and brain communicate through the vagus nerve
• why the brain creates pain even when nothing is “wrong”
• what neuroplastic pain is (and what it isn’t)
• the groundbreaking research behind Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
• how somatic work helps retrain your nervous system
• a step-by-step plan for people who think their pain might be neuroplastic
• This is a compassionate, grounded, science-backed episode that empowers you to understand your pain — and finally heal it.