The Movement Mentality
Missy Bunch is a multi-certified movement coach, entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and podcast host with over 15 years of experience helping health and wellness professionals build expertise, confidence, and thriving businesses.
Her journey began as a professional dancer battling injuries—until one brain-based session erased four years of chronic knee pain. That breakthrough didn’t just transform her movement; it reshaped her career. She went from mastering neurology-based movement strategies to scaling successful businesses and is now on a mission to empower other professionals to do the same.
As the Founder of The Movement Mentality LLC, Co-Founder of Movement IQ, a Z-Health Master Trainer, and host of The Movement Mentality Podcast, Missy blends cutting-edge neuroscience with proven business strategies. She helps movement professionals go beyond technique—teaching them how to attract clients, increase income, and create lasting impact. Whether through mentorship, education, or real-world business coaching, Missy is on a mission to turn passion into profit while making the wellness industry stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
Beyond her professional achievements, Missy is a dedicated mother, wife, and advocate for health, movement, and family. She is passionate about helping others build businesses that support the lives they truly want to live.
The Movement Mentality
Ep. 4 - Beyond Awareness: The Journey Through Trauma and Transformation with Dr. Perry
Beyond Awareness: The Journey Through Trauma and Transformation
Hey, everyone! Welcome to the Movement Mentality Podcast. In today’s episode, Dr. Perry Nickelston joins the show to talk about the nature of pain, overcoming trauma, reframing meaning, taking steps towards lasting change, using the power of words to make a difference, and finding ways to climb out of the quicksand moments in life.
In this Episode:
- [00:59] About Dr. Perry.
- [13:48] The quicksand moments.
- [18:54] When you’re ready.
- [23:40] The answer to chronic pain.
- [33:16] The first step out of the quicksand.
- [43:15] The brain’s protective patterns.
- [48:39] Dealing with guilt and powerlessness.
- [52:17] The power of words.
- [61:19] How you treat people.
- [62:45] Visualising healing.
- [67:11] Knowing when to make a change.
- [69:21] Block and bless.
- [75:58] Social media and the body.
- [76:56] Dr. Perry’s advice to his younger self.
- [79:19] Dr. Perry’s advice to his sons.
Quotes:
- “You have to think for yourself.” [24:42]
- “There’s no cure for pain.” [50:08]
- “Words are neurological events.” [52:34]
- “Dance like there’s nobody watching.” [77:05]
Connect with Dr. Perry
· Instagram: @stopchasingpain.
Connect with Missy
· Instagram: @missybunch15.
· Instagram: @themovementmentality
· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality
About Dr. Perry
Dr. Perry Nickelston, DC is a Chiropractic Physician with a primary focus on treating chronic pain and inflammation via the lymphatic and vascular systems. He specializes in Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition, and is trained by The American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders. He is an expert in myofascial, orthopedic, medical, and trigger point soft tissue therapy.
He is the Owner of Stop Chasing Pain, LLC, an International Speaker and Educator, and the author of Stop Chasing Pain: A Vital Guide To Healing Your Body, Moving Well, And Gaining Control Of Your Life.
About Missy
Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.
As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.
The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.
