The Pain Factor
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What is pain? Where does it come from? Is there anything we can do to control it, overcome it, even leverage it?
This podcast is a comprehensive exploration of chronic pain management alongside physical, emotional and mental pain. Through shared data, clinical insight, and pain science, we aim to understand this complex reality.
We want to be clear: this is not a self-help podcast. It is about fostering accountability while maintaining a human approach to sensitive issues. Religion, mysticism and positive thinking are things we purposefully, and adamantly, distance ourselves from.
Before facing the challenge, we get to know it better. This is what this podcast is about.
Join us on this essential quest for understanding, empowerment, and ultimate freedom.
The Pain Factor
Latest Episodes
PF# 34: Brandon Day - Rejecting "Normal" Chronic Pain Through Pain Science
In this episode, Brandon Day shares his journey from professional athlete to pain recovery expert, exploring the foundations of pain science and how understanding the brain unlocks new pathways to healing. Discover practical tools for chronic p...
PF# 33: Alan Bodnar - Pain Science and the Self-Driving Brain
In this episode, neurophilosopher Alan Bodnar breaks down the mechanism of automatic responses. Discover practical strategies for understanding chronic pain, and learn how to train your self-driving system to process deep emotional and mental p...
PF# 32: Dr. Shang Olsen - Ending Emotional and Mental Pain with Metacognitive Therapy
How does a hyper-focused mind inadvertently lock itself into chronic overthinking? In this episode of The Pain Factor, we strip away the superficial fluff of standard self-help to examine the mechanical neurobiology of psychological suffering w...
TPF# 31: Discomfort vs Pain: The Cognitive Cost of Resilience
In this episode of The Pain Factor, we explore the exact boundary between discomfort vs pain, emphasizing how embracing physical and emotional discomfort drives cognitive growth. We break down the psychological comfort trap, the true cost of re...
TPF #30: The Pain Science of Hope: The Psychology of a Trap
Hope is not a strategy; it is an anesthetic. This episode challenges the cultural obsession with positive thinking. We examine how hope actively prevents action, locks you into cycles of suffering, and acts as a psychological trap. If you want ...