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S3 E3 Knowledge Is Power: The Truth About Patient Education & Pain Recovery with Dr. Christopher Sletten (Mayo Clinic PRC)

Kiana Agosto Season 3 Episode 3

When you understand your pain, you can finally change it.

In this powerful conversation, host Kiana Agosto and Dr. Christopher Sletten, Director of the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, explore why education is the most underrated treatment for chronic pain.

Dr. Sletten reveals how knowledge rewires the nervous system, shifts the mindset from “fix me” to “teach me,” and gives patients the power to take healing into their own hands. Kiana shares her own journey from wheelchair to walking — proving that when you understand the why behind the what, transformation begins.

🧠 You’ll learn:
• Why patient education is the foundation of lasting recovery.
• The biggest myths about pain and the PRC program.
• How to build resilience and results through knowledge, not fear.
• The truth about society’s misconceptions around chronic pain and toughness.

💬 “Knowledge isn’t just power — it’s freedom from fear.”

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