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19th Mar 2025

Trailer | Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain

My name is Sean Hershey and this is Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain.

This podcast is an absolutely free resource for anyone who is struggling with chronic pain, chronic symptoms, or chronic conditions.  This podcast is for people like me.  You’ve gone through the Western medical model and it has not worked for you.  Now you’ve finally found the right treatment: mind-body medicine.  Even though you feel hopeless, you’re still, somehow, miraculously, hopeful.  This is for you.  And, I’m telling you, when it comes to chronic pain, mind-body medicine actually works.

I am both therapist and client in this work.  After decades of my own symptoms, I’m mostly out of chronic pain now - and I’m a total shameless work-in-progress who still isn’t “there” yet.  So I bet I’m probably, in some way, kind of like you.  Whether you’re just starting out on your mind-body healing path - or you’ve been at this for years, there’s something here for you.

In this podcast, I cover: Pain as a danger signal, the Pain/Threat cycle, and, most importantly, the 3 parts of healing: First) healing through the Psychological work, Second) healing through the Emotional work, and Third) healing through Patiently attuning to your true self.

My promise to you is that I will share clear and correct information about healing chronic pain, from my personal experience and my professional knowledge…

So that you have the education you need…

And, even more importantly, to provide you with the company of someone else walking this path so you don’t have to do it alone.

Season 1 of this podcast will release every Sunday morning so you have an episode for each week.  I’m going to start with 12 episodes in the first season.  Then we’ll go from there.  So find Mind-body medicine for chronic pain wherever you get your podcasts.  It’s totally free to listen.  I’m glad you’re here with me.

Transcript

My name is Sean Hershey and this is Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain.

This podcast is an absolutely free resource for anyone who is struggling with chronic pain, chronic symptoms, or chronic conditions. This podcast is for people like me. You’ve gone through the Western medical model and it has not worked for you. Now you’ve finally found the right treatment: mind-body medicine. Even though you feel hopeless, you’re still, somehow, miraculously, hopeful. This is for you. And, I’m telling you, when it comes to chronic pain, mind-body medicine actually works.

I am both therapist and client in this work. After decades of my own symptoms, I’m mostly out of chronic pain now - and I’m a total shameless work-in-progress who still isn’t “there” yet. So I bet I’m probably, in some way, kind of like you. Whether you’re just starting out on your mind-body healing path - or you’ve been at this for years, there’s something here for you.

In this podcast, I cover: Pain as a danger signal, the Pain/Threat cycle, and, most importantly, the 3 parts of healing: First) healing through the Psychological work, Second) healing through the Emotional work, and Third) healing through Patiently attuning to your true self.

My promise to you is that I will share clear and correct information about healing chronic pain, from my personal experience and my professional knowledge…

So that you have the education you need…

And, even more importantly, to provide you with the company of someone else walking this path so you don’t have to do it alone.

Season 1 of this podcast will release every Sunday morning so you have an episode for each week. I’m going to start with 12 episodes in the first season. Then we’ll go from there. So find Mind-body medicine for chronic pain wherever you get your podcasts. It’s totally free to listen. I’m glad you’re here with me.

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About the Podcast

Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain
Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Chronic Headaches, Migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Arthritic Conditions, Depression, Anxiety, and Long Covid.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.

Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, dealing with extreme emotions, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, huge leaps forward, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to truly get better.

We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.

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Sean Hershey

Psychotherapist in New York City