Trauma-Informed Neuroscience
Whether you’re a clinician, coach, educator, or just curious about the nervous system, these posts are here to support your growth and deepen your understanding of trauma, chronic pain, and human relationships.
How the Brain + Pain Work: My Conversation with Lyndsay Soprano on The Pain Game Podcast
This episode examined chronic pain through a neuroscience and trauma-informed lens, highlighting how ascending inputs, descending modulation, and the “chemical soup” of hormones and immune signals shape pain. Rather than focusing on posture or structure, the discussion emphasized compassion, relational safety, and adaptive nervous system strategies. It also introduced upcoming projects, including gamified pain models and expanded educational offerings, aimed at making pain science more accessible to both practitioners and the public.
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