Oct 6, 2022
Dr Michael Donnino is the
founder/director of the Psychophysiologic Research Group, and the
first person in the country to complete a residency/fellowship
program leading to board certification in internal medicine,
emergency medicine, and critical care.
Liz Wallenstein is a licensed mental health counselor who has
trained in, among other areas, the methodology of ‘TMS Mind
Body-Connection’.
Liz and Dr Michael join the show to discuss the profound influence
of Dr John Sarno on their lives, and the potentially
transformational power of ‘Mind-Body’ therapies.
Important Links:
Show
Notes:
- Introductions to Dr.
Sarno
- The relationship between our
emotional and physical reactions
- Reasons to be
hopeful
- Emotions and
conditioning
- A response to the
sceptics
- The societal costs of chronic
pain
- Mental health: moving beyond
diagnostic labels
- Long COVID and mind-body
syndrome
- The future of psychophysiological
research
- What does the medical community
think of mind-body syndrome?
- Doing the inner work that’s
needed to heal
- The future of mind-body
treatments
- The importance of
sincerity
Books
Mentioned:
- Your Body Keeps the Score: Brain,
Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma; by Bessel van der
Kolk;
- Molecules of Emotion: The Science
Behind Mind-Body Medicine; by Candace Pert
- Healing Back Pain; by John E.
Sarno
- The Screwtape Letters; by C.S.
Lewis
- The Status Game: On Human Life
and How to Play It; by Will Storr
- The Great Pain Deception: Faulty
Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse; by Steve Ozanich
- Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient; by Norman Cousins