What Your Chronic Pain is Telling You + How to Find Relief Now with Vinny Crispino

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What an “SOS Routine” is and how to make one
• 4 steps you can take RIGHT NOW to mitigate your pain
• How to recognize and stop the cycle of self-sabotage
• The impact pain has on your identity and how to separate the two

Vinny Crispino is back! Last week we laid the groundwork, and this week we go a level deeper and dig into the steps we can take to relieve pain NOW and change the stories we tell ourselves about our relationships with chronic pain. If you missed part one, be sure to check it out here.

Vinny was a decorated D1 collegiate swimmer at the University of Wyoming, with his eyes set on the big leagues, but a surfing accident took him from elite athlete to disabled in a matter of seconds. After years of learning about the body and searching for relief, Vinny is now pain-free, competing in ultramarathons, and helping others find healing through Pain Academy.

In today's episode, Mathew, Chris, and Vinny discuss four steps you can take today to start finding relief from chronic pain. They also talk about how to recognize and avoid self-sabotage, the complicated realities of using medications to mask pain, and the parallels between a weight loss transformation journey and a pain relief transformation journey.

Our modern mentality skews towards quick fixes, instant gratification, and masking pain. However, the way medications impact our healing is complicated and may be causing us to unknowingly reinjure ourselves. Pain itself is not the problem; it’s the messenger, and if we can turn off the alarm bells and listen, there’s actually something very useful it will tell us. The physical pain is real, but the emotional pain is making it worse. We may even be self-sabotaging because pain can be a useful excuse as to why we limit ourselves or haven't achieved our goals. Chronic pain can become part of our identity if you let it, and without the correct mindset, no amount of therapy will help you. However, by creating a SOS routine to calm your nervous system, distancing yourself from the pain, and regulating your emotions, you can begin to rewrite your story and edit the pain out.

Resources Mentioned

• Vinny’s first episode 
• PainAcademy.net 
• Ram Dass Love Serve Remember Foundation
• Pain Academy Instagram  
• Pain Academy Youtube   

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