Pain & HealingThe Mind-Body Connection: How Your Thoughts Are Making Your Chronic Pain Worse
The mind-body connection is not a metaphor. It is established neuroscience. Bessel van der Kolk's research shows that chronic pain is shaped, amplified, and often perpetuated by stored emotional patterns and trauma. This guide covers what is actually happening in the brain and body, why ordinary willpower does not stop it, and which evidence-based body-first treatments actually work.