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Heh. Yeah, I use voice recognition on my phone now and love it. Not so in the day!

Thanks for the kind words, @Lojos and @Tim Wells! Those are classic tips, Tim. You mentioned meditation a couple of times. I know that many people with more persistent cases of neuroplastic pain/TMS find meditation to be very helpful and sometimes I can even see that coming through in how their...

Thank you for posting your story, Tim. I think it will give hope and inspiration to many people going forward. I particularly liked when you wrote the following. Much wisdom in there... I'm curious, what suggestions or techniques do you think helped you the most? Do you have any tips for...

Sadly, we are reaching the last chapter, about Relapses, Resilience, and Recovery. However, after a week off, I will share my recovery story and answer any questions people may have on December 5. If you have found the book group helpful, we hope you will let us know what you found most helpful...

Pressing on to chapter 8! As with previous weeks, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please post them below. (Click on "Register" and then "Facebook"...

Alan Gordon opens his book, The Way Out, with the following story about the Emmy Award winning show, The Doctors Luckily, because we live in the age of YouTube, you can watch the original clips of all of Casey and Alan's appearances on The Doctor's. I've included both the "before PRT" and...

From the medical conference, "Beyond Pain Management" at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI. Dr. Schubiner runs the Mind-Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital, so he likely helped organize the conference.

The actual meditation starts at 5 minutes in. Feel free to rewind for the introduction. Please share your comments below!

At the start of chapter 4 of his book, Alan Gordon, LCSW, writes about how he was terrified after a car crash because he was afraid he might have reinjured his back. He writes, It was late at night, I was in pain, and I was terrified. So I did what any reasonable person would do. I called...

Happy Halloween, everyone. This week's discussion was about how we get on high alart. As with previous weeks, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please...

Here is the hilarious Bob Newhart "Stop It!" video. Just take it as a little laugh...

Now we are getting into the real meat of the book. I hope you find the recording helpful! As with last week, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please...

We were happy to see the group's numbers growing this week. A warm welcome to everyone who is starting the group now, including those who participate via recordings! As with last week, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me...

Another great meeting! As with last week, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for Ch 4 (and for the other chapters in subsequent weeks). So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please post them below. (Click on...

He Sheila, thanks for asking! I have to do a bit of editing before I can post it. I'm working on it today, though, and will have it posted by the end of the day! Glad you find it helpful!

Yes, I did! I recovered before that term was coined, but the key thing is that I healed by overcoming the fear of my pain. Here's a video of my recovery story:

Hi everyone, Four years ago, there was an Indiegogo fundraiser to raise money for a groundbreaking study. It was important enough that, for the first time, I sent an email blast out to everyone who had ever registered for my original forum at The TMS Wiki. Anyway.... if you were around then...

Welcome, Rich! Glad to have you join us. This site is fully nonprofit and we are glad to have you here. Discussions will likely be somewhat slower, particularly in the short term, but that can be good as you can get to know the individual other members. :)