I’m sharing some handouts that I created for my Substack newsletter, Body Wise Parent. I hope you find them helpful!
Neuroplastic Pain & Symptoms Overview
A general overview of neuroplastic pain & symptoms, for those suffering from chronic pain or persistent physical symptoms and clinicians new to this field.
Somatic Tracking for Chronic Pain/Symptoms
A mindfulness exercise associated with Pain Reprocessing Therapy, for people overcoming chronic pain or symptoms.
Inner Child/Inner Parent Dialogue Exercise
For people who are learning to improve emotional self-care and overcoming the impact of childhood emotional neglect.
Overcoming Compulsive Caretaking Handout
For people who feel over-responsible for others and are learning not to abandon themselves.
Emotional Awareness & Expression Handout for Anxiety and Pain or Symptoms
For people learning to acknowledge, allow and express emotions as a way of calming their nervous system and diminishing chronic pain or other symptoms.
The Good Enough Parent
For those of you learning to overcoming perfectionism in your parenting, so you can be a “good enough parent,” and give your children the benefits of experiencing frustration, advocating for themselves, and can develop a greater sense of their own capabilities.
Breaking Free from Perpetual Problem-Solving
For those of you learning to overcoming the habit of “problem-solving mode,” to learn to tolerate uncomfortable physical sensations and difficult emotions and teach your brain that you are safe, to calm your nervous system and overcome anxiety, chronic pain and neuroplastic symptoms.
Safety Reappraisal for Chronic Pain/Symptoms
For people overcoming chronic pain or symptoms by establishing a greater sense of safety in the body.
