If you’ve been on the path of mind-body healing for a while, you’ve undoubtedly heard over and over again that it’s important to process and release your emotions.

One of the common stumbling blocks that can come up on the path of chronic pain recovery is confusion about whether or not a mind-body approach is right for you.

A popular concept in the field of mind-body medicine is that fear fuels chronic symptoms.

The urgency that we feel about reducing our symptoms can lead us to confuse consistency with relentlessness. The former is supportive. The latter, not so much.