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Pain Psychotherapy Canada’s mission is to support clients in greatly reducing their chronic pain.

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Disclaimer: The information provided by Pain Psychotherapy Canada Inc., and its director Tanner Murtagh, on this page is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice, psychotherapy, or counselling. Please Read
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02/03/2026

What if your pain isn’t a personal failure, but a nervous system that’s been holding too much for too long? 🎈

Our bodies keep score of every danger signal, every time safety was missing, every moment we had to push through instead of pause.

Healing begins when we stop blaming ourselves and start listening to what our body has been trying to tell us all along.

nervous system tools, regulate your nervous system, trauma response, somatic therapy, mind body syndrome, nervous system dysregulation, chronic pain, chronic illness, chronic fatigue

02/02/2026

It’s actually easy to learn brain-based tools for chronic pain and illness.

What’s hard is learning how to use them with the right mindset.

When I first started working with people in chronic pain and illness, I focused on teaching processes. (I love my processes!)

I would teach these step-by-step processes for somatic work with symptoms, emotional processing, reducing people-pleasing and perfectionism, and creating safety in the body.

But I noticed people weren’t getting better. All my fancy processes were useless as I wasn’t supporting people in cultivating the right healing mindset.

Your mind-set matters way more than the technical strategies.

The right healing mind-set includes:

• slowness, lightness, and easy
• Focusing on safety
• Facing fears
• Viewing symptoms as meaningful messages
• Having hope you can heal

Focus on cultivating this mindset today!

02/01/2026

My healing journey taught me something crucial:
Recovery isn’t about fixing the body.

It’s about retraining the brain and nervous system.

That realization changed my life — and it’s why I created my clinic and digital course.

So others don’t have to spend years searching for answers the way I did.

If you’ve tried everything and still feel stuck, there may be a different path forward.

Links in bio to learn more.

01/31/2026

Healing from chronic neuroplastic pain and illness requires facing your fears, nervous system dysregulation, old habits, emotional patterns, and trauma — often while your brain is trying not to.

The brain learns from what you do, not from what you plan or think about doing.

If you’re using a brain-based approach to healing chronic pain or illness, you don’t need to feel calm, confident, or ready before you start. You start taking small steps while you’re scared, while you’re uncomfortable.

Pacing is so important. You don’t need to push or force yourself. Healing happens through small, safe, consistent steps:

• One gentle action that widens your world
• One safety message you repeat to your nervous system
• One somatic or embodiment practice
• One moment where you choose calmness over fear

These small steps gradually teach the brain that the body is safe, and over time, pain and symptoms begin to reduce.

01/30/2026

For a long time, I told myself:

“Once the pain is gone, then I’ll live fully.”

But healing didn’t work that way…

The paradox was this:

The more I gently widened my world and started living with the pain — instead of waiting for it to disappear — the more the symptoms softened and faded.

Avoidance keeps the nervous system in danger.

Approaching life, slowly and safely, teaches the brain that it’s okay again.

Today’s challenge:

Do one small thing that makes your life a little bigger.
A walk. A conversation. A hobby. A moment of joy.
That step toward life is also a step toward healing.

01/29/2026

Pain and symptoms aren’t “all in your head” — they’re signals from a nervous system doing its best to protect you.

Understanding regulation is the first step toward relief.
You deserve to feel safe.

01/28/2026

Healing isn’t about doing more.
It’s about changing the pace.

When we live in urgency, pressure, and hyper-focus, the nervous system stays on high alert — and symptoms often stick around.

Slowness isn’t laziness.
It’s medicine.

Each time you soften your pace, you send your body a powerful message:
“I’m safe.”

And safety is what allows healing to happen.
What’s one way you can slow down today?

01/27/2026

Safety isn’t just built in therapy — it’s cooked up in everyday moments too

What’s in your safety soup today?

Let’s get cooking!

Reference: Deb Dana

01/26/2026

Even though it feels painful, perfectionism is your brain’s misguided attempt at protection.

But constant criticism keeps your nervous system stuck in danger mode and can trigger pain + symptoms.

Healing begins with building new habits of gentleness, compassion, and love toward yourself.

If self-kindness feels hard… that’s exactly why you need it. Your nervous system will thank you.

01/25/2026

Let’s bust some myths around healing!

Ready to begin your healing?
Sign up for our digital course The Somatic Safety Method (link in bio).

01/24/2026

Freeze and shutdown are not failures — they are protective survival responses.

When the nervous system feels overwhelmed or unsafe, it may conserve energy by shutting down. While this response can be protective in the short term, staying in it too long can maintain or worsen chronic pain and symptoms.

Healing does not come from forcing yourself out of shutdown.

It comes from gently noticing it, validating it, and offering your nervous system signals of safety.
Awareness comes first.
Regulation follows.

If you notice yourself feeling numb, disconnected, hopeless, or stuck, know that your system is asking for support — not criticism.

For free healing practices, check out our YouTube channel and Podcast. (link in bio)

01/23/2026

The body often heals faster than the brain.

For many people, chronic pain isn’t a sign of ongoing injury — it’s the nervous system staying stuck in protection mode long after the tissue has recovered.

This doesn’t mean the pain isn’t real.
It means it’s reversible.

When healing focuses on retraining the brain, calming the nervous system, and addressing fear and emotional patterns, pain pathways can soften and fade.

If you’ve been told “everything looks fine” but the pain continues, you’re not imagining it — and you’re not out of options.

You don’t have to navigate this alone.

Book a free consultation with one of our therapists or naturopaths to explore your next steps (link in bio).

Address

Suite 300, 160 Quarry Park Boulevard SE
Calgary, AB
T2C3G3

Telephone

+15874387082

Website

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