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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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12/19/2025

Give yourself permission to be a beautifully messy human today. Healing isn’t about being calm or put-together; it’s about allowing yourself to feel what’s real. You’re allowed to feel it all. 🤍

12/18/2025

Flare-ups don’t mean you’re going backward. 💚

Neuroplastic pain flares are often your brain’s protective response, not damage.

When symptoms rise:
✨ Get curious
✨ Remind yourself you’re safe
✨ Regulate and refocus

Understanding reduces fear, and fear reduction helps pain calm.

12/17/2025

Consistently embodying pain and symptoms sensations gradually retrains the brain, leading to desensitization as the brain reappraises the signals it is receiving.

12/16/2025

Feeling like your pain/symptom is on repeat? That’s the tricky power of neuroplasticity. But here’s the truth: what got stuck can be unstuck.

The Boulder Back Pain Study found many people living with pain for an average of 10 years — then healed, permanently.

Your nervous system can change.
Your body can heal.

Reference:

Ashar, Y. K., Gordon, A., Schubiner, H., Uipi, C., Knight, K., Anderson, Z., Carlisle, J., Polisky, L., Geuter, S., Flood, T. F., Kragel, P. A., Dimidjian, S., Lumley, M. A., & Wager, T. D. (2021). Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA psychiatry, e212669. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2669

12/15/2025

Most people accidentally feed their pain pathway without realizing it.

By constantly checking the sensation, trying to fix it, analyzing it, or talking about it nonstop, the brain receives a clear message:

“This is dangerous. Stay alert.”

But healing doesn’t happen through fighting. Healing happens through safety.

When you shift from T to S, the brain begins rewiring.

Fear softens.
The nervous system steadies.
Symptoms reduce.

Try starving the old pain pathway and replacing it with safety signals, supportive self-talk, gentle exposure, and somatic practices.

Your brain is capable of change, and so are you.
Learn more inside The Somatic Safety Method Course.

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12/14/2025

Chronic pain and illness rarely come out of nowhere. They emerge when the nervous system has carried too much for too long—too much fear, too much pressure, too much emotional weight, too much survival mode.
Many people try to treat their symptoms solely at the physical level, but the real driver often lies deeper: unprocessed emotions, unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and patterns the nervous system adopted to stay safe.

Healing happens when we meet these deeper layers with awareness, compassion, and regulation.
When the brain learns it no longer needs to protect you with pain or symptoms.

If you’re ready to explore this work, The Somatic Safety Method can support you through every step of your healing journey.

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12/13/2025

Embodiment is not just a wellness trend — it is a neuroscientific pathway to healing chronic pain and symptoms.

Most people spend their lives in their minds: thinking, analyzing, planning, worrying. But chronic pain and dysregulation are rooted in the body and nervous system.

You cannot think your way out of symptoms created by survival physiology.

Embodiment allows you to:

• feel your sensations without fear
• process emotions instead of suppressing them
• track your nervous system in real time
• respond to your body with what it actually needs
• rewire the brain toward safety instead of protection

This is why embodied healing practices are central in our clinical work and digital course.

References:

Gordon, A., Ziv, A. (2021). The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.

Tang, R., Friston, K. J., & Tang, Y. Y. (2020). Brief Mindfulness Meditation Induces Gray Matter Changes in a Brain Hub. Neural Plasticity, 2020, 8830005.

12/12/2025

Brain retraining is powerful, but it’s also a skill. Many people get discouraged because they’re unknowingly using strategies that increase pressure, fear, or urgency.

The real magic happens when you retrain the brain with safety, curiosity, and softness.

These six tools help shift the nervous system out of survival mode and teach the brain a new pattern: this sensation is safe, the body is capable, and no danger is present.

If you want more guidance, The Somatic Safety Method takes you step-by-step through brain retraining, emotional processing, somatic work, and nervous system regulation.

Reference: Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center (2021). Pain reprocessing therapy training.

12/11/2025

Chronic pain, trauma responses, and nervous system dysregulation can create a deep sense of shame. Many people start believing their symptoms mean they’re weak, broken, or somehow at fault.

None of that is true.

What you’re experiencing is a human response to overwhelm.
Your nervous system is doing what it learned to do to protect you.
Your symptoms are not a measure of your worth.
You are already whole, even as you heal.

Let this be your reminder today:
You are allowed to take up space.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to feel.
You are allowed to heal.
And you are worthy in all of it.

12/10/2025

Most people spend months or years searching for a physical explanation for their chronic pain or symptoms — bouncing between tests, treatments, and specialists. But for so many, the missing piece isn’t in the muscles, joints, or tissues.

It’s in the nervous system.

Chronic pain often develops when the brain becomes sensitized and stuck in a prolonged state of protection. This isn’t your fault. It’s a natural response to stress, trauma, fear, or overwhelming experiences.

The moment we stop assuming our body is permanently damaged, and start understanding what our nervous system is doing, healing becomes possible. That shift transformed my own recovery, and it continues to transform the lives of the people I support.

If you feel stuck, confused, or exhausted from searching for answers: you’re not broken. You’re dysregulated. And dysregulation can heal.

For free practices and education on rewiring the brain and calming the nervous system, explore my YouTube channel and podcast: https://linktr.ee/painpsychotherapy

12/09/2025

Happiness isn’t the goal of healing — wholeness is.

When we suppress emotions to appear strong, calm, positive, or “fine,” we disconnect from the body. The nervous system learns that certain emotions are dangerous or forbidden, and it adapts by tightening, bracing, shutting down, or going into fight-or-flight.

Over time, this leads to chronic dysregulation, and often to chronic symptoms.

You don’t need to be happy to heal.
You need to be honest.
You need to feel.
You need to allow what is true in your body.

Emotions are not the problem.
Not feeling them is.

Making space for your full emotional experience is one of the most powerful things you can do for your nervous system and your healing.

12/08/2025

A nervous system reset isn’t a dramatic moment — it’s a process.

Your system doesn’t heal through one deep breath, one meditation, one breakthrough, or one somatic session. Those can help, but they don’t rewire years of conditioned danger.

A true reset happens through repetition.

Each time you meet your internal state with awareness, curiosity, and safety, you teach your nervous system something new.

You are safe.
You can come back.
You don’t need to stay in survival.

Keep showing up for your nervous system, even in small ways. Small, consistent steps create long-term change.

Comment “HEAL NOW” for the free practice.

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Calgary, AB
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