TMS RoundTable Chronic Pain & Disease Recovery

13/11/2025

50% Symptom Reduction in 30 Days with a Mindset Shift?!

13/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our latest TMS RoundTable with Ben Savoie, hosted by Doc Tovah and Jeannie Kulwin.

We explored 25 years of lived experience through IBS, GERD, SIBO, histamine intolerance, hyperkyphosis, and his turning point: recognizing neuroplastic patterns, fear–symptom cycles, and how safety, mindset, and gradual exposure can retrain the nervous system.

Ben shared powerful moments like reducing symptoms by shifting response, building evidence, and finally accessing anger and anxiety in a healthy way.

Replay is up now. Drop your takeaways or questions in the comments. Ben, Jeannie and Doc Tovah will be checking in.

Watch the episode:

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12/11/2025

Featured: Doc Tovah in conversation with Zohara Rotem on the Souloist Podcast.

Doc Tovah shares insights from 40 years helping people recover from TMS, chronic pain, and autoimmune symptoms—using neuroplastic approaches like Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT).

Talking points they covered:
• How taking responsibility creates habits that help us get better
• Why body symptoms “speak” to us—and how listening supports healing
• What message pain is trying to give us
• Why our relationship with pain matters
• How adverse childhood experiences can increase pain susceptibility
• The view that chronic pain is neuroplastic
• Innate intelligence and mindset as empowering in recovery
• “The science of love is chemical”

Listen:
Apple: https://bit.ly/theSouloist
Spotify: https://bit.ly/SpotifySouloist

11/11/2025

This One Question Traps You in Pain

10/11/2025

Pain is a New Field of Medicine

07/11/2025

Why Exercise Feels WORSE When You Have Chronic Pain or Fibromyalgia

06/11/2025

Huge thank you to Dr. Andrea Furlan and everyone who joined our latest TMS RoundTable. We explored how the brain and nervous system shape pain and how approaches like PRT and gentle retraining can reopen your body’s “inner pharmacy” to support real recovery.

If you were there live, your questions and stories made the conversation powerful. The replay is up now—drop your takeaways or questions in the comments; Dr. Andrea and Doc Tovah will be checking in. 👇

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03/11/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what truly helps people move forward in their recovery from chronic pain, fatigue, or autoimmune conditions.

And something I see again and again is this:
Healing becomes easier when we’re not carrying it alone.

We often think recovery means finding the perfect technique…
but what the nervous system is actually craving is safety and connection.

When you’re able to share your experiences with others who really understand, or practice calming tools with people who “get it,” your brain starts sending messages like:

✨ I’m not alone
✨ I can soften here
✨ I’m safe now

Once the body feels safe, it can finally begin to unwind the pain and tension patterns it has held for so long.

And there’s research backing this.

People who participate in chronic pain support groups show:

• Increased daily functioning
• Less reliance on medical interventions
Source: PubMed (PMID: 10355217)

This doesn’t mean 1-on-1 coaching isn’t effective — it absolutely is.

It simply offers something different.

Here’s how I see it now:

This Facebook Group is the first layer — connection, community, being seen.
1-on-1 work is the deepest layer — personalized guidance and intensive support.
And there’s space for something in between — something steady, supportive, and shared.

So, I’ve been quietly creating something I’ve wanted to offer for a long time. 💛

It’s called The Recovery Circle — a small group where we will:

🌿 Practice mind-body tools together
💬 Share insights and reflections
🧘‍♀️ Do guided nervous system resets
🤝 Build safety through community support

Right now, I’m simply checking for interest as I shape it — slowly, intentionally, and with a lot of care.

If this speaks to you — even if you’re just curious — you can join the waitlist here:
👉 https://www.drtovah.com/recovery-circle-waitlist

There’s no commitment.

The waitlist just means:

✨ You’ll be the first to hear updates
✨ You’ll get early access when it opens
✨ And likely early-bird pricing and flexible payment options

I’d also really love to know:

What kind of support would feel most nourishing inside a group like this?

Feel free to comment or message me privately.

For the first time, Doc Tovah is opening an 8-week live group coaching experience designed to help you calm your nervous system, retrain your brain, and reconnect with your body’s natural ability to heal.

03/11/2025

✨ Theme of the Week: Speaking Your Thoughts Out Loud ✨
This week, we’re exploring the simple yet powerful practice of speaking to yourself out loud — words of love, safety, and compassion that your nervous system can actually hear.

When you talk to yourself out loud, you’re not just “thinking differently.” You’re engaging the brain’s emotional regulation systems — creating real neurochemical shifts that can lower pain perception and calm your body’s stress response.

Here’s how it works:
🧠 Endorphin and Dopamine Modulation: Positive self-talk enhances your brain’s natural feel-good chemistry. Endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin — your internal mood stabilizers and pain relievers — become more effective when you create an environment of safety and compassion through your own voice.

🌿 Stress Hormone Reduction: When you speak to yourself kindly, cortisol levels drop. This helps quiet the “fight-or-flight” response and desensitizes your nervous system to pain signals.

💬 Psychological Distance: Talking to yourself — especially in the third person (like “Tovah can do this”) — helps you observe your experience with perspective rather than being caught in it. This reduces emotional reactivity and helps your brain regulate pain more effectively.

🎯 Cognitive Control and Emotional Regulation: Speaking aloud slows your thoughts, organizes emotions, and supports focus. You’re giving your mind something steady and soothing to follow — and your body listens.

In essence, speaking to yourself out loud is more than a pep talk. It’s a gentle cognitive-behavioral strategy that reshapes how your brain interprets pain and activates neurochemical pathways that help you feel calmer, safer, and more connected to yourself.

So this week, remember: your body listens to your voice.
Speak kindly. Speak gently. Speak out loud. 💛

PS Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about something I’ve been working on — a new way to support your healing journey inside the Recovery Circle.

02/11/2025

What if they’re not good or bad at all—they’re just emotions? When we stop labeling feelings as dangerous, we take away their power to keep our bodies stuck in stress and pain.

Healing from chronic pain or autoimmune conditions starts with noticing what’s really happening inside—meeting each emotion with honesty and compassion, instead of judgment.

That shift—from fighting emotions to simply allowing them—creates the safety your body needs to begin real recovery. 💡

👉 If you’re ready to unpack your emotions, unlearn old patterns, and build new pathways toward safety and healing, schedule a free discovery call today. Let’s walk this journey together. LINK IN BIO