Dr. David Hanscom

01/21/2026

01/20/2026

Have you ever wondered why you don’t want to feel unpleasant emotions? It is because they are painful. Pain has a common neurological circuitry, whether the pain is mental or physical. So, allowing you to feel where in your body the pain is showing up begins the process of awareness. Then you can reroute your attention and nervous system.

01/20/2026

You’re invited to a powerful live conversation on healing & recovery

Join us for the TMS RoundTable Live with Doc Tovah where real conversations, lived experiences, and hope for chronic pain recovery come together. 💬💙

🗓️ Join us live and bring your questions for the interactive Q&A on Wednesday, January 21, at 1PM EST

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01/19/2026

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻.

Tearing up the paper is not just symbolic—it matters. Keeping the writing tells the brain the thoughts are important. Destroying it sends the message that they can be released.

This physical act helps the nervous system let go. Each time you tear up the page, you practice waking up from the grip of your thoughts. Freedom comes from letting them go, not holding on.

Read my blog about this: Freed by a Pen
https://backincontrol.com/freed-by-a-pen/?v=0b3b97fa6688

01/18/2026

What I discovered through my own healing journey is this: when you systematically address every part of the problem — sleep, stress, conditioning, mindset, and life outlook — real recovery becomes possible.

The DOC (Direct Your Own Care) framework didn’t come from theory — it came from lived experience and watching hundreds of patients regain function, reduce pain, stop medications, and reclaim joy. It’s about understanding what your body is doing and why, then taking control of the variables that actually matter.

If you’re ready to see how the DOC Project evolved and why this approach has helped so many people get their lives back, read the full breakdown below. 🔗

👉 https://backincontrol.com/evolution-of-doc-project/?v=da984e42a589

01/16/2026

Learn a simple yet powerful strategy to interrupt destructive anger and bring your brain back to rational thinking with the 5-3-2 method from Psychology Today.

In Processing Anger with Three Steps: 5–3–2, I explained that anger arises when threat-induced anxiety escalates and the brain shifts from the neocortex—your rational thinking center—to the midbrain, a reflex-driven survival mode. In this state, clear thinking is impossible and reactive actions typically damage relationships and outcomes. Rather than trying to control anger in the moment, this article emphasizes recognizing that anger is a physiological survival reaction you can’t suppress but can manage by how you respond.

To navigate these intense emotions, I introduced the 5-3-2 sequence—three steps each defined by the number of words: No action in a reaction, Flip the switch, and Move on. First, you pause and refrain from acting while angry, acknowledging that any reaction will likely be harmful. Next, once the emotional intensity drops enough to think rationally, you consciously choose to shift out of victim mode. Finally, you move forward with clarity, often discovering that the issue that sparked the anger no longer seems as significant. This simple framework helps minimize anger’s destructive impact and supports more constructive engagement with life’s challenges.

Read the article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-another-name-pain/202209/processing-anger-three-steps-5-3-2

01/15/2026

You are the engine pulling a long freight train filled with thoughts and emotion from your past... Each car carries memories, emotions, and stories, all adding weight. The problem isn’t the engine or the train—it’s being hooked together so the past keeps pulling on the present.

Writing creates separation. It unhooks the engine from the train so you can move freely again. There’s nothing to analyze, fix, or understand. Once you’re unhooked, the cars stay where they were. You move on—lighter, present, and awake.

Read a blog I wrote here: https://backincontrol.com/unhooking-from-the-train/?v=da984e42a589