Alan Gordon’s Pain Recovery Programme (Free Course)
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A free, 21-day multimedia programme created by Alan Gordon, LCSW (director of the Pain Psychology Center). It guides you through short audio and video segments that explain the mind-body connection and practical steps to reduce or eliminate chronic pain.
Relevant for chronic pain conditions with a significant nervous system or neuroplastic component.
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Each day introduces a new concept with modelled examples - such as “Somatic Tracking,” “Breaking the Pain Cycle,” or “Cognitive Soothing.” The format blends teaching and demonstration, encouraging you to learn by watching and doing.
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This program is grounded in mind-body medicine principles and is best used as an introductory guide to Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). It demonstrates how pain may be maintained by fearful neural patterns and offers practical steps toward calming such responses. While it's not a substitute for personalised therapy, it often sparks early insight and confidence in the nervous system’s ability to change.
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A chronic pain sufferer credited the understanding of brain-pain links with changing everything.
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Completely free and openly accessible, with no signup or payment required
Designed as a 21-day structured journey, though each segment is brief and can be done at your own pace
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No cost - 100% free, hosted on TMS Wiki
Entirely donation-supported and publicly available for anyone exploring pain recovery pathways
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Access the free programme at the TMS Wiki: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/
Also recommended on This Might Hurt Film’s resource page: https://www.thismighthurtfilm.com/chronic-pain
