Freedom From Pain: Discover Your Body's Power To Overcome Physical Pain [Paperback]

If you are suffering chronic paineven after years of surgery, rehabilitation, and medicationonly one question matters: How do I find lasting relief? WithFreedom from Pain,two pioneers in the field of pain and trauma recovery address a crucial missing factor essential to long-term healing: addressing the unresolved emotional trauma held within the body.

Informed by their founding work in the Somatic Experiencing? process and unique insights gleaned from decades of clinical success, Drs. Levine and Phillips will show you how to:

Calm the bodys overreactive fight response to pain
Release the fear, frustration, and depression intensified by prior traumas, and build inner resilience and self-regulation
Relieve pain caused by the aftermath of injuries, surgical procedures, joint and muscle conditions, migraines, and other challenges
Whether youre seeking to begin a self-care strategy or amplify your current treatment program,Freedom from Painwill provide you with proven tools to help you experience long-term relief.

Peter A. Levine
Peter A. Levine, PhD, has spent 45 years studying and treating stress and trauma. He holds a doctorate degree in medical biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and in psychology from International University. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing?, a naturalistic approach to healing trauma. He has practiced and taught at treatment centers, hospitals, and pain clinics throughout the world, and has dealt with a wide range of trauma, including accidents, rapes, assaults, abuse, and invasive medical procedures. Peter was a stress consultant for NASA during the development of the Space Shuttle program. He served with the Institute for World Affairs Task Force for Psychologists for Social Responsibility and the American Psychological Association Presidential Initiative on Responding to Large-Scale Disasters and Ethno-Centric Warfare. He is also the bestsellinl³Y