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The Pain Coach Helping you understand and overcome your chronic pain to live your fullest life Clinics at 132 Harley Street and 2 Lower Sloane Street. Online sessions.

The mind is a mirror. RS๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
24/11/2025

The mind is a mirror.

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Out tomorrow!Lunch Huddleโ€”conversations between  and  aka Andy n Richmond based on the 8Cs. Join us. We will be welcomin...
23/11/2025

Out tomorrow!

Lunch Huddleโ€”conversations between and aka Andy n Richmond based on the 8Cs.

Join us.

We will be welcoming guests to hear their views and ideas.

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Sunday Skill Sessionโ€”Pain Talking newsletter. See my bio link to sign up.  RS๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
23/11/2025

Sunday Skill Sessionโ€”Pain Talking newsletter.

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23/11/2025

Impermanence.

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New post on Pain Talkingโ€”My weekly newsletter on Substack. See my bio link to sign up. RS๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
23/11/2025

New post on Pain Talkingโ€”

My weekly newsletter on Substack.

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20/11/2025

Many people experience more pain when it gets colder.

Itโ€™s got colder.

Itโ€™s a very real experience.

Itโ€™s part of the way that your body is encouraging you to look after yourself.

To keep warm.

To self-care.

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โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.โ€~ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ตThe Four Noble Truths offer profound insight for anyone in pain.Wh...
20/11/2025

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.โ€
~ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ต

The Four Noble Truths offer profound insight for anyone in pain.
Whether or not you follow Buddhist philosophy, their clarity and compassion are universal.

Iโ€™ve studied Buddhist psychology since I was 18.
Itโ€™s deeply shaped how I guide people through sufferingโ€”not just to cope, but to transform.

๐Ÿ“ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐˜€

ย 1. There is suffering to acknowledge.

ย 2. There is an origin, a cause, a pattern.

ย 3. There is the cessation of sufferingโ€”by refraining from doing what creates it.

ย 4. There is a pathโ€”a way forward (the Eightfold Path).

Youโ€™ll notice:

โ†’ There is pain.
โ†’ There are causes and catalysts (and theyโ€™re not the same).
โ†’ Pain can transform.
โ†’ A path forward can be createdโ€”with care, collaboration, and curiosity.

๐Ÿ“š Recommended reading:
โ€œThe Heart of the Buddhaโ€™s Teachingโ€ by Thich Nhat Hanh

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Mike Pegg, mentor and encourager, wrote a foreword for my 2023 book, Understand and Overcome Your Chronic Pain. See my b...
17/11/2025

Mike Pegg, mentor and encourager, wrote a foreword for my 2023 book, Understand and Overcome Your Chronic Pain.

See my bio link to order your copy.

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Live yourself better. The words I use that underpin our work together. If you wait for your pain to get better to start ...
15/11/2025

Live yourself better.

The words I use that underpin our work together.

If you wait for your pain to get better to start living, you wait and wait.

Just as you would wait to quench your thirst by watching a glass of water.

Instead, you live yourself better.

You transform your life to transform your pain.

The true causes of your pain reside within your body systems and how they have learned to protect you.

This is what we address together.

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Fromโ€”the heart of the buddhaโ€™s teachings. Interbeing. When you come to know interbeing, much worry and concern just drop...
14/11/2025

Fromโ€”
the heart of the buddhaโ€™s teachings.

Interbeing.

When you come to know interbeing, much worry and concern just drops away.

Blissful states become apparent.

They were already there for you.

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๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?It might seem subtle.But this distinction can change how...
08/11/2025

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?

It might seem subtle.
But this distinction can change how you understand your pain โ€” and how you move forward.

Catalysts (or triggers) are what bring pain to the surface:
โ€ข a movement
โ€ข an injury
โ€ข a thought

Theyโ€™re the spark. โšก๏ธ

Causes, on the other hand, live deeper:
โ€ข within your body systems
โ€ข in protective patterns youโ€™ve learned over time
โ€ข shaped by your experiences, beliefs, expectations, and even genetics

Theyโ€™re the structure โ€” the forest, not the fire. ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Often, we chase the trigger (โ€œwhat set it offโ€) and miss the terrain (โ€œwhatโ€™s really going onโ€).

When you start to understand the true causes of your pain โ€” the deeper reasons your systems are protecting you โ€” things begin to make sense.

Thatโ€™s when change can happen.

It doesnโ€™t start with fighting pain.
It starts with understanding it.
With curiosity.
With compassion.
With reconnecting to what matters most to you.

You transform your life to transform your pain.
And that begins with seeing pain for what it really is โ€” your body and mind asking for change.

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New programme:* pain medicine * pain coaching* rTMSFor chronic pain, depression, cognitive impairment. Join us to discov...
06/11/2025

New programme:

* pain medicine
* pain coaching
* rTMS

For chronic pain, depression, cognitive impairment.

Join us to discover the possibilities.

Email cpdevents@psychiatrycentre.co.uk to get your place.

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