Pain Isn't Just Physical. Here's the Neuroscience That Proves It.

About this episode

The episode explores the neuroscience of pain and how understanding it can empower individuals in their healing process.

You've been told pain is "all in your head" — but what if that's not dismissive, it's actually the key to healing? First, Rachel Zoffness breaks down the new neuroscience showing why the brain constructs pain and how that gives us more power over it than we ever realized. Then, Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen takes us deeper into the anatomy of physical suffering — and what it really means to endure it. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at ⁠notion.com/daily

People in this episode

Guests: Rachel Zoffness, Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen

Topics covered

• neuroscience
• pain
• healing
• physical suffering
• brain
• endurance

Keywords

• pain
• neuroscience
• healing
• brain
• physical suffering
• endurance
• Rachel Zoffness
• Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen

Sponsors

Notion

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