Empowered Relief: Finding Hope in Chronic Pain (Guest: Dr. Leah Flaherty)

About this episode

The episode discusses how to manage chronic pain through the Empowered Relief program with Dr. Leah Flaherty.

A life narrowed by chronic pain can make even simple pleasures feel like a threat. We sit down with Dr. Leah Flaherty, a pain psychologist at Allegheny Health Network and certified Empowered Relief instructor, to explore a FREE and practical, two-hour path that helps you change how your brain responds to pain—without pretending it will vanish. Grounded in pain neuroscience education and cognitive behavioral therapy, Empowered Relief gives clear, usable tools that calm the nervous system and i...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Leah Flaherty

Topics covered

• chronic pain
• pain psychology
• neuroscience education
• cognitive behavioral therapy

Keywords

• Empowered Relief
• pain management
• nervous system
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Empowered Relief

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