Resources for Recovery and Growth

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These resources are designed to support recovery, resilience, and emotional well-being for people living with chronic pain, injury, or other health conditions—and for the professionals who help them.

You’ll find tools, articles, videos, and apps that blend psychology, rehabilitation, and practical strategies for everyday life. Feel free to share these with patients, colleagues, or loved ones.

Start with one or two tools that interest you and apply them for a week or two—small, consistent steps make the biggest difference.

If you’re a patient, bring any insights or questions to therapy or your medical appointments.
If you’re a clinician, feel free to share links or printouts from this page with your patients or team.

Recovery happens through understanding, awareness, and action. These resources are here to support that process—one step at a time.

Understanding Pain (videos)

Short, clear explanation of how chronic pain develops and how the nervous system can change over time. Excellent for patients new to the concept of neuroplastic pain. Howard Schubiner presents a six-video series about pain, how the brain creates pain, predictive coding, and other topics, including how to reverse some causes of chronic pain. 

👉 Educational Videos about the Neuroscience of Chronic Pain & Neuroplastic Pain. 

👉 Why Things Hurt is another good review from Lorimer Moseley.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
An evidence-based approach to retraining the brain’s response to pain. Learn more about how it helps people reduce pain and regain confidence in movement.
👉 www.painreprocessingtherapy.com

Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Research-supported therapy focused on identifying and expressing underlying emotions that contribute to pain and tension. Helpful for individuals whose pain is linked to stress, conflict, or unresolved feelings. 

👉 https://painguide.com/pain-care/professional-care/therapies/eaet/

👉 https://unlearnyourpain.com/

The Way Out by Alan Gordon, LCSW
👆 A helpful, readable book on understanding chronic pain from a neuroplastic perspective, introducing concepts from Pain Reprocessing Therapy.

Rehabilitation Psychology Overview
A brief guide to Rehabilitation Psychology and understanding the emotional and behavioral aspects of recovery after injury, surgery, or illness.

👉 Download Handout

Stress and Recovery in Athletes
Resources on balancing physical training with psychological recovery. Great for runners, climbers, and other athletes managing fatigue, fear, or performance pressure.

👉 Tools For Managing Stress & Anxiety (Huberman Lab)

👉 Stress Injuries and the Stress Continuum (Responder Alliance)

Overcoming Fear of Re-Injury
Strategies to rebuild confidence in your body after injury through exposure, mindfulness, and graded activity.

👉 Download Handout 

Grief After Injury or Illness
Understanding how grief can accompany loss of ability, identity, or health—and how to move toward meaning and adjustment.

👉  https://americanalpineclub.org/psych-ed

Managing Health-Related Anxiety
Ways to recognize and manage anxiety that develops after medical events or during chronic illness.

👉 Sleep Tips (Download Handout)

Mindfulness for Pain and Stress
Practical guided meditations and exercises to regulate the nervous system and reduce tension.
👉 Waking Up

👉 Headspace 

👉 Insight Timer

Curable App
An educational app focused on chronic pain recovery using neuroscience-based strategies, CBT, and mindfulness.

👉 https://www.curablehealth.com/

CBT-i Coach
Developed by the VA and Stanford, this app helps improve sleep using cognitive-behavioral techniques.

👉 https://mobile.va.gov/app/cbt-i-coach

Breath2Relax
Simple, guided breathing exercises that help reduce stress and activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

👉 Apple Store

👉 Google Play 

Journal Prompts for Emotional Awareness
Try expressive writing for 10–15 minutes a few times a week to explore emotions, patterns, and progress in recovery.

👉 Journal Speak (Nichole Saches, LCSW) 

👉 Expressive Writing (David Hanscom, MD)

Referral Guide for Mental Health Collaboration
Tips for recognizing when a patient may benefit from mental health support and how to initiate a referral conversation.

👉 Getting Started in Mental Health Therapy (Download Handout)

👉 Using Your Health Insurance for Mental Health Treatment

Understanding Neuroplastic Pain
Educational summaries and infographics for clinicians to share with patients when explaining the mind-body connection.

👉 Download Handout

Workshops and Consultation
I offer consultation and training for PTs, rehab teams, and clinics interested in integrating biopsychosocial and pain psychology approaches into patient care.
👉 Learn more on the Services page or contact me directly.

• The Way Out – Alan Gordon, LCSW
• Explain Pain – David Butler & Lorimer Moseley
• The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk, MD
• Unlearn Your Pain – Howard Schubiner, MD
• The Pain Management Workbook - Rachel Zoffness, PhD
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - Peter Levine, PhD
• The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller