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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 58: The Inversion Principle...Stop Doing What Keeps You Stuck
3 november 2026 · 15 min
What if the secret to improving your health, reducing stress, changing your habits, and living a better life isn't about doing MORE, but doing LESS? Lees meer
In this solo episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry introduces one of his favorite principles for creating meaningful change: The Inversion Principle.
Most people approach change by asking, "What do I need to start doing to get better?" They create long lists of new habits, routines, supplements, exercises, and goals. But what if we've been looking at things backward?
What if a better question is:
"What am I currently doing that's preventing me from getting where I want to go?"
That's inversion. Flip the question. Change your perspective. Discover what's holding you back, and start removing it.
Dr. Perry explores how inversion connects with the Law of Subtraction, the power of consistency, and the nonlinear nature of the human body, where a small change can sometimes create a surprisingly large impact.
Drawing from over 30 years of clinical experience and his own personal journey, he explains why trying to change everything at once often leads to frustration, overwhelm, and eventually giving up.
In this episode, you'll discover:
How to use the Inversion Principle to rethink your health, habits, relationships, and daily choices.
Why removing harmful or unhelpful habits can be more effective than constantly adding new ones.
How small, consistent changes can have a meaningful impact on your nervous system and quality of life.
Why doing too much, too quickly, can sabotage your progress.
How changing your relationship with pain can help you stop defining yourself by your symptoms.
Why building self-trust through consistency may be one of the most important changes you make.
Your 30-Day Inversion Challenge
Grab a pen and paper. Choose one area of your life you'd like to improve.
Instead of asking how to succeed, ask yourself:
"What would I have to do to guarantee I fail?"
Write down the answer…
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SCP Podcast: Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain: The Art of Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren
26 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain: The Art of Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren Lees meer
What if the way you think is shaping the way your brain functions, how your body responds, and how you experience the world?
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry Nickelston sits down with neurosurgeon and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Lee Warren to explore the fascinating intersection of neuroscience, neuroplasticity, faith, and healing.
Dr. Warren is the author of The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery: Connecting Neuroscience and Faith to Radically Transform Your Life. His work explores how we can become more intentional about our thoughts, interrupt destructive mental patterns, develop resilience, and create meaningful changes in our lives.
Topics we explore:
How thoughts and experiences influence the brain through neuroplasticity
What Dr. Warren means by "self-brain surgery"
Why changing your thinking can change how you experience life
The relationship between stress, emotions, thoughts, and healing
Breaking free from limiting beliefs and repetitive mental patterns
How hope, resilience, and personal responsibility influence recovery
The intersection of neuroscience, faith, and human transformation
At Stop Chasing Pain, we often talk about looking beyond symptoms to understand the systems influencing health. This conversation extends that philosophy to the mind and brain.
Healing isn't always about doing more. Sometimes it's about learning to think, respond, and live differently.
Connect with Dr. Lee Warren
Website: https://wleewarrenmd.com
Book — The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery:
https://link.amazon/B0875LkkL
The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast:
https://wleewarrenmd.com/podcast/Connect with Dr. Perry Nickelston — Stop Chasing Pain
Website: https://www.stopchasingpain.com
Explore more about the lymphatic system, nervous system regulation, movement, and whole-body healing at Stop Chasing Pain.
Think systems, not sympt…
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 57: The Body Was Never as Complicated as I Made It (Or They Taught Me)
23 oktober 2026 · 11 min
What if the biggest breakthrough in healing isn't learning something new, but getting back to what you've been overlooking all along? Lees meer
After 30 years in clinical practice, I have learned something that completely changed how he approaches pain, health, and healing:
The human body isn't nearly as complicated as we make it.
In this solo episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry kicks off a new series sharing the lessons he wishes he'd known when he first started practicing three decades ago.
These aren't lessons from textbooks or research papers. They're insights gained from working with real people, making mistakes, changing perspectives, and discovering what matters when conventional approaches aren't getting results.
One of the biggest lessons? When things go wrong, simplify.
We live in a world obsessed with the next supplement, biohack, complicated exercise program, or magic solution. But sometimes the very things you're overlooking are the fundamentals your body needs most.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
Why 30 years of clinical experience taught Dr. Perry to stop overcomplicating the human body.
Why chronic pain and persistent symptoms may be a signal to return to the basics.
The importance of hydration and its relationship to lymphatic function, circulation, and recovery.
How simple breathing strategies can support better function.
Why walking and fundamental human movement deserve more attention.
How the BIG 6® fits into Dr. Perry's approach to daily self-care.
Why consistency matters more than constantly searching for another technique.
How removing unhealthy habits can sometimes accomplish more than adding new supplements or routines.
Why the overwhelming amount of health information available today can actually make healing feel harder.
The Biggest Takeaway
If you've been struggling with pain, trying everything, and feeling overwhelmed by conflicting advice, consider simplifying your approach.
Start with the fundamentals.
Hy…
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SCP podcast: The Heart Is Not a Pump: Healing After a Widowmaker Heart Attack with Dr. Stephen Hussey
9 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
What if everything you were told about your heart was missing the bigger picture? Lees meer
At 34, Dr. Stephen Hussey was doing everything "right." He ate whole foods, exercised, avoided toxins, and kept his type 1 diabetes under tight control. On paper his labs looked great. Then he had a massive "widowmaker" heart attack. In this episode, Stephen shares how the hospital's standard approach left him with more questions than answers, and how he chose a different path. He used infrared sauna, sunlight, grounding and circadian rhythm to bring his heart back to normal function within months. Over the next two years, a 70–99% blockage in his leg cleared to a normal artery.
We get into ideas that challenge conventional cardiology. Stephen explains why he sees the heart less as a pressure pump and more as a vortexing hydraulic ram, and how infrared light and structured water help move blood, lymph and spinal fluid. He also covers why many heart attacks may be driven by nervous system imbalance rather than plaque alone, and why they spike on Monday mornings, holidays and after daylight saving time changes. The thread running through all of it is oscillation. Light and dark, warm and cold, stress and recovery: the body is built to move between them, and modern life keeps us stuck in one state.
This conversation will change the way you think about your heart, your nervous system and your environment. Stephen closes with two simple, no-cost habits you can start tonight. Keep asking better questions, and live with MOJO, because MOJO means magic.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How a health-conscious type 1 diabetic with "perfect" labs still had a 100% widowmaker blockage
The infrared sauna, sunlight, grounding and circadian strategy Stephen used to recover his heart and reverse peripheral artery disease
Why the heart may not be the main pump, with evidence from embryos and stopped-heart studies, plus Dr. Gerald Pollack's research
The three roles of the heart: vortexing the blood…
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 56: Is Your Chronic Pain/Chronic Stress Because Of Your Eyes?
30 september 2026 · 18 min
In this Mini Podcast episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry explores the surprising connection between your eyes, nervous system, movement, balance, and chronic pain. Lees meer
Your eyes do far more than help you see. Eye movement communicates constantly with the vestibular system, cerebellum, brainstem, and the muscles that prepare your body for movement. That means problems with eye tracking, coordination, or gaze control may influence how you move, how you balance, and potentially where you experience persistent tension or discomfort.
Dr. Perry breaks down the relationship between eye movement and the cerebellum—the part of the brain heavily involved in accuracy, balance, coordination, and timing—and explains why the principle "where the eyes go, the head goes, and the body goes" can be important when looking at chronic pain and recurring injuries.
You'll also learn how moving the eyes can activate the suboccipital muscles at the base of the skull, creating a potential connection between visual function, neck tension, headaches, and jaw discomfort.
The episode also introduces the cranial nerves involved with vision and eye movement, including the optic, oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves, and why these pathways provide such a powerful window into brainstem and nervous-system function.
Dr. Perry finishes with simple eye-movement exercises you can experiment with and encourages you to notice changes in movement, pain, sleep, and overall nervous-system state.
If you've been chasing the painful area without getting lasting results, it may be time to look somewhere completely different.
Think systems. Not symptoms.
Eye Mojo Class Link: https://education.stopchasingpain.com/courses/eye-mojo-webinar-Oct-2026
Eye Exercise Video Link: https://youtu.be/RdOf-Isk0IU?si=2-LSlpluSTT-_4Zh
#ChronicPain #NervousSystem #EyeExercises #BrainHealth #VestibularSystem #Cerebellum #PainRelief #FunctionalNeurology #StopChasingPain #TheLymphDoc
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SCP Podcast #287: The Heart Surgeon Who Changed His Mind About Nutrition | Dr. Philip Ovadia
25 september 2026 · 58 min
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with board-certified cardiac surgeon and author Dr. Philip Ovadia for a wide-ranging conversation about heart disease, metabolic health, nutrition, and what it really means to take control of your health. Lees meer
After more than 25 years as a heart surgeon, Dr. Ovadia brings a unique perspective to the conversation—not only from the thousands of patients he has treated, but from his own health journey. Once morbidly obese and pre-diabetic, he began questioning the conventional nutritional advice he had been taught after realizing it wasn't working for him. He ultimately lost more than 100 pounds and made metabolic health a central focus of his work.
Dr. Perry and Dr. Ovadia explore how our food environment has changed over the last century, the rise of processed foods and refined carbohydrates, and the long-running debate surrounding dietary fat, cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease.
They also discuss why nutrition can feel so confusing, how conflicting health information leaves people unsure of what to believe, and why looking at the relationships between multiple health markers may provide more useful context than focusing on a single laboratory value.
The conversation also dives into Dr. Ovadia's new book, Stay Off My Kitchen Table, the follow-up to Stay Off My Operating Table, and his goal of giving people practical tools to better understand nutrition, digestion, metabolic health, and their own blood work.
Topics discussed include:
• Why heart disease remains such a major health challenge
• Dr. Ovadia's journey from unhealthy heart surgeon to metabolic health advocate
• How processed food changed the modern diet
• The history and evolution of dietary guidelines
• Low-carbohydrate nutrition and metabolic health
• Cholesterol and the debate surrounding LDL
• Blood sugar, blood pressure, weight, and cardiovascular risk
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SCP Podcast Episode 286: The Wild Journey Healing From Cancer with Dean Hall
13 september 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
In this powerful episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Dean Hall, therapist, two-time cancer survivor, extreme-distance swimmer, and author of The Wild Cure: From Death to Life on Oregon's Longest River. Lees meer
Dean shares the extraordinary story of swimming 187 miles of Oregon's Willamette River while facing leukemia and how the experience transformed his relationship with his body, grief, fear, and the natural world. What began as a challenge to leave his daughter a legacy of courage became a profound lesson in resilience, purpose, and refusing to let a diagnosis define your life. Dean describes how immersing himself in cold water and nature changed his mental and emotional state and helped him reconnect with life after years of illness and devastating loss.
Dr. Perry and Dean explore why reconnecting with nature may be one of the simplest ways to change the state of the nervous system. They discuss water, cold exposure, movement, fractals in nature, grief, human connection, purpose, resilience, and the feeling of becoming part of nature rather than merely observing it. Dean shares how his relationship with the river evolved from something to conquer into what he called "Mama River," and how that experience helped reshape the way he viewed himself and the world around him. This conversation is ultimately about much more than surviving cancer, it is about remembering what it means to feel alive, reconnecting with the environments humans evolved within, and discovering how powerful small steps back toward nature can be.
Connect with Dean Hall on Instagram:
@DeanHallOfficial on InstagramGet Dean's book — The Wild Cure: From Death to Life on Oregon's Longest River:
Official The Wild Cure book pageLearn more about Dean:
The Wild Cure Way#StopChasingPain #TheWildCure #DeanHall #NervousSystemRegulation #HealingThroughNature
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 55: Your Liver Makes 50% of Your Lymph — Here's Why That Matters
8 september 2026 · 11 min
In this solo mini-episode, Dr. Perry breaks down why the liver deserves a serious look for anyone dealing with chronic pain, chronic inflammation, or chronic disease. The liver performs over 500 functions in the body, and problems there often don't show up on standard blood work until things are already seriously compromised. Lees meer
Dr. Perry walks through a simple self-check: pressing under the angle of the right ribcage to feel for tightness or tenderness, a sign the liver's fascia may be inflamed or under strain. He explains the liver's deep connection to the lymphatic system, since it produces 25–50% of the body's lymph, which drains through the thoracic duct and splits unevenly between the left and right venous angles (75/25). He also cautions against jumping straight into liver detox supplements without first clearing the lymphatic pathways, since an overburdened liver can make people feel worse when the "pipes" aren't clear yet.
Key symptoms covered that may point back to the liver:
Itchy or reddened skin
Referred pain into the right shoulder, neck, and trap (sometimes migrating left)
Brain fog and memory issues from disrupted vascular flow and intracranial pressure
Yellowing of the eyes
Unexplained weight gain tied to estrogen elimination
Chronic fatigue and easy bruising
Swollen ankles and feet
Body and back pain
Cold or dry hands and feet, tingling/numbness
Dry eyes and dry mouth
He also introduces the cisterna chyli, the body's largest lymphatic sac, sitting midway between the navel and sternum — and how stagnation there backs up into the liver.
Takeaway: The liver is a major detox organ under constant assault from modern toxins, poor food, and supplement overload — and it deserves direct attention, especially for anyone with chronic pain, inflammation, or lymphatic issues.
Youtube Video link
Liver Self Care Video Link
Organ Mojo Course
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SCP Podcast Episode 285: The New Brain Drain Discovery with Shalin Bhatt
30 augustus 2026 · 56 min
What if supporting brain health isn't only about neurons, neurotransmitters, and blood flow—but also about how effectively the brain moves fluid and clears waste? Lees meer
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Shalin Bhatt for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving science of brain drainage, the glymphatic system, meningeal lymphatics, cerebrospinal fluid, and neuroinflammation.
They explore a fundamental question: How does the brain keep its internal environment clean and maintain fluid homeostasis?
The conversation examines emerging research suggesting that cerebrospinal fluid, the glymphatic system, meningeal lymphatics, the venous system, and peripheral lymphatics may function as interconnected parts of a much larger brain-fluid network.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why scientists once believed the central nervous system had no lymphatic drainage
The discovery and renewed interest in meningeal lymphatic vessels
What the glymphatic system does in the brain
How cerebrospinal fluid moves through different brain compartments
The connection between the brain's fluid systems and the deep cervical lymph nodes
The Cerebral Lymph Hypothesis and its fountain model of interconnected fluid compartments
Why fluid homeostasis may be critical for maintaining a healthy brain environment
How impaired clearance could potentially relate to neuroinflammation and brain fog
Why amyloid and tau accumulation raises important questions about waste removal—not simply waste production
The relationship between the nervous, immune, vascular, and lymphatic systems
Why sleep and circadian rhythms may be important for glymphatic function
The emerging concept of looking at the brain through a neurofluid rather than purely neurocentric lens
Why curiosity, systems thinking, and asking "what if we're missing something?" continue to drive discoveries in neuroscience
This conversation is about looking beyond isolated structures and asking a bigger q…
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 54: The Law of Connection....Look Beyond Where It Hurts
24 augustus 2026 · 11 min
The Law of Connection: Look Beyond Where It Hurts Lees meer
In this mini episode, Dr. Perry introduces the first of the 30 Laws of Stop Chasing Pain: The Law of Connection—the idea that no system in the body works, gets injured, or heals in isolation.
When pain becomes chronic, focusing only on where it hurts may cause you to miss the bigger picture. A painful foot, for example, may involve compensations from the hip, opposite side of the body, circulation, lymphatic flow, the gut, nervous system, eyes, organs, fascia, or other interconnected systems.
Dr. Perry explains the Body Ecosystem Algorithm, a framework for widening the lens and considering the brain and nervous system, lymphatic flow, blood flow, peripheral nerves, gut and organs, fascia, musculoskeletal system, and finally the painful area itself.
The core message is simple: when something has been hurting for months, think systems—not just symptoms. Your body is constantly adapting and compensating in an attempt to protect you, so the source of the problem may be several layers removed from where you actually feel the pain.
Key takeaway:
Everything is connected. Look beyond where it hurts. Think and link instead of isolating the symptom. -
SCP Podcast Episode 284: Dr. David Rabin (A Simple Guide to Being Alive)
14 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 30 min
What if one of the most powerful tools for healing has been with you all along...your own nervous system? Lees meer
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with physician, neuroscientist, author, and Apollo Neuro co-founder Dr. David Rabin to dicuss how stress, soothing touch, vibration, and the vagus nerve influence pain, recovery, resilience, and emotional well-being. They discuss why chronic distress can keep the body locked in survival mode redirecting resources away from digestion, immunity, sleep, learning, creativity, and pain and why effective healing strategies don't always need to be complicated.
You'll discover how gentle touch and vibration may communicate safety to the nervous system, why the body responds differently to distress and growth-promoting "eustress," and how changing your interpretation of a challenge can change your physiological response to it. This conversation offers a hopeful reminder: your nervous system is not broken—it may simply need consistent signals that help it feel safe enough to recover.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why soothing touch may activate vagal pathways involved in recovery
How chronic fight-or-flight activation can affect pain and healing
The difference between distress and beneficial eustress
Why perceived safety matters to digestion, immunity, sleep, and repair
How gentle vibration can influence nervous-system regulation
Why mindset can help transform hardship into an opportunity for growth
How simple, consistent practices can build greater resilience
Why healing requires treating the whole human—not merely the painful body part
If you're living with chronic pain, inflammation, stress, poor sleep, or the feeling that your body is constantly on high alert, this episode will help you understand what may be happening beneath the symptoms.
Listen now—and if this conversation helps you think differently about your body, subscribe to the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, share the episode wit…
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 53: Ever Heard of Walking? It's Good For You
10 augustus 2026 · 20 min
Healing can feel overwhelming especially when conflicting health advice, complicated protocols, and endless biohacks make you question every decision. In this mini episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry explains why healing may be simpler than you've been led to believe. Instead of adding more, it may be time to master less and return to the fundamentals your body needs most. Lees meer
Discover the restorative power of drinking more water, walking every day, spending time in nature, moving with variety, and being present without your phone. Dr. Perry shares practical ways to begin wherever you are even if you can only walk a few steps and gradually build your body's capacity. The message is simple: stop overthinking, stop overcomplicating, and consistently give your body the basic ingredients it needs to heal.
Newsletter Sign Up
Hidden Life of Trees Book Link
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SCP Podcast Episode 283: Becoming Evolvable with Dr. Beau Lotto
3 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
What if the goal isn't to control life, but to become better at responding to it? In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry welcomes back perception expert Dr. Beau Lotto to explore why life's nonlinear and unpredictable nature makes control an illusion. Beau explains the difference between control and agency mand how the curiosity, humility, and self-awareness we bring into each moment shape our perceptions, responses, relationships, and future. Lees meer
Beau also introduces his new book, Becoming Evolvable, and the Evolvable.me platform, which uses neuroscience, psychology, and AI to help people see themselves more honestly and adapt more effectively. Together, Perry and Beau discuss why collaboration matters more than competition, how small shifts can transform our lives, and why becoming more evolvable begins with changing how we enter the present moment.
Link to Unlock Your Personal Evolution
Evolvable.me
Link to Book
Deviate Book Link
Links to prior episodes:
SCP Podcast 188: An Adventure with Dr. Bea Lotto
SCP Podcast Episode 217: Dr. Beau Lotto – Uncertainty and Perception
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 52: Don't Overcomplicate Breathing
28 juli 2026 · 12 min
In this mini episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry explains why better breathing doesn't need to be complicated. Learn how simple awareness, nasal breathing, slowing your breath, and gently lengthening your exhale can help calm an overwhelmed nervous system and shift your body out of fight-or-flight mode. Healing begins with the fundamentals and one intentional breath can be a powerful place to start. Lees meer
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SCP Podcast Episode 282 : The Healing Power of Infrared Saunas with Connie Zack
21 juli 2026 · 1 uur
You'll learn why more heat and longer sessions are not always better, how infrared exposure may influence circulation and cellular energy, and why it can be a valuable addition to the fundamentals of healing. Infrared therapy is not a replacement for movement, hydration, nutrition, sleep or medical care but it can help the body create a better internal environment for recovery. Lees meer
In this episode, Dr. Perry chats with Connie Zack the co-founder of Sunlighten Saunas.
We discuss:
The differences between far, mid, and near-infrared wavelengths
Why hotter and more isn't better.
How infrared therapy may support blood flow, oxygen delivery and nutrient movement
The relationship between infrared light, mitochondria and cellular energy
Potential benefits for relaxation, sleep and nervous-system regulation
How infrared sauna may support exercise recovery and inflammation regulation
How beginners can start "low and slow" with shorter sessions
How session length should be adjusted based on health, energy and tolerance
Why consistency matters more than forcing yourself through an intense session
The goal is not to chase another complicated health intervention. It is to understand how a simple practice helps calm the nervous system, move the fluids, support cellular energy and improve the conditions in which healing can occur.
✔️ Discount code to save up to $1500 on your SUNLIGHTEN for Stop Chasing Pain Subscribers
Code: 'stopchasingpain'
Get Your Sauna Here
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 51: The Magic of Working the Ears to Decrease Pain and Stress
10 juli 2026 · 13 min
In this podcast episode, Dr. Perry talks about the power of working with the ears in relationship to cranial nerves and chronic pain. You will learn specific strategies you can do to help yourself heal. Lees meer
Cranial Nerve Mojo Workshop
Youtube Video
Vagal Rounds Tape
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SCP Podcast Episode 281 : Unlearn Your Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner
2 juli 2026 · 59 min
What if chronic pain is not something you have to manage forever, but something your brain and body can actually unlearn? Lees meer
In this powerful episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Dr. Howard Schubiner to discuss his new book, Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression. They explore how chronic pain can be driven by learned neural pathways, nervous system sensitization, stress, emotion, and the brain-body connection, not always by damaged tissue.
Dr. Schubiner shares a science-based, compassionate approach to helping people understand their symptoms differently, calm the threat response, and begin creating the conditions for real recovery.
If you or someone you love feels trapped in a cycle of pain, inflammation, fatigue, or fear of movement, this conversation will open a new door. It is a reminder that healing begins when we stop only chasing symptoms and start asking better questions about the nervous system, the brain, and the story the body has learned to protect you with.
Share this episode with others and get the UNLEARN YOUR PAIN book here.
BOOK LINK
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SCP Podcast Episode 280 : Back Pain. Feet. Fascia. with Dr. Eric Goodman
23 juni 2026 · 48 min
Dr. Perry talks with back pain expert, Dr. Eric Goodman creator of the Foundation training program. That program is my favorite one by far for helping people get out of pain and maintain spinal health. In this episode, we talk about the foot and fascia and back pain. Lees meer
Eric also talks about his new prodcut to help fascial unwinding https://trakgroundwear.com/
I have a pair of these and they are awesome.
Strap in your brain and your feet 😀 and learn how to feel better.
Get information about Foundation Training here...https://www.foundationtraining.com/
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 50: Could an Old Scar Be Causing Your Chronic Pain?
12 juni 2026 · 13 min
When it comes to chronic pain everything matters, including scars. Why scars? Two big reasons... Lees meer
Neurosensory dysfunction where you have poor communication to the brain from the lack of sensation and pain is the output signal from the brain.
Fascial thickening which can influence movement compensations over time leading to pain.
What is the most important thing to know? Check the scars and work the scars. Hope to see you at the webinar.
SCAR MOJO COURSE LINK
Scar Education Video on Youtube
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 49: Vagus Nerve Powerhouse Help For Inflammation
2 juni 2026 · 20 min
Vagal Rounds Link Lees meer
Vagus Mojo Webinar Link
Vagal Taping Link
This episode of the Stop Chasing Pain mini podcast Dr. Perry talks about the Vagus nerve, the most important nerve in the entire body to control inflammation. He shows you what causes vagus dysfunction, and where the Vagus nerve can have some issues. Also some things you can do to feel better. If you wanna learn more about how your body heals itself, this is a great show to listen to.
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SCP Podcast Episode 279: Deep Squat Healing With The Hunkerin Stool
29 mei 2026 · 55 min
This episode we talk about the power of deep squat in healing, chronic pain and changing your life with guest Kasey Jackson. Talking about his amazing invention, the Hunkerin Stool that you can use on a daily basis to get into the position that you used to be able to get in as kids. This is a foundational posture for body function and performance. A fantastic episode that will change the way you look at healing pain and feeling good again. Going back down to the deep squat. Lees meer
Kasey was kind enough to offer our Stop Chasing Pain community a discount on a Hunkerin Stool. See link below and code below.
Code: Perry15
Hunkerin Stool Website
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 48: Rebounding For Healing (Top 3 Life Habit)
13 mei 2026 · 18 min
In this episode, Dr. Perry breaks down why rebounding is more than just jumping on a mini-trampoline. It is a simple, low-impact way to support lymphatic flow, circulation, balance, proprioception, and nervous system regulation. Lees meer
The body depends on movement, pressure changes, and rhythmic loading to help move fluid through the lymphatic system. Rebounding creates a gentle up-and-down pumping effect that may help stimulate fluid movement, improve tissue oxygenation, and wake up sensory receptors throughout the body.
Dr. Perry also explains how rebounding can influence the brain-body connection by challenging balance, coordination, vestibular input, and foot-to-core integration. Even a few minutes of gentle bouncing can be a powerful way to help the body shift out of stiffness, stagnation, and sympathetic overload.
This episode is a reminder that healing does not always require complex strategies. Sometimes the body needs rhythm, movement, pressure, and play.
Key takeaway:
Rebounding is not just exercise. It is a nervous system, lymphatic, circulatory, and proprioceptive reset.Link to BIG 6 Reset: (Do before the rebounder)
Link to BCAN Rebounders:
Discount Code is DOCPERRY
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 47: Chronic Pain? Don't Forget the Diaphragm Muscle
28 april 2026 · 12 min
The diaphragm is more than a breathing muscle—it is a pressure-regulating, nervous-system-modulating, fluid-moving powerhouse. When the diaphragm is restricted, weak, over-braced, or poorly coordinated, the body can compensate through the neck, shoulders, low back, pelvic floor, and jaw, creating chronic tension and pain patterns. Poor diaphragm function can alter rib motion, spinal stability, lymphatic drainage, venous return, vagus nerve signaling, and sympathetic "fight-or-flight" tone. In chronic pain, the question is not only "where does it hurt?" but also how is the body breathing, bracing, and managing pressure? That will impact pain. Lees meer
We always check the diaphragm.
See our Youtube videos for exercises...LINK HERE
Attend Breathing Mojo Webinar: LINK HERE
Sign up for our newsletter: LINK HERE
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SCP Podcast Episode 278: Inna Segal The Secret Language of the Body
16 april 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
On this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Inna Segal, author of The Secret Language of the Body, for a fascinating and lighthearted conversation about what your symptoms may be trying to say. Have you been struggling to heal and nothing is helping? This podcast episode is for you. Lees meer
We explore the idea that the body is always communicating through sensations, pain, fatigue, and emotional patterns—and that learning to listen can change the way we heal.
Inna shares insights from her book on the deeper messages behind physical discomfort, the connection between emotions and the body, and how greater awareness can open the door to transformation. It's a fun, thoughtful, and eye-opening episode that will make you see your body in a whole new way. You will love it. I sure did. :)
Get Inna's book here
Visit her website here
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 46: Dirty Brains and Brain Fog
6 april 2026 · 13 min
BIG 6 Lymph Reset Video link Lees meer
Youtube Lymph Playlist
In this epdisode Dr. Perry talks about the brain cleaning system and how if it's clogged you will have brain fog and more pain. So clean your brain environment for optimal healing.
The glymphatic system is the brain's waste-clearance pathway, moving cerebrospinal fluid through spaces around blood vessels to wash through brain tissue and carry out inflammatory byproducts, metabolic waste, and excess proteins. That fluid then drains into the meningeal lymphatic vessels, which connect the brain to the body's broader lymphatic system, especially through lymph nodes in the neck.
When glymphatic flow or lymphatic drainage is impaired, waste and inflammatory signals can build up, increasing neuroinflammation, tissue stress, immune activation, and potentially contributing to symptoms such as brain fog, poor sleep, headache, and impaired recovery.
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SCP Podcast Episode 277: PEMF For Healing
31 maart 2026 · 55 min
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Steeve Bradet of PEMF with Steeve for conversation on pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy, how it is being used in the real world, and what people should understand before investing in PEMF technology. Steeve centers on practical, science-focused PEMF education with an emphasis on simplifying the technical side, and helping people make more informed decisions. Steeve has "no fluff" focus highlighting pain relief, better sleep, faster recovery, and lower stress. Lees meer
Together, Dr. Perry and Steeve explore where PEMF may fit into a healing framework, including recovery, stress regulation, sleep support, and performance. They also get into the bigger questions: how to think critically about wellness technology, how marketing can distort expectations, and why understanding the principles behind a device matters just as much as the claims made about it. This is a conversation for clinicians, biohackers, health seekers, and anyone curious about how energy-based tools may support the body when used with clarity and discernment.
Steeve Bradet is the founder of PEMF with Steeve, an Alberta, Canada-based education and product platform focused on pulsed electromagnetic field therapy. He creates videos and resources designed to make PEMF easier to understand, with content ranging from mat comparisons and controller education to DIY PEMF builds.
See his website here: https://www.pemfwithsteeve.com/
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 45: Lymph: Cellulitis and Inflammation
16 maart 2026 · 14 min
In this episode Dr. Perry talks about his experience with cellulitis and how doing lymphatic BIG 6®️ resets changed his life. Lees meer
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SCP Podcast Episode 276: Helping Our Children Heal with Dr. Abby Kramer
9 maart 2026 · 52 min
Dr. Abby Kramer returns to the show to talk about the childrens health crisis in the world today. Kids are getting sicker sooner and experiencing many health related issues from fatty liver disease to malnutrition. Dr. Abby talks about things you can start doing today to make a kinds healthier. Lees meer
Dr. Abby is a chiropractor with a passion for helping people uncover the root cause of pain and dysfunction through a more holistic, whole-body approach. She combines clinical experience with a deep understanding of movement, recovery, and nervous system health to help patients heal, perform, and thrive.
She is one of the owners of Fringe Heals a health and wellness company that makes products like red light therapy and supplements. They make my favorite red light devices too. I have them all 😀
Use my discount code 'stopchasingpain' to save on any purchase on the site.
https://fringeheals.com/
Visit Dr. Abby personal page to schedule appointments and learn from her directly.
https://www.drabbykramer.com/about
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 44: Pain and the Feeling of Safety
28 februari 2026 · 12 min
In this mini podcast show Dr. Perry discusses the idea of SIMs and DIMs from Lorimer Moseley. Safety In Me or Danger In Me thinking processes whichh change pain. Pain is an output signal from the body not an input signal from the tissues. Lees meer
Learn how self talk can help you heal or hinder your progress.
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SCP Podcast Episode 275: Cure Your Fatigue with Morley Robbins
20 februari 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Dr. Perry and Luisa sit down with Morley Robbins—creator of the Root Cause Protocol and author of Cure Your Fatigue—for a practical and ellightening conversation on why so many people feel depleted, inflamed, and stuck in chronic symptoms. Lees meer
This episode connects the dots between energy production, stress physiology, and the "hidden" drivers that keep pain patterns and chronic disease states switched on. Learn what to change first, and how to stop spinning your wheels with random supplements and overloaded advice.
You'll walk away with a map for recovery—especially if you deal with chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, autoimmunity patterns, or slow healing.
Key takeaways from Cure Your Fatigue that we unpack on the show include:
(1) why mineral balance is foundational to nervous system stability and tissue repair
(2) how iron dysregulation can drive oxidative stress and inflammation
(3) the central role of copper and ceruloplasmin in safe iron handling and cellular energy
(4) why magnesium is a "stress mineral" that influences pain sensitivity, sleep, and autonomic tone
(5) how supporting mitochondrial energy production can change the entire symptom picture. If you're tired of chasing symptoms, this interview gives you a grounded, systems-based lens—and actionable steps—to improve resilience, reduce inflammatory load, and create better conditions for healing.
Do not miss this one.
Links to the book and the Root Cause Protocol.
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 43: The Immune System (Self, Not Self)
7 februari 2026 · 13 min
In this episode Dr. Perry talks about the immune system and how it knows the difference between self and not self. Including how you think abou yourself. Putting up a mask to the world hiding who you really are can increase your immune system response. It knows the self. Lees meer
It's not just about toxins entering the body, its the toxins of the mind.
Change your story, change your immune system, change your pain, change your life.
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SCP Podcast Episode 274: Dr. Brody Miller Talks Traumatic Brain Injury and Recovery
3 februari 2026 · 56 min
In this episode we speak with Dr. Brody Miller all about brains. We love brains and you will too by the end of this podcast. Lees meer
Dr. Brody Miller is a brain-rehab specialist and traumatic brain injury survivor who built his work around practical and tactical, habit-based approaches to recovery. He mixes neuroplasticity, lifestyle inputs, and day-to-day function to help brains heal. He emphasizes that healing isn't just "rest and time," but a structured process of recovery from brain trauma: understanding what the injured brain needs, then repeating small daily actions that rebuild capacity in thinking, sleep, mood, and stress tolerance.
In his book Brain Rescue: A 90 Day Blueprint to Reclaim Your Memory After a Brain Injury or Concussion, Dr. Miller lays out a step-by-step 90-day framework aimed at common post-injury problems like brain fog, memory issues, poor sleep, and emotional volatility.
His core promise is clarity and direction. We talk about what to focus on first, how to stack the basics, and how to track progress so you don't feel stuck after a brain injury.
Must lisen to episode. Links to Dr. Miller's site and book are below
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 42: Easy Breathing for Chillaxing and Relaxing
28 januari 2026 · 16 min
In this episode, Dr. Perry gives you an easy daily breathing ritual that will calm your nervous system and help you heal. I also teach you the top three things that breathing changes within the body. Effective things don't have to be complicated, they simply need to be consistent. Lees meer
Lets go...
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 41: Your Tongue Matters in Chronic Pain and Fight or Flight
17 januari 2026 · 11 min
We always say the first step towards change is awareness. Because you can't change something until you become aware of it. Consider this podcast your awareness to check the tongue when you have chronic pain and can't get yourself out of fight or flight. Lees meer
Take a listen for 10 minutes to this podcast episode and follow the link below to get some good exercises to make a difference for you. Thank you so much for listening. This can be a game changer for you.
TONGUE VIDEO PLAYLIST
Stop Chasing Pain Website
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SCP Podcast Episode 273: Riaz Meghji - Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits That Build Real Connection
10 januari 2026 · 51 min
In this episode, I sit down with human-connection expert and broadcaster Riaz Meghji, author of Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships. It's a great book that I highly recommend. I have the audio and hardcopy versions. Lees meer
We unpack why so many people feel "connected" online—but still lonely in real life. We discuss loneliness and isolation as a modern "social pandemic," and ways to build trust and deepen relationships through everyday conversations.
Conversations influence your nervous system and your immune system which influences how you heal. This is a missing piece in the world of health and healing. How we interact with others and the world via conversations changes physiology. You will learn a lot and enjoy this episode.
Link to his book here
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 40: Health Fundamentals Learned Over 59 Years (#1 of 59)
2 januari 2026 · 20 min
Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first episode of 2026 Stop Chasing Pain Mini Podcast and our new reflection series. Going over most important things I've learned in 59 years of being on this Earth in relationship to health and healing. Lees meer
I suffered through a lot so you don't have to. Learn from my mistakes and my journey. These are the basics and findamanetals that you do not want to miss. If you do healing is harder to do.
#1 on the List? Gotta listen to find out 😂
Don't forget to subscribe and share and follow us on our social media platforms. Especially Instagram and Youtube. What name? Stop Chasing Pain of course 😀
Much love,
Perry
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SCP Podcast Episode 272: Energetic Healing with Pearly Montagu
26 december 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Welcome to the show! We are taking a journey inot the energy side of healing. Lees meer
Open your heart and your mind and your healing.
Today, we're honored to introduce Pearly Montagu, a TED speaker and world-renowned healer with an extraordinary gift. Following a profound near-death experience, Pearly discovered her unique ability to see energetic trauma within the body in vivid colours & structures disrupting how physiology and biology occurs.
Pearly also works with legal cases and corporate working with the energetic landscape around business deals, business relationships and legal cases removing what she sees in the energetic landscape to improve success. The combination of this unique gift of sight combined with her subsequent training in energy healing modalities including craniosacral therapy, Pearly has developed her unique, groundbreaking micro energetic surgery for restoring healthy energy and biologic function which has made her a sought-after and beloved healer.
Whether working online or in person, Pearly's transformative approach is reshaping corporations and human biology, empowering each of her clients to their highest potential.
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Free 15mins call to connect and see how I can help
https://calendly.com/pearlyconnection/15min
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 39: What's With This 'Sleepmaxxing' Stuff and What Everyone is Missing
16 december 2025 · 16 min
In this episode, Dr. Perry goes over the viral trend of sleepmaxxing and why most of them don't work well. What's biggest reason they struggle to work? What things you can change to help them work better? Lees meer
Listen up for 15-minutes and you'll discover the answer.
Link to BIG 6®️ Reset
Link to Self Care Lymph Video
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SCP Podcast Episode 271: Mark England - Rewrite Your Story, Rewrite Your Life.
1 december 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Get ready to change your story. Life changing podcast you are about to drop in on. Lees meer
Mark England is the head coach and co-founder of Enlifted Coaching — a mindset and language-based coaching system built around the idea that "mindset is the story you tell yourself."
After a background in athletics and teaching, and personal experience with injury and transformation, Mark developed what he calls the "Enlifted Method," a practical, repeatable toolkit using language, breath, and narrative to help people overcome limiting beliefs, self-sabotage, and victim-mentality stories.
His work isn't just about "positive thinking" — it's about noticing how the words we say (both out loud and inside our heads), how we breathe, and how we frame experience shape our identity, drive decisions, and determine whether we stay stuck or move forward.
Some Highlights:
Mindset = internal story. The story you tell yourself about yourself. Rewriting that story (through words + breath) you literally change your life trajectory.
Language shapes reality. The method emphasizes that simple "word changes" — shifting from conflict language to empowered, clear language by dismantling limiting beliefs, reduce anxiety, and build confidence.
Breath as an anchor & reset tool. Conscious breathing underlies the work: slowing speech, calming the nervous system, and using breath to shift emotions so you can think and act from clarity rather than panic or overwhelm.
Visit Enlifted Coaching to get help and get certified as a coach.
ENLIFTED COACHING
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 38: If You Touch The Face, You Touch The
1 december 2025 · 11 min
In this mini podcast episode Dr. Perry talks about how facial massages calm the nervous system and help pain When you massage the face, you're not just working on skin — you're speaking directly to the trigeminal nerve, the largest sensory nerve in the entire head. Gentle pressure on the forehead, cheeks, and jaw sends calming signals into the brainstem, lowering threat, softening sympathetic overdrive, and creating a shift toward safety. Lees meer
The trigeminal system is deeply wired into pain modulation and stress processing, so when you relax the face, you literally turn down the volume on the stress response. It's one of the fastest ways to reset the nervous system: change what the face feels, and you change what the brain perceives.
Facial massage stimulates A-beta mechanoreceptors, which quiet pain signals.
The trigeminal nerve feeds into autonomic centers calming the fight-or-flight loop.
Releasing tension around the jaw and eyes decreases sympathetic load almost instantly.
Touching the face shifts emotional tonethe. The limbic system responds to facial relaxation.
Relax the face to down regulate inflammation.
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 37: The Ear-A Whole Body Nervous System Reset
17 november 2025 · 9 min
In this episode Dr. Perry talks about the power of ear massages and how they calm the body. Lees meer
One of the fastest ways to calm your body is through the ear. The ear is loaded with nerves that talk directly to your autonomic nervous system—especially the vagus nerve, the trigeminal nerve, and small branches of the facial nerve. When you gently massage or rub the ear, you're not just working skin...you're sending a powerful signal to the brain that says 'you're safe.'
This boosts parasympathetic tone, eases muscle tension, improves blood and lymph flow, and drops pain levels. It's a simple, accessible reset that helps shift you out of fight-or-flight and back into healing, recovery, and regeneration mode.
Do it daily for 30-days and feel the difference.
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SCP Podcast Episode 270: Chris DaPrato - Myofascial Decompression Cupping
10 november 2025 · 57 min
In this episode Dr. Perry has a chat with Chris DaPrato DPT, SCS, CSCS, PES, MFDc the lead instructor and innovator of Integrative Movement Health Lees meer
We discuss the science and applications of cupping in helping pain. There are a lot of myths out there about cupping and Dr. DaPrato sets the record straight. If you have ever wondered if cupping is a theraputic option for you, this is the episode you do not want to miss.
Some of the highlights.
Movement matters — it's not just passive suction
Dr. DaPrato emphasises that MFD is distinct from traditional passive cupping because it combines negative-pressure suction with active movement or loading.Fascial shear, glide and viscoelasticity are key targets
Chris explains improving the sliding/ gliding surfaces of fascia, increasing viscoelastic properties and thereby enhancing mobility and tissue responsivenessCups can be used as neurosensory tools not just mechanical tools
One of his points: the cups provide sensory input — mechanoreceptor stimulation, nervous system modulation, proprioceptive feedback — which can influence movement patterns and motor control.Dr. DaPrato currently treats professional and NCAA athletes at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, while teaching in the Orthopedic Residency for their School of Medicine. He is a strong proponent and educator for manual therapy in sports and has presented evidence informed practices at conferences both nationally and internationally. After receiving his BS in Human Physiology, his Masters in Physical Therapy from Long Beach, and his Doctorate from Temple University, he went on to become Board Certified in Sports through the APTA.
Learn more on his website at CUPTHERAPY
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 36: The 8-Evils of Pain
28 oktober 2025 · 11 min
In this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Mini-Podcast Dr. Perry reviews eight of the most important places you need to release in the hands in the feet to help chronic pain and efficient movement. One of the most powerful things you can do for self-care. Lees meer
Try these resets every day for 30 days and discover it for yourself.
Links to 8-Evil Reset Videos Below
Hand Evils YouTube
Foot Evils YouTube
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SCP Podcast Episode 269: The Hidden Intelligence of Water in Healing with Robert Gourlay
24 oktober 2025 · 1 uur
Back for another episode is our great friend Robert Gourlay of Mea Water going even more in depth on the healing power of water. Make sure you check out our previous episode with Robert and the link below the show notes. Lees meer
Water is far more than H₂O — it's a living, dynamic system of information and energy. In this episode, Dr. Perry sits down with Robert Gourlay, founder of Mea Water, to explore the science and mystery of structured and energy water — how it forms, how it interacts with the human body, and why its organization might be the missing link in healing, hydration, and cellular communication.
Robert shares decades of research on how water holds memory, responds to energy fields, and connects all biological systems. You'll learn how structured water supports the body's natural bioelectrical flow, enhances lymphatic and mitochondrial function, and restores coherence to the fluid network of life — your internal Body Aquarium.
This conversation will change how you see water forever.
Previous Episode Link: link:
SCP Podcast Episode 254: Mea Water – Structured Water with Robert Gourlay
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 35: Neuroimmune System and Pain
14 oktober 2025 · 17 min
In this episode, Dr. Perry discusses the connection between the nervous system and the immune system and how they relate to each other in relationship to chronic pain and chronic inflammation.
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 34: Everything Is Connected
26 september 2025 · 13 min
Fluid systems always connect to each other. Change the name and change sizes it doesn't matter. They all connect. See why this matters in healing Lees meer
Blood. Lymph. Cerebrospinal fluid. Interstitial fluid.
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SCP Podcast Episode 268: Dr. Nasha Winters - The Metabolic Approach To Cancer
19 september 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
On this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry Nickelston sits down with Dr. Nasha Winters, a global thought leader in integrative oncology and author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer. Together, they dive into the revolutionary framework Dr. Winters has developed to help patients and practitioners alike rethink cancer care. Lees meer
This conversation explores how metabolic health, bio-individualized therapies, and the power of nutrition can shift the way we approach prevention, treatment, and long-term healing.
Highlights from Dr. Winters' book include:
How cancer is not just a genetic disease but a metabolic one, deeply tied to cellular energy and mitochondrial function.
The role of the ketogenic diet and therapeutic nutrition in starving cancer cells while nourishing healthy tissues.
The impact of toxin exposure and why reducing environmental and lifestyle stressors is key to healing.
The importance of balancing the terrain—hormones, inflammation, immune function, microbiome, and emotional resilience.
Using bio-individualized therapies—tailoring interventions to each person's unique biology rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
Why building metabolic flexibility and resilience isn't just for cancer patients, but a roadmap for all of us who want to live healthier, longer, more vibrant lives.
This episode is a must-listen if you want to understand the future of cancer care through the lens of whole-body healing.
Website for Dr. Winters
Book Purchase here
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SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 33: The Eyes and Chronic Pain
10 september 2025 · 18 min
In this mini podcast episode Dr. Perry talks about how the eyes can make a big difference in chronic pain. The thinking process behind assessing the eyes and learn more about this relationship in our Eye Mojo Webcast coming September. Lees meer
Because when it comes to pain, everything matters!
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SCP Podcast Episode 267: Dr. Emily Splichal - Feet and Movement Longevity
5 september 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Dr. Emily Splichal returns as a guest to discuss her transformative journey—from conventional surgical training to pioneering sensory-based, functional podiatry—and to introduce her new book, Sensory Sapiens. Lees meer
In it, she presents a sensory-centric framework for movement that champions the foot (and entire sensory system) as the key to longevity, balance, and injury prevention. Notably, she details how our body's sensory intelligence—specifically through textured stimulation of the feet—enhances balance and proprioception; how foot stimulation supports bone density and even brain health by activating deeper tissues and circulation; how sensory stacking—layering various sensory inputs into movement practices—supercharges rehabilitation and performance; and how everyday contact with gravity as a "sensory hug" grounds and recalibrates both body and nervous system. Sensory Sapiens offers a compelling, research-backed blueprint for anyone wanting to age well and move better, organically and holistically.
Dr. Emily Splichal is a functional podiatrist and human movement specialist who initially trained as a surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center (NYC) and Mt. Vernon Hospital before shifting in 2017 to a practice grounded in functional and regenerative medicine s
She's founder and CEO of Naboso, a sensory-technology company devoted to awakening the nervous system via the feet—and soon the hands—with textured products and neuro-stimulators. A globally recognized leader in barefoot science, she has educated over 25,000 professionals across 35 countries and created the Barefoot Training Specialist® certification and EBFA Global. She is also the author of Barefoot Strong and now Sensory Sapiens, continuing her mission to help people move better and live longer by reconnecting with their sensory selves.
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SCP Mini Podcast: Thoracic Spine Linchpin To Chronic Neck And Back Pain
18 augustus 2025 · 11 min
The thoracic spine is one of the most overlooked keys to resolving chronic neck and back pain. Acting as the central anchor between the cervical and lumbar regions, it influences posture, breathing, rib motion, and spinal stability. Lees meer
When the thoracic spine becomes stiff or restricted, the neck and lower back are forced to compensate, often leading to overuse, tension, and pain. Because it's deeply connected to the ribcage and diaphragm, thoracic mobility also affects circulation, lymphatic flow, and nervous system balance.
In other words, if you only treat the painful areas without restoring movement and pressure balance through the thoracic spine, the cycle of chronic pain continues. It's not just a middle piece of the spine—it's the missing link in many healing journeys.
Joint By Joint Video Here