Chronic Pain Reset, Afton L. Hassett, PsyD
Chronic Pain Reset, Afton L. Hassett, PsyD
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Chronic Pain Reset
30 Days of Activities, Practices, and Skills to Help You Thrive

Author: Afton L. Hassett, PsyD, Barbara L. Fredrickson

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/31/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Build a plan to reclaim your life with this easy-to-follow program designed by a leading pain expert.

This indispensable guide explores the key role that your brain plays in processing pain and how small, simple actions can make profound changes in how you experience chronic pain. Chronic Pain Reset will help you evaluate your pain and its triggers, offering straightforward and often fun strategies to improve it. Using the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy, you'll try one new evidence-based strategy each day for thirty days, from paced breathing and healthy sleep hacks to mindful walking and acts of kindness. The accessible strategies require as little as fifteen minutes a day and apply to all fitness levels. Step-by-step instructions guide you with humor and compassion to make learning and practicing the strategies more engaging. The ones that work best and that you like most will go into your Thriving Plan, a personalized pain-management tool kit that you design to help you lead a life with less pain, greater purpose, and more joy.

About Afton L. Hassett, PsyD

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD, is an associate professor and director of pain and opioid research in the department of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. A clinical psychologist and principal investigator at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, she and her husband live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on February 22, 2024

This a very thorough and organized book with a lot of information on ways to distract you from pain. The beginning section reads like a textbook on pain. Then is has you try a new thing every day for 30 days to help relax, sleep better, improve mood, etc. Once that’s complete you should then create......more

Goodreads review by Josh on August 23, 2024

This book provides an optimistic way to look at chronic pain. I am currently experiencing ongoing pain and discomfort due to several knee surgeries and nothing seems to be working. This book gave me hope and some practical information and tools to help cope and turn things around. I found it reassurin......more

Goodreads review by Zoe on August 16, 2024

3.5 stars very practical and positive Interspersed with science and practical tasks.......more