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Recovering from pain, injury, or surgery? Start here. The five stages of recovery and what actually helps at each one.
The first three moves toward getting back sooner, at full strength, without a repeat injury.
Answer a few questions to reveal the types of practitioners who can best support your healing, growth, and recovery — one step at a time.
Here’s a small practice from my coaching toolkit. It takes just a few minutes, and all you need is a place to sit.
Books
- Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert
- The Mindfulness Solution, Ronald Siegel
- Explain Pain, David Butler & Lorimer Moseley
Research
- Pert, C. B. & Snyder, S. H. “Opiate receptor: demonstration in nervous tissue.” Science, 1973.
- Pert, C. B., et al. “Neuropeptides and their receptors: a psychosomatic network.” Journal of Immunology, 1985.
- Ashar, Y. K., et al. “Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” JAMA Psychiatry, 2022.
- Ashar, Y. K., et al. “Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: 5-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.” JAMA Network Open, 2025.


