Melissa Day on the Neuroscience of Pain and Healing through Mindfulness
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In this episode, Dr. Melissa Day discusses the science of pain and explains how the meaning we make of pain impacts what we feel. She describes how mindfulness can rewire the brain and shares her innovative Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain program. Dr. Day is an endorsed Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist in Australia, and Associate Professor at The University of Queensland. She is author of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Clinical Manual and Guide.
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