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Beyond The Pain

Beyond The Pain is your guide to uncovering the real root causes of chronic pain and reclaiming a life without limits. Hosted by Leigh Brandon—Functional Medicine Practitioner, CHEK Faculty Instructor, and author with nearly 30 years of experience—this show explores the physical, emotional, nutritional, and environmental drivers of pain. Through expert interviews and solo insights, you’ll discover holistic strategies that heal, empower, and transform where conventional methods fall short.

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01:11:34

The Vagus Nerve and Chronic Pain: Can Neuromodulation...

Beyond The Pain ·

2026/10/05

What role does the vagus nerve play in chronic pain, nervous system regulation and our ability to recover?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with biomedical engineer and StarSplit founder Jon Hacker about the emerging world of vagus nerve stimulation and neuromodulation.Jon shares how his own struggles with OCD and feeling unable to control his nervous system led him into the development of technology designed to influence nervous system function. He explains why his team moved

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01:14:35

Persistent Pain Explained: Why Pain Is More Than...

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2026/09/28

What if your pain is completely real, but the explanation you’ve been given for it is incomplete?For decades, persistent musculoskeletal pain was largely viewed through a structural lens: if your back hurt, there must be something wrong with your back; if your neck hurt, the problem must be in your neck.But modern pain neuroscience paints a much more complex picture.In this solo episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon explores why pain cannot always be explained by tissue damage, scans or

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00:55:38

Chronic Pain, Emotions and the Body: How Somatics Can...

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2026/09/21

What if persistent pain is not merely something to eliminate, but also something we can learn to understand?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with movement analyst, choreographer and somatic educator Alexandra Beller about the relationship between chronic pain, physical sensations, emotions and identity.Alexandra shares her journey from professional dancer to somatic educator and explains how movement became a way for her to better understand herself. Having lived with pain

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01:11:43

Can Breathwork Help Chronic Pain? Releasing Stored...

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2026/09/14

Can changing the way you breathe help you release stored emotions, regulate your nervous system and experience less pain?Breathing is something we do automatically, yet intentional breathwork may influence our physical, mental and emotional state in powerful ways.In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh speaks with breathwork instructor Jon Paul Crimi about his unexpected introduction to breathwork, the profound experience that changed the direction of his life and why he now describes the practice

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01:23:35

Neuropathy, Nerve Compression and Persistent Pain: Is...

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2026/09/07

Could nerve compression be an overlooked cause of persistent pain, neuropathy, numbness or tingling?Many people experiencing nerve pain are told that their symptoms are simply caused by ageing, diabetes or irreversible nerve damage. In this episode of Beyond The Pain, peripheral nerve surgeon Dr Rick Jacoby offers a different perspective.Dr Jacoby explains his Global Compression Theory: the idea that a combination of excess sugar, biochemical changes and physical trauma can contribute to peripheral

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01:09:51

Why Chronic Pain Treatments Fail: Finding the Root...

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2026/08/31

Why do so many chronic pain treatments provide temporary relief, only for the pain to return?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Dr. Sean Altman about why persistent pain often requires a much broader approach than simply treating the area that hurts.After experiencing multiple injuries as a competitive ice hockey player—including concussions, migraines, vertigo and brain fog—Dr. Altman discovered the limitations of treating symptoms in isolation. His search for more

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01:15:15

Can Neck Pain Cause Migraines and Chronic Headaches?...

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2026/08/24

Can neck dysfunction cause migraines and chronic headaches—even when you don’t feel significant neck pain?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Dr Jono Taves, a physical therapist, headache specialist and founder of the Novera Headache Center, about the frequently overlooked connection between the neck, migraines and persistent headaches.When pain appears behind the eye, across the temple or inside the head, it is understandable to assume that the problem originates there

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01:04:29

Chronic Pain Explained: The Hidden Physical,...

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2026/08/17

Why does pain sometimes persist—even after an injury has healed?In this episode, Leigh speaks with physicist, educator and pain specialist Dr Zoa Conner about the complex nature of persistent pain. They explore why pain is more than a purely physical experience and how muscular imbalances, nutrition, stress, emotions and the nervous system may all influence how pain is experienced.Zoa explains her systems optimisation approach: instead of viewing pain as an isolated symptom, she looks at the

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01:06:33

From Bed-Bound to 98% Better: Overcoming Chronic Pain...

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2026/08/10

Allie Chandler went from being fit, active and adventurous to experiencing severe widespread pain and spending almost two years largely confined to bed.Her symptoms began suddenly following a backpacking trip in the Swiss Alps. After years of searching for answers, Allie was diagnosed with Lyme disease and co-infections. However, receiving a diagnosis was only the beginning of a long and often unpredictable recovery journey.In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Allie shares the physical, emotional and

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01:26:40

The Missing Link in Persistent Pain: Self-Love,...

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2026/08/03

Could the way you relate to yourself be affecting your experience of persistent pain?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Lindsay Little about the complex relationship between physical pain, emotional pain and self-love. Drawing on her own experience of serious illness, autoimmune disease and feeling disconnected from her body, Lindsay explains how her health crisis led her to explore massage, somatic practices and the deeper messages held within the body.Together, Leigh and

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01:34:05

Can Repressed Emotions Cause Chronic Pain? Mind-Body...

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2026/07/27

Could unresolved emotions, chronic stress and suppressed anger be contributing to persistent pain?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with author Amy Lansky about her personal experiences with lower back pain, sciatica, insomnia and other chronic symptoms—and how the work of Dr John Sarno changed the way she understood them.Amy explains why pain may not always originate solely in the physical body and introduces the framework from her book, Living in Synchrony. This explores the

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01:23:27

Can Unresolved Emotions Drive Chronic Pain? The RESET...

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2026/07/20

What if the reason your pain persists is not only found in the part of your body that hurts?When pain continues despite treatment, exercise, medication or attempts to correct the physical problem, it may be necessary to look beyond muscles, joints and structural damage. Unresolved emotional experiences, chronic stress, fear and deeply held beliefs may also influence how the body responds and why pain remains.In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh speaks with Peter Strange, creator of the RESET

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01:46:01

Can Energy Healing Help Chronic Pain? with Romain...

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2026/07/13

Energy healing is often dismissed as “woo woo” by people who have never experienced it.But what if some of what we call woo woo is simply what science has not yet learned how to measure?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with Romain Daumont, founder of Luminara Care, about energy healing, chronic pain, grief, silence, trust, and the emerging science around biofield therapies.Romain’s journey into this work began after the heartbreaking loss of his son, Rafael, shortly after birth. During

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01:24:34

Healing Chronic Pain: The Mind, Body & Lifestyle...

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2026/07/06

Chronic pain is often treated as though it is purely a physical problem — an injury, a joint issue, a disc problem, inflammation, or degeneration.But for many people living with persistent pain, the real picture is far more complex.In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with pain management expert Hany Demian about why chronic pain often needs to be understood through a much wider lens — one that includes the body, mind, emotions, stress, lifestyle, inflammation, nervous system sensitivity, and

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01:31:14

Cam Cordin: Chronic Pain, Cold Exposure & Rebuilding...

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2026/06/29

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with Cam Cordin about his powerful journey from chronic pain, physical breakdown and emotional rock bottom to rebuilding his health through discipline, resilience and what he calls the Savage Chill System.Cam had spent years training hard through powerlifting, Jiu Jitsu and athletics, but by his late thirties, his body began to break down. What started as soreness gradually became debilitating pain, numbness in his hands, and the realisation that he could

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00:29:33

Rethinking Pain Care: Beyond Technique to a...

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2026/06/22

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon explores why many traditional pain treatment approaches fall short when they focus too narrowly on the painful area or rely too heavily on technique.While biomechanics, anatomy and hands-on skills all have their place, persistent pain often requires a broader, more human-centred approach. Pain is influenced not only by joints, muscles and movement, but also by stress, sleep, physiology, emotional load, nervous system protection, beliefs, fear and

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00:39:16

Chronic Pain Recovery: Where to Start When Pain Has...

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2026/06/15

When pain has lasted for months or years, one of the hardest questions can be: where do I even start?By that point, many people have already tried stretching, strengthening, rest, treatment, scans, medication, posture changes, nervous system work, diet changes, supplements, and endless advice from practitioners, friends, family, and the internet.But instead of feeling clearer, many people feel more confused.In this solo episode, Leigh Brandon explores a more practical and grounded way to begin when

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00:55:28

Chronic Pain Myths: Why Pain Doesn’t Always Mean Damage

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2026/06/08

Chronic pain can be frightening enough on its own, but the stories people are told about their pain can sometimes make recovery feel even harder.In this solo episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon explores some of the most common myths that keep people stuck in persistent pain — including the belief that pain always means damage, that the painful area must always be the true source of the problem, and that rest is always the best solution.Leigh explains why labels such as arthritis, degeneration,

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00:30:24

Why Pain Relief Isn’t Recovery: A Whole-Person...

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2026/06/01

Pain relief matters — but is it the same as recovery?In this solo episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon takes you behind the scenes of his new book, Beyond The Pain: A Whole-Person Approach to Understanding Pain and Participating in Recovery.After nearly three decades of working with people in persistent pain, Leigh shares why so many people experience temporary relief, only for their pain to return days, weeks, or months later. He explores why pain is often misunderstood when it is reduced to a

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01:25:20

Feldenkrais for Chronic Pain: Gentle Movement, Back...

Beyond The Pain ·

2026/05/25

Chronic pain can take over your life, affecting how you move, think, feel, sleep, work and connect with the people around you. But what if part of the way forward was not forcing your body harder, but learning how to move with more awareness, ease and intelligence?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Beverly, a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and founder of Pauseture, about how her own debilitating back pain led her away from the corporate world and into the Feldenkrais

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