218: Body: The Connection Between Your Brain and Chronic Pain with Dr. Kirstie Griffiths

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we’re taking a deep dive into pain management — in particular, that chronic, lingering pain that has been in a particular part of your body (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">especially</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">since we’ve all been sitting for the last year!)</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m joined by my guest today, Dr.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirstie Griffiths. Dr. Griffiths is a Canadian chiropractor and yoga teacher. Most recently, she’s launched her book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BACK TO WELLNESS: A Mind-Body Approach to Managing Your Back Pain.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together, we’re talking all about the nuances of how we manage both acute</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">chronic pain, the biohacking (and brain-hacking) of how we actually start to get this pain in order, and some of the things that you can start to do</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">today</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to manage and overcome your pain (that you may have never even heard of!).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m so excited for you all to have the opportunity to hear everything that Dr. Kirstie Griffiths has to share with us today!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:23] About today’s episode with Dr. Kirstie Griffiths!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:24] Welcoming Dr. Kirstie Griffiths to the podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:58] Dr. Kirstie shares her story and why this area of interest is so important to her.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:34] Dr. Kirstie speaks about the mindset pieces that she has had to address as a chiropractor and clinician who deals with pains.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:06] What the physiolog