Becoming A Trusted Advisor: Why Clients Keep Coming Back Even When Pain is Gone | #394
In this episode, I break down the transition from getting out of pain into moving back into the rest of your life—a concept I call Model Two.
There Is No Culprit: Why finding the “problem” may be keeping you stuck – and how I help my clients out of pain. | #384
In this episode, I explore why searching for a single “problem muscle” or quick-fix diagnosis often leads to a dead end when dealing with persistent pain. Drawing on my early career at a chronic pain center—and over three decades of working with clients—I break down how our culture’s “pain on, pain off” light-switch mentality prevents […]
Becoming a Movement Detective 7 of 7: The Myth of the Magic Bullet: When One-Target Thinking Falls Short and A Detective’s Approach to Pain and Pattern | #380
In this final episode of the Movement Detective series, I explore why persistent pain and complex movement challenges often don’t fit the traditional “magic bullet” model of finding one cause and one solution. Instead, I share why developing the skills of observation, curiosity, and pattern recognition can help us better understand what our bodies are […]
Becoming a Movement Detective 3/7: Becoming a Movement Detective with Candice Bourgeois, C-IAYT Yoga Therapy Trainee | #376
In this episode, I sit down with Candice Bourgeois, who is currently in the certification program, to explore her journey from teaching with formulaic cues to becoming a true movement detective. We talk about what it actually means to see movement differently—not as something to fix, but as something to understand. Candice shares how she […]
Pain Science Explained Pain… So… Now, What Does A Person DO? How Does A Teacher Teach? | #373
In this episode, I explore the evolution of pain understanding—from a structural, tissue-based model to the introduction of pain science—and what both perspectives miss when it comes to real-life recovery. I share how earlier beliefs around degeneration, alignment, and “damage equals pain” shaped fear-based movement, and how pain science helped reframe pain as a protective […]
Become a Movement Detective: Rethinking Neck Pain | #370
In this episode, I invite you to rethink neck pain by becoming a movement detective. Instead of focusing only on where the pain is, I explore how the body works as an interconnected system and why the neck often takes on more work than it’s designed to do. I share how compensation patterns form and […]
How Change Happens: Client Case Study | #368
In this episode, I walk you through a real client case study to illustrate how meaningful change actually happens in the body. Instead of focusing on a single issue, I share how layered patterns, like long-standing imbalances, overthinking movement, and subtle compensations—can keep someone feeling stuck despite being active and strong. I break down how […]
Why Relief Doesn’t Last… Yet | #366
In this episode, I build on our conversation about “whispers” in the body and take it a step further—what happens after you start noticing patterns and experience relief. I explain why relief doesn’t always last, why symptoms return, and why that’s not failure, but actually part of the change process. When you understand how your […]
The Pathway of Change: What Getting Out of Pain Really Is | #365
In this episode, I bring together over three decades of clinical observation working with people in pain—from chronic and autoimmune conditions to frozen shoulders, scoliosis, kyphosis, and post-cancer movement recovery. I explore how, beneath these seemingly different presentations, there is a shared process of patterning, awareness, and change rather than a focus on chasing symptoms. […]
When More Range of Motion Doesn’t Solve Pain | #363
In this episode, I explore a common belief in the movement and fitness world—the idea that more flexibility or range of motion will solve pain. I explain why increasing range isn’t always the answer and why pain is often more related to movement patterns than tight muscles. When we focus only on stretching or pushing […]