Unstoppable Body and Mind

Episode 140- Busting Pain Myths with Charlie Merrill

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Charlie Merrill,a well-known physical therapist specializing in the mind-body approach, to discuss...

Episode 139- The Five Love Languages... For Yourself!

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of the Love Language concept- that there are 5 main "Love Languages" which represent the ways we receive love best.  Most of the t...

Episode 138- What I Learned in 2025

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a quick recap of my 2025, where I took a step back from coaching, focused on Grief Recovery, and explored other things that brought me joy. T...

Episode #137- The Healing Power of Dance

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we welcome Jake Trembath, a dance teacher from Utah, who shares his journey from discovering dance as a social outlet to using it as ...

Episode # 136- My Surprising MRI Results

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, I had an MRI done on my back and I talk about my surprising results in this episode.  I’ve had some previous back issues- a snowboarding in...

Episode #135- Treating Neuroplastic Symptoms with Dr David Clarke

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a special guest, a leader in the field of Mindbody medicine and President of the ATNS (Association for Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms...

Episode #134- Stress, the Subconscious and Pain- Interview with Jim Prussack, the Pain PT

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fellow Physical Therapist, Jim Prussack, joins me today for an interesting interview about his experience moving from PT to pain reprocessing Coach. ...

Episode #133- Embracing Your Emotions Meditation

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Meditation will help you find and process your emotions.   Many of us have learned to subconsciously repress our emotions, to talk ourselves out...

Episode # 132- Hypnosis for Pain Relief with Melissa Tiers

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me today to hear Hypnotist, Melissa Tiers, as we discuss integrative hypnosis and how it helps with chronic pain. Melissa has been training cli...

Episode # 131- Life After 30 Years of Chronic Pain- with Renee

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interviewed Renee Kammer, who has an amazing healing story.  From 30 years of chronic pain and 5 years being bed bound, to now hiking, biking...

Episode #130- Deactivate Your Triggers

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode includes a 6 minute technique you can do to deactivate your triggers. My coach who studies hypnotherapy taught me this somatic hack to d...

Episode # 129- Coaching Call on Anxiety

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a clip from an Alignment Academy group coaching call.   Listen in to see how I apply somatic tools in a real life situation to help C...

Episode #128- Chronic Knee Pain Success Story with Tai- Letting Go of Intensity

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I interview Tai Kuncio.  She is a fellow moderator in the "Tell Me About Your Pain" Facebook Group. (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

Episode # 127- Unlearning Anxiety with Lucas

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week I share an interview with my client, Lucas.   He struggled with several years of anxiety that was getting worse and more debilitating with...

Episode #126- Healing Years of Pain & Symptoms with Kristina, Stacey and Callie

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I interview 3 women with amazing healing stories.  We all met as Moderators for the "Tell Me About Your Pain" Facebook group created...

Episode #125- The 6 F’s- Reactions that Increase Pain

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Episode is what Dr Schubiner calls "The Six F's" in his book "Unlearn Your Pain"   These are natural reactions to pain, but they also cause the ...

Episode # 124- 10 Myths About Pain

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I put together the 10 biggest myths I've seen around pain (especially chronic pain).   Lots of new pain research is coming out, so if...

Episode # 123- Unlearning Anxiety

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety is a symptom that goes hand in hand with chronic pain and disease. In this episode I talk about what anxiety is, how it affects the body, why...

Episode #122- Pain When Things Are Good

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pain when things are good is a phenomenon I see when people are unlearning pain and learning to regulate their nervous systems.   When you're used to...

Episode #121- Tree Meditation for Calming Anxiety

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety may be a familiar state for you - whether you have chronic pain or not.   Anxiety is the nervous system state of "Flight".  We are often not...

Episode #120 -Play is Medicine

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know play and fun may be the missing piece to your healing?   Our society tells us we must work hard to get what we want, and we may discredi...

Episode #119- High Alert

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One habit that leads to the perpetuation of chronic pain is being in high alert.   Do you often go to the worst case scenario?  Do you habitually wo...

Episode # 118- Pain is a Danger Signal

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New pain science teaches something different than what I learned in Physical Therapy school  20 years ago.   Pain is not directly related to the amo...

Episode #117- All About Me

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was part of a video I created to "Meet the Moderator" in the Tell Me About Your Pain Facebook Group.   They had me answer some questions...

Episode #116- Emotional Self Connection with Molly Claire

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm excited to share this episode with a special guest- Life Coach and Host of "The Masterful Coach Podcast", Molly Claire   When she agreed to be on...

Episode # 115- Shelby’s Healing Journey and Energy Hacks

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I love this interview with one of my favorite people, Shelby Hansen.   She shares her healing journey including overcoming decades of hip pain to run...

Episode # 114- Personality Traits and Chronic Pain

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know your personality traits are a predictor for whether you will have chronic pain or mindbody symptoms? Traits like perfectionism, people p...

Episode #113- How Skiing Helped My Back Pain

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I tell you a real life story of my back pain and a flare I had this weekend.   Since chronic pain has more to do with fear and nervou...

Episode #112- How to Know if You’re in Freeze

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk all about the nervous system state of freeze.   This is the nervous system state of shutdown when the system detects a mortal ...

Episode #111- Pleasure on Purpose

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite things to teach- having more rest, pleasure and fun in your life.   Most people with chronic pain ar...

Episode #110- Trauma and Post Traumatic Growth

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I define trauma in nervous system terms, so you can have a more compassionate view about the survival states and why you go into them....

Episode #109- What is Somatic Coaching?

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk all about somatic coaching- what it is, what it looks like, and who it can help. Somatic means body, so somatic coaching uses perceptions...

Episode # 108- 5 Minute Somatic Tracking Meditation

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I take you through a 5 minute somatic tracking meditation to calm your nervous system, and rewire your brain to create less pain!   S...

Episode #107- Pain Catastrophizing

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Episode is about Pain Catastrophizing- what it is and how it affects your symptoms.   People with high levels of pain catastrophizing are mor...

Episode #106- Extinction Bursts

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #106- Extinction Bursts   Today’s topic is about part of the normal mind-body healing process- extinction bursts. When you are starting to ...

Bonus Episode- Alignment Academy Founder’s Special

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I know some of you are not on my email list or following me on social media (Why not?!?) But if you aren't, you may not have heard yet about my amazin...

Episode #104-Predictive Coding

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Predictive coding is like a brain's subconscious shortcut.   Predictive coding is the #1 reason for chronic pain symptoms.  Especially for people wh...

Episode #103- Freedom From Food and Chronic Pain with Dr Katrina Ubell

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk with Lifecoach and former client, Dr Katrina Ubell.      Today we talk about Katrina's journey as a weightloss coach, and ge...

Episode #102- 4 Ways Teens Trigger Survival Brain, and Relaxation Challenge with Torie

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interview Torie Henderson- Lifecoach for exhausted, overwhelmed moms. She talk about how teens can trigger survival brain, but the concepts he...

Episode #101- Survival Brain

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about how your brain functions in survival mode, and how survival brain actually changes your thinking.   The idea from the podca...

Episode #100 - Coaching on Pain

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode I want to tell you about how I coach on healing chronic pain. I merge PRT (Pain Reprocessing Therapy) with Life Coach tools and...

Episode # 99- The Biology of Trauma with Dr Aimie Apigian

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a special guest on the podcast, Dr Aimie Apigian.   Dr Aimie is a leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body ...

Episode #98- What if It’s Not?

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here is a question that I heard a lot this weekend at the coaching retreat I went to- "What if it's not?"   The survival brain will want us to focus ...

Episode #97- Top 3 Things To Do if you have Chronic Pain

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot of information out there if you have chronic pain! So in this episode I wanted to simplify the three main concepts that I have found mos...

Episode #96- Becoming More Satisfied

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Get out of living in survival mode and start to regulate your nervous system by becoming more satisfied!   Many of us have an underlying belief that ...

Episode#95- Expand/Contract

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Expand- Contract   This is a principle of growth I first learned about from Peter Levine and Trauma Healing.   He talks about how expansion is follo...

Episode #94- Acute Back Pain

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about what I did (and thought) when I had a sudden incidence of severe back pain a few days ago. I talk about kinesiotape, how to...

Episode #93- How I Cured My Incontinence

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I wanted to share this episode about the techniques I have found helpful in getting rid of my urinary incontinence.    As well, you can see the proc...

Episode #92- The FIT Criteria- How to ”Rule- in” Neuroplastic Pain

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here are the FIT Criteria- From Dr Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain".   The FIT Criteria are general ways that neuroplastic pain behaves, t...

Episode #91- Making Peace with Food- with Elle Mace

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a great interview with Elle Mace, who coaches people on making peace with food and their bodies.   I was drawn to her work because of my...

Episode #90- The Rest and Repair State

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk about the Parasympathetic/calm state- the nervous system state where our body can rest and repair.   When we are in survival states (Fig...

Episode #89- Teaching Your Brain it’s Safe- Interview with Dan Buglio

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I interview Dan Buglio from “Pain Free You”.  He has been doing daily YouTube videos about becoming pain free for almost 3 years...

Episode # 88- Nervous System Basics

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to bring you more information about something that has changed my understanding of somatic work completely- and that is understanding ...

Episode #87- Chronic Pain and Perfectionism with Dr Andrea Moore

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode, I interview a pain coach and fellow Physical Therapist, Dr Andrea Moore.     We talk about her story with chronic pain and perfect...

Episode #86- Client Success Story: Katrina Ubell’s Journey Healing Chronic Pain and Ending Medication

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interview Katrina Ubell- a well known Life Coach, and host of the podcast “Weight Loss For Busy Physicians”.     We recap her healing j...

Episode#85- Training Wheels

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Training wheels is a concept I came up with, to explain how you may need a little extra support during times of high stress or pain. And that's ok! Wh...

Episode#84- When to Seek Medical Advice

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was inspired by a question on my Instagram live, and is a very common question with persistent symptoms or when new conditions arise.   ...

Episode #83- Insomnia Anxiety, Interview with Raina

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a special episode that you will want to listen to if you struggle with sleep!     If you have chronic pain, you may also struggle with...

Episode #82- Parenting and Pain, An Interview with Crystal

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How are parenting and rewiring your brain for less pain similar?  You may be surprised. Crystal Haitsma teaches Radical Connection Parenting, in whic...

Episode #81-Graded Exposure Meditation

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When someone has chronic pain (more than 3-6 mo, resistant to medical treatment), then the brain processes pain differently.  Neural pathways of pain...

Episode #80- Resolving Jane‘s SI Joint Flare

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jane is a former client that has been dealing with a flare going on about 3 months. As well as heart palpitations.   Here I coach her about her th...

Episode #79- Client Success Story: Healing Back Pain With Kathleen

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is an interview with my client, Kathleen.  She is a Physician, Mom, and back pain sufferer for 8 years.  Listen to her incredible 12...

Episode #78- How Stress and Anxiety Affect the Body

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stress and anxiety are emotions that cause physiological changes in our bodies. The stress response is very helpful short term, in survival moments. ...

Episode #77- The Pain Habit - Interview with Drew Coverdale

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I interview Drew Coverdale, a Physiotherapist in Northeast England, and author of the book “The Pain Habit: Your Journey To Recovery...

Episode # 76- Intuition

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One common question I get, is how to distinguish if you are feeling intuition vs another strong feeling like fear. Intuition is something we all have,...

Episode #75- Coaching Call

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most episodes I teach a concept or explain a principle.  But today you get to hear an actual coaching call, so you can see how to apply these concept...

Episode #74- Client Success Stories

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode I am joined today by 3 former clients, so you can hear first hand how Body and Mind Lifecoaching with me has transformed their lives. ...

Episode #73- What You Focus On, You Create More Of

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This was a fun episode for me.  As much as I love science and research about the power of the mind in healing, I also really like energy, vibrations,...

Episode #72- Acceptance And Healing

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk about how important acceptance of your pain is.  And not in a resigned way, like accepting you will alway have pain and worki...

Episode # 71- Becoming More Mindful

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As I have been talking about on the last few episodes, mindfulness and chronic pain are related. Practicing mindfulness has been shown to decrease str...

Episode #70- Mindfulness and Pain

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk about how more mindful people are less likely to pain catastrophize.  Which means, they will create less pain from their brai...

Episode #69- The Pain-Fear-Pain Cycle

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about how fear of pain causes the brain to CREATE more pain- the Pain-Fear-Pain Cycle. The way you recover from pain depends on ho...

Episode #68- Therapy vs. Coaching

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how therapy and coaching are different?     In this episode I tell you what therapy and coaching have in common, what their focuses are...

Episode #67- Words Matter

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode  I talk all about the importance of the words you use!   Inspired today by this quote by Bruce Lee, “Don’t speak negatively ab...

Episode #66-You Are Safe Meditation

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I give you a short meditation that you can use to increase the feeling of safety in your body.   When you are feeling stressed, anxiety or ...

Episode # 65- Interview with Dr. Howard Schubiner

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is not to be missed!  I interview Dr. Howard Schubiner- a Pioneer, Researcher and Leader in Mind-Body Medicine. Howard is such a ki...

Episode #64- Internal Pressure

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chances are, if you have chronic pain or disease, you are also the type of person that puts a lot of pressure on yourself.   We tend to put more pres...

Episode #63- You Are Safe

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The number one way to rewire your brain when you have chronic pain or stress is to FEEL SAFE.  Like in your body, at a somatic level.  Especially if...

Episode #62- This Is Just Like Before

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our brains are always trying to make meaning.  And when we have a new pain or flare up, I have noticed many of us tend to look at our past to make se...

Episode #61- Embodiment

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Embodiment is to become connected with ourselves, mentally, emotionally and physically. There are many reasons we become dissociated from our bodies- ...

Episode #60- Boundaries

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I teach about boundaries, in what might be a new way for you to understand them.   Boundaries are important for chronic pain and disease suffe...

Episode #59- Inner Child Meditation

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this meditation, you will visit your inner child.  Any part of you from the past that is unhealed.       Gain a deeper understanding of your i...

Episode #58- Indulgent Emotions

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk about indulgent emotions- emotions that come up over and over and tend to keep you stuck.   Indulgent emotions are based on a thought er...

Episode #57 -Regret

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I noticed a sneaky little trick my brain was using to keep me stressed.  Regret! I give a couple examples of how I noticed my brain immediately turn ...

Episode # 56- Trying on New Thoughts

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about how to change your thoughts by recognizing when you have thoughts that aren't serving you.  And finding new thoughts that a...

Episode # 55- Cognitive Dissonance

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know trying to change your thoughts can cause psychological stress and exhaustion??? When we work on changing our thoughts, sometimes that can...

Episode # 54- B Minus Work

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey all you perfectionists and recovering perfectionists!   In this episode I talk about how perfectionism may have gotten you this far in life.  Bu...

Episode #53- Receiving

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a giver?  Do feel more comfortable giving, than receiving?    Do you struggle asking for, or receiving help?    Well listen up!  Because...

Episode #52- Exactly What to Do

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here is EXACTLY WHAT TO DO to get out of pain and heal your body.   And it's not what you think! In this episode, I talk about how healing is not a ...

Episode #51- Allowing the Negative

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk about how sometimes in life we have negative emotions.     We have an inner child that can feel self pity or unloved or unwor...

Episode #50- A Detective For the Opposite

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I teach you a strategy you can use to start to change your thinking patterns and rewire your brain.  It is to be a Detective for the...

Episode#49- How To React To Pain

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The way you react when you feel pain, determines whether you continue to wire you brain for pain or not.    When you respond with fear, anxiety, wor...

Episode #48- A Meditation for Positive Sensation

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I take you through a calming meditation.  We focus on the positive sensations in your body, and finding a place of safety within tha...

Episode 47- My Word of the Year

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk a little about the word I have chosen for 2021- Light. Have you chosen a word for 2021?  Today is a quick listen to get you th...

Episode #46- Neuroscience, Embodiment and Pleasure- An Interview with Sex Coach Danielle Savory

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interview Danielle Savory about overcoming chronic pain, embodiment, and finding pleasure.    Danielle is a sex coach for women, and host of...

Episode #45-The Science of Well- Being, with Iva

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interview Iva Faulknerova.  I invited her on the show to talk about an online course she took through Yale, called “The Science of Well Bei...

Episode # 44- Koshas, the Layers of the Body

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am teaching about some ancient yogic wisdom, not neuroscience.  But remember, science has it's limitations.  We can only observe and quantif...

Episode #43-What I Teach

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I summarize what Body and Mind Lifecoaching is, and what I teach.   Body and Mind Lifecoaching is a fusion of what I have learned st...

Episode #42- Radical Self Acceptance

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The concept of radical self acceptance is that in order to truly change yourself, you must accept yourself just as you are.   We usually think if we ...

Episode # 41- Future Fear

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all have some form of future fear, which can effect us in the present moment.  People with chronic pain and disease often have so many unknowns ab...