Empowered Relief

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The COVID-19 Wellness and Coping Toolkit

Beth Darnall PhD on March 31, 2020

These essential practices will help you self-stabilize, adjust, and perform.

These essential practices will help you self-stabilize, adjust, and perform.

Leadership

Empowered Relief: Meeting the Needs of a Nation in Pain

Beth Darnall PhD on January 29, 2020

Brief and digital treatments are integrating psychology into pain care, and helping people gain empowered relief.

Brief and digital treatments are integrating psychology into pain care, and helping people gain empowered relief.

Health

The Power of Mindset Science for Pain Relief and Health

Beth Darnall PhD on January 19, 2018

Psychological factors influence the experience of pain, and can influence how well treatments work. Mindset science can be applied to reduce suffering and boost relief.

Psychological factors influence the experience of pain, and can influence how well treatments work. Mindset science can be applied to reduce suffering and boost relief.

Chronic Pain

Behavioral Medicine for Chronic Pain

Beth Darnall PhD on August 28, 2016

Leverage yourself into relief. Tap into resources—including pain psychology—that help you gain more control

Leverage yourself into relief. Tap into resources—including pain psychology—that help you gain more control

Chronic Pain

Pain Psychology for Women: 5 Tips for Pain Relief

Beth Darnall PhD on March 20, 2016

Women have more pain than men. The consequences of pain often appear to be greater for women too, making empowered relief an important topic for women.

Women have more pain than men. The consequences of pain often appear to be greater for women too, making empowered relief an important topic for women.

Education

Opening the Medicine Box in Your Mind

Beth Darnall PhD on September 22, 2015

In this 2015 YouTube video Dr. Darnall discusses the science of how to "Open the Medicine Box in Your Mind" for pain relief

In this 2015 YouTube video Dr. Darnall discusses the science of how to "Open the Medicine Box in Your Mind" for pain relief

Memory

Fear and Pain Can Alter Memory

Beth Darnall PhD on March 1, 2015

Today's experiences impact our memories of similar past events. Our present-moment experience is so powerful it may reinforce or ‘overwrite’ past experiences.

Today's experiences impact our memories of similar past events. Our present-moment experience is so powerful it may reinforce or ‘overwrite’ past experiences.

Relationships

3 Tips For Love and Pain

Beth Darnall PhD on January 9, 2015

Couples in hot romantic love feel fantastic! They glow. And, it turns out that love has a surprising protective effect against pain.

Couples in hot romantic love feel fantastic! They glow. And, it turns out that love has a surprising protective effect against pain.

Anger

9 Tips to Stop Anger and Injustice from Hurting You

Beth Darnall PhD on December 16, 2014

Stop past hurts from hurting you now by dissolving anger and feelings of injustice.

Stop past hurts from hurting you now by dissolving anger and feelings of injustice.

Chronic Pain

Social Pain = Physical Pain

Beth Darnall PhD on December 3, 2014

Five tips to reduce your physical pain by minimizing social pain

Five tips to reduce your physical pain by minimizing social pain

Neuroscience

How to get the most out of medical treatment for pain

Beth Darnall PhD on September 24, 2014

Your psychology can alter your response to pain medication, surgery, and rehabilitation (e.g., physical therapy). Whole person pain care includes psychological approaches.

Your psychology can alter your response to pain medication, surgery, and rehabilitation (e.g., physical therapy). Whole person pain care includes psychological approaches.

Chronic Pain

Pain Psychology: Using Mind-Body Science to Your Advantage

Beth Darnall PhD on August 22, 2014

Is chronic pain really all in your head? Pain Psychology helps you control aspects of pain processing.

Is chronic pain really all in your head? Pain Psychology helps you control aspects of pain processing.

Chronic Pain

What Is a Pain Psychologist?

Beth Darnall PhD on July 14, 2014

Pain Psychology is a little known specialty discipline. Learn what it is and how you can work with a pain psychology expert who can empower you to best control your pain.

Pain Psychology is a little known specialty discipline. Learn what it is and how you can work with a pain psychology expert who can empower you to best control your pain.

Pain is best treated with a patient-centered approach that addresses each person's unique needs. Behavioral medicine targets key individual factors for empowered relief.