CHRONIC PAIN RESET Podcast - with Dr. Afton Hassett

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Will Hassett grew up in central New Jersey with his tight knit family and enjoyed summers on the Jersey Shore and going to church on Sundays. He has always been an athlete. As a kid he played baseball and basketball and later played football and lacrosse at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration.  Will...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Lindsey McKernan is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.  She is a practicing clinical psychologist who is also a National Institutes of Health funded researcher. Both her clinical work and research center on living your best life despite stress, trauma and/or chronic...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Lynne Matallana has been a healthcare strategic visionary for over 30 years, acting as a patient advocate and lifelong entrepreneur. Lynne founded the National Fibromyalgia Association in 1997, and currently is the Founder & CEO of PainTools®, a personalized, guided, self-care program providing both digital and human engagement for women in chronic p...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Christine Stamatos is a Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner, the Director of the Fibromyalgia Long Covid Wellness Clinic at Northwell Health, and a Past President of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals.  She is a skilled practitioner and passionate about research in non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain. Support the show If you are ne...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Drew Sturgeon is a pain psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. He is extensively trained in cutting-edge behavioral treatments for chronic pain including promising approaches like Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET). For some pe...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Iuliia Mendel is a Ukrainian journalist who from 2019-2021 served as press secretary and spokesperson for Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine. She is the author of the powerful book, “The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World.” One of the most influential women in Ukrain...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Jill Miller is the Founder & CEO of LUNUM, a Human Capital Sustainability platform and a member of the Board of Directors for the Spondylitis Association of America (SAA). As the host of the Spondycast podcast, Jill shares transformative research and ideas about inflammatory back pain.  Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please co...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Kevin Boehnke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan and a principal investigator at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center.  Kevin discusses his research into "controversial compounds" for chronic pain and the need for high quality studies in this area. He also is a yoga instructor...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Cynthia Toussaint is the founder of For Grace, an organization to support women with chronic pain. She is a former ballet dancer and the author of “ Battle for Grace: A Memoir of Pain, Redemption and Impossible Love. ” She shares her striking story of loss and resilience as she continues her fight to overcome Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and more recen...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. David Williams is a clinical psychologist and a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. In this episode, we explore the power of self-management. Practical tips for improving pain and quality of life are discussed along with his side-hustle, r...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist and a fierce advocate for comprehensive arthritis care. She joins us to talk about the unique challenges of life as a young person living with rheumatoid arthritis. Her often hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking observations are the fodder for her own podcast, Arthritis Life, as well as her time with us.  Support...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Ben Ahrens shares his captivating story of disease and suffering that brought him to the brink and the insights and practices that lifted him to recovery. In the years since, Ben has become a chronic illness recovery expert and co-founder and CEO of re-origin, a brain retraining program and community. Prepare to be inspired. Support the show If you are n...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Daniel Clauw is a physician and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan (UM). He is also the Director of the world-renowned Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at UM. In our first episode, he shares his pioneering research about the remarkable role of the brain in the experience and treatment of chronic pain. Your pain is real...

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Learn more in this trailer about Chronic Pain Reset with your host  Dr. Afton Hassett Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving Plan Guided Imagery Progressive Muscle Relaxation  Breath Awareness Pain Reproc...