The Mind Body Strength NERDS Podcast

Six days after falling down the stairs, I have zero pain. A client with a nearly identical story is still dealing with symptoms months later. Same mechanism, same type of history, completely different outcome. That gap is what this episode is about. What Happened I tripped coming down the stairs and landed hard on my hip and shoulder. I have a known rotator cuff tear, a labral tear on both sides,...

"Mind-body" is a phrase I've been using for years. And recently I caught myself wondering whether it's even the right term. Because when you dig into what's actually happening with chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, or any of the conditions we talk about on this show, the "mind" part gets complicated fast. This is a solo episode — just me, sitting with a question I've been turning over for a long tim...

Most people who find their way here have already tried a lot of things. Tests, specialists, treatments — and they're still not better. This first episode is about why that happens. And I know, because I've lived it. This is my real story. The rugby injury, the marriage I almost didn't survive, the back pain, the panic attacks, the two suicide attempts, and the slow realization that my body had bee...

Mind Body Strength NERDs is a podcast for people living with chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and other mind-body symptoms — and for the practitioners who support them. Hosted by Scotty Butcher, licensed physiotherapist, PhD physiologist, and Mind Body Coach, each episode explores what neuroplasticity, nervous system responses, and emotional recovery can actually look like in real life....