#368 Dr. Sean Pastuch - How to Change Your Narrative About Your Pain

#368 Dr. Sean Pastuch - How to Change Your Narrative About Your Pain

Author: Andrew Coates May 29, 2025 Duration: 57:11

Dr Sean Pastuch is an industry leader in helping people not accept a life limited by pain, but getting people back to doing what they love.


In this episode Sean shares:

-His insights into why we don’t need to accept pain as part of life

-Thoughts on how to change our story about pain

-How to get back to doing things we love in life

-How our relationships affect our experience of pain

-Insights on recognizing and changing our rigid identity around what we can or can’t do

-4 steps to becoming a high performer in life

-Why not trusting yourself to follow through can be damaging

-And much more

01:22 Discussing Pain Management

02:21 The Impact of Pain on Life

04:24 Challenging Pain Narratives

06:21 Active Life's Approach to Pain

07:27 Personal Stories and Examples

15:56 Understanding Pain and Its Signals

26:00 The Role of Environment and Relationships

29:17 Identity and Flexibility

31:13 The Comfort of Identity and Fear of Failure

32:11 Sports Analogies: Performance Under Pressure

34:29 The Pressure Drill: Building Mental Toughness

38:27 The Four Steps to Becoming a High Performer

41:11 The Importance of Keeping Promises to Yourself

53:16 Setting Boundaries and Saying No

53:45 Opportunities with Active Life

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