Carly Hunt, PhD, is a Maryland-based health and performance psychologist and expert in chronic pain self-management. She has a private psychotherapy and consulting practice specializing in helping people optimize their health, well-being, and performance. She is also a Research Psychologist in the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Hunt has lived with chronic pain and experienced the recovery process. She played college golf and continues to compete as an amateur locally and nationally.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI. Understanding Your Pain1. Setting the Stage for Healing: Understanding Pain and Your Brain2. Identifying Threats3. Identifying Sources of Joy and MeaningII. Reducing Threats and Finding Safety4. Working with Pain Sensations and Thoughts: Mindfulness-Based and Cognitive Approaches5. Addressing Trauma6. Cultivating Healthy Relationships and BelongingIII. Finding Joy and Living Meaningfully7. Savoring8. Self-Compassion9. Benefiting Others10. Pursuing Meaning in LifeIV. Lowering Inflammation to Heal Chronic Pain11. Eat to Live: Lower Inflammation with Food12. Quiet the Alarm and Boost the Reward System with Good Sleep13. It's Safe to Move: Lowering Inflammation, Pain, and Fear While Boosting the Reward SystemV. Widening the Lens: Building a Holistic Pain Self-Management Plan14. Integrative Pain Care15. Going Forward--with a PlanMy Integrative Pain Care Plan: For My ProvidersResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author