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Hurt. Endure. Conquer.

What is Pain?

Have you always asked yourself that? Has anyone, ever, truly explained it to you? Most of us are just told to fight it or numb it, leaving us trapped in a continuous cycle of survival. On this show, we are changing that conversation.

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We sit down with experienced professionals in the health industry—including surgeons, therapists, and high-performance coaches—but also with abuse survivors, chronic pain fighters, and trauma warriors to pair deep science with raw, unscripted survival stories.

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If this conversation gives you a new lens to view your personal path, please take a minute to leave a review for our podcast, suscribe and share it. Help us break through the algorithm to reach others who are silently navigating these same boundaries.

TPF latest episode:
Emotional And Mental Pain: Why Looking Back Is Not The Enemy

Solo Episode

October 30, 2026

True recovery requires making peace with the past to understand our systemic behavioral patterns, without falling into emotional slavery or forced optimism loops.

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Recent Episodes

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Solo Episode

Oct. 23, 2026

TPF# 43: Gustavo Varela
Why Positive Thinking Fails
When Brain is Depleted

Sustainable chronic pain management requires breaking out of automated endurance loops to realize that severe emotional and mental pain cannot be cured with simple optimism.

TPF #43 - Why Positive Thinking Fails When Brain Is Depleted
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Solo Episode

Oct. 16, 2026

TPF# 42: Gustavo Varela
Progress, Setbacks,
and Self-compassion

Accepting setbacks is a victory itself when surviving trauma and distress. A raw look at enduring emotional and mental pain while maintaining sustainable habits for chronic condition management.

TPF #42 - Emotional and Mental Pain: Progress, Setbacks and Self-Compassion
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Guest Episode

Oct. 9, 2026

TPF# 41: Dr. Ya-Ling Liou
What is Your Pain Personality

Chiropractic physician Dr. Ya-Ling Liou joins the platform to break down the intersection of physical trauma, emotional patterns, and active recovery.

TPF #41: Dr. Ya-Ling Liou - Pain Science & The Pain Personality Framework
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Guest Episode

Oct. 2, 2026

TPF# 40: Dr. David Pickar
Schizophrenia, Trauma and Pain Science

World-renowned psychiatrist and former NIMH Branch Chief Dr. David Pickar delivers a data-driven look into psychiatric care history and global schizophrenia timelines.

TPF #40: Dr David Pickar - The Science of Schizophrenia, Trauma and Pain Science
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