

Type T personality and Neuroplastic Pain Recovery
Type T …. And Your Neuroplastic Pain Recovery At a recent conference, there were questions about the “Type T” personality. What is it? What does it mean? How does it help us to know this? Where did the name come from? First, credit to Dr. John E. Sarno for his pioneering work in elucidating personality factors that often are often associated with mind-body or neuroplastic disorders. He noticed and wrote about individuals who are hard on themselves, people pleasers, hi


Transforming Healthcare in Los Angeles: MindBody Medicine’s Approach to Primary Care
Finding a doctor who really listens is rare. And when you’re dealing with chronic pain, stress-related health issues, or just the slow accumulation of small aches and fatigue, it can feel impossible. That’s where Los Angeles primary care at MindBody Medicine makes a difference. This isn’t a place that checks boxes or rushes you in and out. Here, the work starts by understanding the person as a whole, not just the symptoms they bring through the door. Many patients come after


Three Media Interviews to Watch
Dr. Schechter talks about neuroplastic symptoms in an interview Someone asked me today, "You've been on a lot of podcasts, TV interviews,...


Pain and Your Fears
Pain and Your Fears I have been treating patients with pain for decades. Nearly every patient with chronic pain (more than six months of...


House of Cards
Over time, with chronic pain, people begin to think about their body as a "house of cards". A fragile structure that can easily be...


Online Course for Teens
Always exciting to offer something new to the world. I wrote a MindBody Workbook for Teens in 2019 and I worked, along with a teacher...


Moving Offices. The Inevitability of Change
Moving my office. Change in inevitable, but good things are happening. TMS intensive programs. More self-pay model.


Chat GPT Interviews me on Mind-Body Medicine
I queried Chat GPT to ask me some questions about my work in mind-body medicine. I answered the questions and its response was to...


Conferences and Musings.
I just recorded a talk for a in person conference on TMS/neuroplastic pain that will be in Haifa, Israel On July 11th. They have over...


Corporate Pain Relief Program
Workplace Transformation: A Paradigm Shift in Chronic or Persistent Pain – Education and Recovery Program In the modern corporate world,...