The pain is again absolutely real and that we need to identify the causes of it and when we do that those

causes those stresses past and present can be treated successfully.

And when we do that, we see that the symptoms begin to improve and that's really the

proof of the diagnosis that when a person stresses are identified and treated and they start to feel better, that tells us that we're on the right track. Welcome to the whole view.

I'm Stacey Toth of Real Everything

and I'm here each week to dive deeper into how we can find

happiness and health inside and out through self-love body positivity and

discovering new ways to be our best selves. Before we get started a reminder that

this podcast is for general educational purposes and is not intended to diagnose, advise, or treat any physical or mental illness and well Dr David is a medical professional, he's not yours, So we always recommend that you see a licensed health

professional accordingly. That's it. I would love to introduce you to Dr. David Clark, who is the president of the psycho physiologic disorder association.

I'm going to abbreviate it, P. P. P. D. A.

going forward so I don't have the tongue twister.

And it is a 501 C3 health education nonprofit advancing

the diagnosis and treatment of stress-related medical conditions which we've talked

a ton about on the show and I didn't even realize that there was a name for this.

So Dr. Clark holds an MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and is a board certified

Internal Medicine and Gastroentrologist is what I'm guessing.

You got it. Excellent. He has successfully diagnosed and treated

over 7,000 people who had no explanation for their pain or illness from a diagnostic testing

perspective, though obviously those symptoms are real.

And so his organization's mission

is to end the chronic pain epidemic.

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