The Shocking Truth About Physical & Emotional Pain: Get Out of Pain NOW! - With Dr. Daniel Amen

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Pain is a pervasive issue our society is facing today, with millions of adults in the United States dealing with pain that can significantly reduce quality of life. Chronic pain is also linked to a host of other health factors, including mental health conditions, addiction, and more. If we want to create better outcomes for these issues, it’s clear that we need more effective solutions for pain – and that’s exactly what you’re going to learn on today’s show. On this episode of The Model Health Show, double board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen is back to share groundbreaking principles from his new book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain. Dr. Amen’s mission is to end mental illness by helping people optimize their brain health, and his new book offers a roadmap to healing from pain and living a more peaceful, joyful life. In this interview, you’re going to learn about the role the brain plays in fueling pain, healing mechanisms you can use to calm the brain and break out of negative cycles, and so much more. If you’re suffering from chronic pain, whether it be emotional or physical, I hope Dr. Amen’s message of healing and hope resonates with you. So click play and enjoy the show! In this episode you’ll discover: How many people in the US are living with chronic pain. (0:42) The connection between pain and the opioid epidemic. (1:55) What the three pain circuits in the brain are. (4:21) The doom loop and how it creates pain. (6:26) Why antidepressants can be effective at reducing pain. (8:00) What percentage of children are suffering from chronic pain. (13:24) The role of opiates, their risks, and the importance of creating an exit strategy. (14:59) How pain has a ripple effect throughout families and society. (18:35) The connection between rage and pain. (22:17) Which supplements to take for better mood. (35:34) What the RELIEF acronym means. (38:40) Why you can’t believe everything you think. (39:07) How to engage in brain healthy habits. (44:22) Why understanding your agency to create change can be pivotal. (44:56) How to use breathing exercises to calm your brain and reduce pain. (50:09) Items mentioned in this episode include: Organifi.com/Model - Use the coupon code MODEL for 20% off + free shipping! Piquelife.com/model - Get exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions! Change Your Brain Change Your Pain by Dr. Daniel Amen - Claim your free gifts by preordering your copy of the book today! Connect with Dr. Daniel Amen Website / Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Organifi and Pique.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson. For more, visit the modelhealthshow.com.
0:09.9	Welcome to the model health show. One of the most common things in this human experience is the experience of pain.
0:17.3	As it said, pain can be an incredible teacher. It can inform us about danger. It can inform us
0:24.0	about making different choices. But sometimes pain is there for no good reason at all. In fact,
0:31.7	whether it's physical pain or emotional pain, it can be incredibly detrimental, if not devastating in the lives of so many people.
0:42.7	Right now in the United States, approximately 50 million people are living with chronic pain,
0:51.8	just trying to make it through the day. And today's episode is so important and so powerful
0:58.7	because we're going to be addressing the root of pain and how pain is actually expressing
1:04.6	itself in our bodies. Today you're going to discover why physical pain and emotional pain are actually deeply connected.
1:14.4	They're so connected, in fact, that they can create what our special guest and renowned expert in
1:21.3	this subject matter calls a doom loop of pain feedback. And in order to break that doom loop, we've got to create a more
1:31.6	virtuous loop and utilize science-backed approaches so that we can start to ease into feeling better.
1:40.9	And here's the thing. And this is the promise. In many instances, our chronic pain can be
1:48.5	completely resolved. And many of us are searching for that thing to help us with our pain.
1:54.7	And unfortunately, in our world today, where pain is of epidemic proportions, we're sold this idea of a pill's going to fix that,
2:05.8	which has led to the opioid epidemic, which at this point, as of this recording, over one
2:11.9	million Americans have died as a result of being prescribed or utilizing opioid drugs.
2:21.9	And so these drugs, absolutely even them, even as destructive as they may be, have their place.
2:30.3	But as you'll discover today, we're often missing the point and missing the pain when we're
2:36.6	utilizing these band-aid solutions. And so when you're in pain, you just want something to help you
2:42.1	to feel better. I know this very well. And we have so many incredible tools at our disposal,
2:48.8	but often we don't know what we don't know. And so creating
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