Chronic Pain Recovery: Where to Start When Pain Has Lasted for Years

When pain has lasted for months or years, one of the hardest questions can be: where do I even start?

By that point, many people have already tried stretching, strengthening, rest, treatment, scans, medication, posture changes, nervous system work, diet changes, supplements, and endless advice from practitioners, friends, family, and the internet.

But instead of feeling clearer, many people feel more confused.

In this solo episode, Leigh Brandon explores a more practical and grounded way to begin when persistent pain has been part of your life for a long time.

Rather than offering a magic fix or one-size-fits-all solution, Leigh shares six key steps to help you move from overwhelm to orientation:

1. Stop chasing everything at once
2. Build your pain timeline
3. Rebuild the foundations
4. Calm the threat load
5. Reintroduce movement intelligently
6. Get the right support

This episode is part of the launch series for Leigh’s new book, Beyond The Pain: A Whole-Person Approach to Understanding Pain and Participating in Recovery.

The book is designed to help people understand pain differently, ask better questions, and participate more actively in their own recovery.

You can find Beyond The Pain on all major podcast platforms in video & audio versions including Apple, Spotify and  YouTube.