Can Repressed Emotions Cause Chronic Pain? Mind-Body Healing with Amy Lansky

Could unresolved emotions, chronic stress and suppressed anger be contributing to persistent pain?

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with author Amy Lansky about her personal experiences with lower back pain, sciatica, insomnia and other chronic symptoms—and how the work of Dr John Sarno changed the way she understood them.

Amy explains why pain may not always originate solely in the physical body and introduces the framework from her book, Living in Synchrony. This explores the physical, etheric, emotional, mental and causal aspects of the human experience—and how each may influence health and healing.

Together, Leigh and Amy explore:

• Amy’s journey from computer scientist to author and researcher
• How Dr John Sarno connected chronic pain with suppressed emotions
• Amy’s experience of overcoming severe sciatica
• Why chronic pain may move from one area of the body to another
• How posture, breathing and movement can contribute to physical symptoms
• The relationship between emotional stress, muscle tension and pain
• Why symptom suppression may not address the underlying cause
• Approaches including meditation, journalling, emotional release, TRE and EFT
• How to explore the possible root causes of persistent symptoms
• Simple ways to reconnect with your body, intuition and sense of meaning

This conversation invites you to look beyond the location of your pain and consider the wider physical, emotional and psychological influences that may be contributing to it.