{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-curiosity-cure-mindbody-wellness.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fs2e51-pain-on-purpose-kQj3IvXV","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"S2E51 Pain On Purpose","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9b753b9d-b28b-41ce-9e5e-1e4a46fa7ca5/883757f1-7fa2-4ce2-b888-ef08d8080424/ep51.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Heads up people, in this episode I'm speaking with PRT therapist Caryn Sherbet about their pain + symptom recovery journey as well as their work with Exposure both in their clinical practice of ERP as well as in their private life with BDSM. We don't go into detail (so get your mind out of the gutter *wink*) but they speak about how the concepts of pain on purpose aka using exposure can decrease threat, fear + change the meaning of the symptoms.\n\nOne of the incredible pieces of knowledge they drop is that anxiety is not an emotion, it's a coping mechanism. It's a strategy of the brain to keep us safe. We talk about all the various entry points to risk, there is in life and how pursuing freedom and our desires can lead us to creating more and more of a felt sense of safety using these tools. I hope this podcast helps you discover your embodied pathways to expansion, exposure and the ability to turn down the danger alarm bell and turn up freedom and fearlessness.\n\nCaryn is a Brooklyn-based psychotherapist who specializes in treating the intersection of OCD, chronic pain, and sexual trauma. They are trained in Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) and in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), which they use to help clients create safety in moments of physical and emotional pain alike. Caryn is especially passionate about working with members of the LGBTQ+ community to heal from interpersonal and structural trauma."}