We always say the first step towards change is awareness. Because you can't change something until you become aware of it. Consider this podcast your awareness to check the tongue when you have chronic pain and can't get yourself out of fight or flight.

Take a listen for 10 minutes to this podcast episode and follow the link below to get some good exercises to make a difference for you. Thank you so much for listening. This can be a game changer for you.

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In this episode, I sit down with human-connection expert and broadcaster Riaz Meghji, author of Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships. It's a great book that I highly recommend. I have the audio and hardcopy versions.

We unpack why so many people feel "connected" online—but still lonely in real life. We discuss loneliness and isolation as a modern "social pandemic," and ways to build trust and deepen relationships through everyday conversations.

Conversations influence your nervous system and your immune system which influences how you heal. This is a missing piece in the world of health and healing. How we interact with others and the world via conversations changes physiology. You will learn a lot and enjoy this episode.

Link to his book here

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Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first episode of 2026 Stop Chasing Pain Mini Podcast and our new reflection series. Going over most important things I've learned in 59 years of being on this Earth in relationship to health and healing.

I suffered through a lot so you don't have to. Learn from my mistakes and my journey. These are the basics and findamanetals that you do not want to miss. If you do healing is harder to do.

#1 on the List? Gotta listen to find out 😂

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Much love,

Perry