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161: How to Handle Physical Pain without Medications
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- May 26, 2026
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- 485
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Get instant access to Kelly's Beauty Backroom here: KellyBroganMD.com Get instant access to Kelly's Beauty Backroom event here . How can you learn to handle physical pain with a holistic approach? Most people treat physical pain like an enemy to silence as fast as possible. I used to think the same way, until three rib injuries forced me to spend entire nights with the sensation. What I found challenges the assumption that pain is a constant, unending stream. It actually moves in micro-undulations, and there's a specific somatic practice that lets you feel that. This episode walks through pendulation, a somatic experiencing technique I practice with my coach, Whitney. It's a tool for staying with sensation instead of running from it. I'm drawn to this method over natural pain remedies, CBD, or other supports I could reach for. The interest isn't in eliminating sensation. It's in learning what's actually happening inside my body. You’ll learn: [00:00] Introduction [00:07] What to do when you'd normally reach for a pill [00:22] Why I avoided chronic pain until this past year [00:47] The somatic experiencing practice called pendulation [01:24] Why pain is not a constant stream of torture [02:08] What changes when you stop resisting physical sensation [02:31] Step-by-step: how to pendulate through physical pain [03:26] Why a born skeptic was surprised this worked [03:43] Why I skip CBD, DMSO, and other natural options 👉🏻 Want to start a podcast like this one? Book your free podcast planning call here . Resources mentioned: Healing with DMSO by Amandha Dawn Vollmer | Book or Audiobook Find more from Kelly: YouTube: Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan, MD Instagram: @kellybroganmd Website: kellybroganmd.com Join Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here . Get Kelly…