Episode
The Psychological Flexibility Clinicians Need (But Don't Have)
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- The Modern Pain Podcast
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- Nov 2, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 3490
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Summary
Pain management requires psychological flexibility—not just for patients, but for clinicians too. Bronnie Lennox Thompson reveals why embracing uncertainty builds better therapeutic relationships than projecting false certainty ever could. What you'll learn: → Why the biopsychosocial model gets lip service but fails in practice → How to redirect your certainty from treatments to relationships → Guided discovery techniques for hands-on and active care → Why saying "I don't know" strengthens tr...