{"podcast":{"title":"Wellness By Design","slug":"wellness-by-design-4066410","podcast_index_feed_id":4066410,"rss_url":"https://wellnessbydesign.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://wellnessbydesign.mindsharecollaborative.libsynpro.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/8/1/d/081df56aa1ad56f727a2322813b393ee/WBD_Podcast_Artwork_3000x3000.png","author":"Jane Hogan","episode_count":264,"summary":"Welcome to the Wellness By Design podcast. I believe every one of us has the power to achieve optimal wellness not by reacting to the world around us but by intentionally designing a life based on what our own body needs. This show is for people who want to relieve pain and inflammation naturally by addressing root causes, rather than masking symptoms and by tapping into the wisdom of their body, mind and spirit. And I want to give you the tools to help make that happen.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T22:18:14.650077+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410"},"episode":{"title":"260. The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: Why Your Body May Not Be Broken with Irena O'Brien | Jane Hogan","slug":"260-the-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-why-your-body-may-not-be-broken-with-irena-o-brien-jane-hogan","published_at":"2026-06-10T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410/260-the-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-why-your-body-may-not-be-broken-with-irena-o-brien-jane-hogan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410","url":"https://wellnessbydesign.libsyn.com/260-the-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-why-your-body-may-not-be-broken-with-irena-obrien-jane-hogan","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wellnessbydesign/260_-_Irena_OBrien-audio.mp3?dest-id=2514545","summary":"Chronic stress, anxiety, and chronic pain can keep your brain stuck in protection mode. Learn how to calm your nervous system, retrain your brain, and create more safety for healing and resilience. Why does your brain keep repeating the same stress patterns, anxious thoughts, or pain responses… even when you want to change? Join me and my guest, Dr. Irena O'Brien, neuroscientist and founder of The Neuroscience School, to learn more about how the brain predicts, protects, and shapes our behaviors, emotions, and even chronic pain experiences. 👉 Download my free guide to understand why pain persists: https://www.thewellnessengineer.com/whypainpersists Struggling with sleep? Wear blue-light-blocking glasses in the evening to help prepare your nervous system for better sleep. Save 10% at Vivarays with this link: https://vivarays.com/bydesign In this episode, you'll learn: ⏰ 00:00 - Introduction ⏰ 02:45 - The Brain's Role in Safety and Energy Management ⏰ 12:47 - Understanding Pain as Protection ⏰ 21:42 - Stress and Its Impact on Energy ⏰ 34:25 - Finding Personal Practices for Calmness ⏰ 42:23 - The ONE thing you can do to activate self-healing Check out Irena O'Brien's Bio: Dr. Irena O'Brien is a cognitive neuroscientist, educator, and founder of The Neuroscience School. She is known for making complex brain science practical and accessible, helping coaches, leaders, and helping professionals better understand behavior, stress, resilience, and change through the lens of neuroscience. After beginning her career in accounting, Dr. O'Brien returned to university and discovered a passion for neurobiology that changed the direction of her life. She earned her PhD in Psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University.…","meta_description":"Chronic stress, anxiety, and chronic pain can keep your brain stuck in protection mode. Learn how to calm your nervous system, retrain your brain, and cre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3332,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wellness-by-design-4066410/episodes/260-the-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-why-your-body-may-not-be-broken-with-irena-o-brien-jane-hogan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410/260-the-neuroscience-of-chronic-pain-why-your-body-may-not-be-broken-with-irena-o-brien-jane-hogan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}