Chronic pain can take over your life, affecting how you move, think, feel, sleep, work and connect with the people around you. But what if part of the way forward was not forcing your body harder, but learning how to move with more awareness, ease and intelligence?

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Beverly, a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and founder of Pauseture, about how her own debilitating back pain led her away from the corporate world and into the Feldenkrais Method.

After trying several approaches without lasting success, Beverly experienced a dramatic shift during her first Feldenkrais lesson. Through gentle movement and awareness, she discovered a new way of relating to her body — one that eventually helped her overcome pain, improve mobility and regulate her nervous system.

In this conversation, Beverly explains how Feldenkrais can help people with chronic pain by improving body awareness, changing habitual movement patterns and helping the nervous system feel safer.

You’ll hear about:

Why chronic pain is not always solved by stretching, strengthening or “fixing” the painful area
How gentle movement can help calm the nervous system
The role of awareness in pain recovery
Why forcing movement can sometimes make pain worse
How Feldenkrais differs from conventional exercise or therapy
Beverly’s personal journey from severe back pain to becoming a practitioner
How Pauseture helps people bring mindful movement into everyday life

If you have been living with persistent back pain, chronic pain, stiffness, tension or movement fear, this episode offers a hopeful and practical conversation about a different way to approach recovery.

Beverly’s Details:
Website: https://www.pauseture.com/
Apple App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pauseture-mindful-movement/id6483941228
Google Play App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otrofy.pauseture&hl=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauseture/

Leigh’s Details:
Beyond The Pain book Free Chapter: https://bodychek.co.uk/book-waitlist/
Beyond The Pain 14-Day Programme: https://bodychek.co.uk/beyond-the-pain-programme/
Pain-Free Plate Free Guide: https://www.bodychek.co.uk/freepainguide/
Consult with Leigh: https://www.bodychek.co.uk/consultation

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I’m joined by Eric Headlee, who shares his remarkable journey from a catastrophic knee injury to exploring holistic health, biohacking, stem cell therapy, and longevity practices.

Eric opens up about how injury, pain, and declining health led him to question the limitations of conventional approaches and search for deeper answers. We discuss his experience with reversing liver fibrosis, the role of stem cell therapy in recovery, and how mental, emotional, and physical health all interact when it comes to chronic pain.

This conversation explores why pain is rarely just a mechanical issue, how trauma and emotional stress can influence the body, and why people dealing with persistent pain may need to look beyond symptom management if they want long-term change.

We discuss:

Eric’s personal injury and recovery journey
The limitations of traditional medicine
Biohacking and reversing liver fibrosis
Stem cell therapy versus surgery
The impact of mental health on physical pain
Trauma, emotional health, and chronic pain
Longevity practices and future health optimisation

Contact Eric:
www.ariseelitelongevity.com
www.thearisemethods.com

Contact Leigh:
Beyond The Pain book Free Chapter - https://bodychek.co.uk/book-waitlist/
Beyond The Pain 14-Day Programme - https://bodychek.co.uk/beyond-the-pain-programme/
Pain-Free Plate Free Guide - https://www.bodychek.co.uk/freepainguide/
Consult with Leigh - https://www.bodychek.co.uk/consultation

Many people living with chronic pain are told to manage symptoms, take medication, or simply learn to live with it. But what if pain is not the real problem — but a signal that something deeper is going on inside the body?

In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with Reed Davis, founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, about the concept of metabolic chaos and how hidden imbalances in the body may contribute to pain, inflammation, fatigue, poor recovery, and ongoing health struggles.

We discuss why focusing only on symptoms can miss the bigger picture, how stress, nutrition, hormones, digestion, lifestyle, and inflammation can interact, and why resolving chronic pain often requires a whole-person, root-cause approach.

Reed shares why comprehensive lab testing, better nutrition, improved lifestyle habits, and stress reduction can help people begin to understand what their body is trying to tell them — and how they can take more responsibility for their health.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What “metabolic chaos” means
• Why chronic pain may be linked to deeper systemic imbalances
• How stress, hormones, nutrition, and inflammation affect health
• Why treating symptoms alone often fails
• The role of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition in uncovering root causes
• How food and lifestyle changes can support pain recovery
• Why personal responsibility is essential for long-term health

This episode is ideal for anyone suffering with chronic pain, inflammation, fatigue, digestive issues, hormonal problems, or ongoing health challenges who wants to better understand the root causes behind their symptoms.

Reed Davis / FDN Links:

Website: http://www.fdntraining.com/beyond26
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalDiagnosticNutrition/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdntraining/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xDnEKCe9gKeWZ2vbE3C8w
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-natural-health-&-fitness-ctr/
X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/FDNtraining

Course discussed:

Mastering Client Transformation (professional course) - ⁠https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/mastering-client-transformation/⁠

Leigh Brandon Links:

Beyond The Pain book waitlist: https://bodychek.co.uk/book-waitlist/
Beyond The Pain 14-Day Programme: https://bodychek.co.uk/beyond-the-pain-programme/
Pain-Free Plate Free Guide: https://www.bodychek.co.uk/freepainguide/
Consult with Leigh: https://www.bodychek.co.uk/consultation/